Less than half of Whatcom County households have responded to U.S. Census

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — If you haven’t responded to the 2020 census yet, it’s time to get it done.

Wednesday was Census Day in Washington, but according to the U.S. Census Bureau, less than half of all households in Whatcom County have responded.

The statistics are used to determine the number of seats the state holds in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as legislative district boundaries.

They also inform how hundreds of billions of dollars in public funds are allocated.

For more information, visit 2020census.gov.