State-by-state breakdown of census response rates

A list of the percentages of U.S. households that returned census questionnaires in 2000 by mail or submitted information on another form, over the phone or by Internet. The nation averaged a 67 percent response rate.

— Alabama: 61 percent

— Alaska: 56 percent

— Arizona: 63 percent

— Arkansas: 64 percent

— California: 70 percent

— Colorado: 70 percent

— Connecticut: 70 percent

— Delaware: 63 percent

— District of Columbia: 60 percent

— Florida: 63 percent

— Georgia: 65 percent

— Hawaii: 60 percent

— Idaho: 67 percent

— Illinois: 69 percent

— Indiana: 69 percent

— Iowa: 76 percent

— Kansas: 71 percent

— Kentucky: 66 percent

— Louisiana: 60 percent

— Maine: 61 percent

— Maryland: 69 percent

— Massachusetts: 69 percent

— Michigan: 71 percent

— Minnesota: 75 percent

— Mississippi: 63 percent

— Missouri: 69 percent

— Montana: 68 percent

— Nebraska: 75 percent

— Nevada: 66 percent

— New Hampshire: 67 percent

— New Jersey: 68 percent

— New Mexico: 62 percent

— New York: 63 percent

— North Carolina: 64 percent

— North Dakota: 72 percent

— Ohio: 72 percent

— Oklahoma: 64 percent

— Oregon: 68 percent

— Pennsylvania: 70 percent

— Rhode Island: 67 percent

— South Carolina: 58 percent

— South Dakota: 74 percent

— Tennessee: 65 percent

— Texas: 64 percent

— Utah: 68 percent

— Vermont 60 percent

— Virginia: 72 percent

— Washington: 66 percent

— West Virginia: 64 percent

— Wisconsin: 75 percent

— Wyoming: 66 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau