Post Date: 05/08/2020 5:00 PM

May 8 update:The 2020 Community Response Rate Challenge has been extended as Mankato's response rate continues to climb with a current rate of 66%. Complete your household census online, by phone or mail and help beat the 2010 census self-response rate of 74.1%. View additional information for snowbirds, college students, non-U.S. Citizens and people in health care facilities.

Everyone counts and privacy is protected. A complete and accurate count is important because the results affect the community every day, including:

Public safety and emergency preparedness.

Hospitals and health care.

Community development.

School lunch programs, Head Start, Special education, Title 1, K through 12 programming.

Pell grants, rural education, adult education and preschool special education.

Highway planning and construction.

Rural water and waste disposal systems.

Community funding.

Congressional representation and more.

A timely self-response also saves taxpayer dollars.

Learn more about the 2020 Census. For more information contact staff at 311 or 507-387-8600.

May 1 update:

Rates continue to climb. Although we’re not quite there yet, the challenge will be extended. Complete your 2020 household census at my2020census.com. #Shapeyourfuture #Everyonecounts #2020census.























April 27 update:

Mankato self-response rate continues to climb, and it’s grown by 3.6%. Help keep the city’s response rate moving up. Complete your household census by April 30 if you haven’t already done so, and help spread the word.

April 20 update:

Mankato’s 2020 census self-response rate continues to grow—this week by 3.9%. There’s still time to complete your 2020 household census. Everyone counts.













April 13 update:

Mankato’s 2020 Census response rate has grown by 2.4%. Help keep that number growing--complete your 2020 household census and encourage others to do so by April 30. Everyone counts.













Take the 2020 Community Response Rate Challenge--simply complete your household census online, by phone or mail by April 30--and help beat the 2010 census self-response rate of 74.1%. The current self-response rate in Mankato is 52.4%.



Everyone counts and privacy is protected. A complete and accurate count is important because the results affect the community every day, including:

Public safety and emergency preparedness.

Hospitals and health care.

Community development.

School lunch programs, Head Start, Special education, Title 1, K through 12 programming.

Pell grants, rural education, adult education and preschool special education.

Highway planning and construction.

Rural water and waste disposal systems.

Community funding.

Congressional representation and more.

A timely self-response also saves taxpayer dollars.

Take the challenge today. Learn more about the 2020 Census.

For more information contact staff at 311 or 507-387-8600.