So far, more than 70 million households have responded to the census, representing a little less than half the households in America. But some states are doing better than others.

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The self-response rate in New Mexico is less than 40 percent, ranking 49th out of the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. West Virginia, Alaska and Puerto Rico all record worse response rates than New Mexico, according to the U.S. Census Bureau website. Minnesota has the top response rate, at 59.2 percent, followed closely by Wisconsin, Nebraska, Michigan and Iowa, which all tie for second.

In New Mexico, about 80 percent of households have received a paper form or a unique ID to respond to the census either online or over the phone, according to the state's complete count commission.

“New Mexico is shouldering a disproportionate share of the national burden when it comes to the impact that Covid-19 has had on the census,” said Olivia Padilla-Jackson, chair of the state complete count commission in a release. “When you consider that so many New Mexicans haven’t even received an invitation to participate, it’s no surprise we lag in responses.”

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The areas that have been left out include communities that are already difficult to count, such as poor rural areas and Indian reservations, said José Viramontes, who works with I Count NM, the state complete count effort. Many of these require a hand-delivered packet and cannot easily complete their census online or over the phone.

After temporarily suspending field data collection in March, the Census Bureau said they are working to reopen their field offices and resume operations starting June 1. The bureau is also asking Congress to extend the window for field data collection and self-response to Oct. 31 and allow them 120 more days to deliver the count.

"As the window of time to respond to the census narrows, the likelihood of these communities being counted accurately decreases every day," Viramontes said in an email.

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