Census organizers in Kansas are ramping up efforts to get people counted, particularly in southwestern counties where response rates are low.
Fifteen percent to 30% of residents in Morton, Stanton, Haskell and Lane counties have responded to census forms delivered to their homes. Kansas as a whole has a 65% self-response rate, on par with most other states. The League of Kansas Municipalities is now mailing advertising to areas with less than a 40% self-response rate to encourage participation.
Census data helps determine how much federal funding state and local governments receive.





