Idaho (99.9%), 6 other states report highest census response rate

The U.S. Census Bureau has reported Idaho is among six other states and Puerto Rico with the highest overall census response rate.

As of Tuesday, 99.9% of households in Idaho have been counted, The Lewiston Tribune reported. Among the responses, 69.1% responded online, by mail or over the phone and 30.8% waited until workers knocked on their doors.