The Census Bureau says 70 percent of Coloradans have completed and returned their census forms. That is down from 73 percent statewide in 2000.
Colorado is below the national average of 72 percent for the 2010 Census.
That news comes following a promotional campaign where hundreds of thousands of dollars were spent to promote the Census in Colorado with shopping bags, backpacks, hats, pins, key chains and posters. See a slideshow of the items by clicking here.
9Wants to Know discovered many of the items were never used to promote the Census and instead dropped off at a local high school.
Tuesday on 9NEWS at 9 and 10, 9Wants to Know investigates how much money was spent and why the items were not used to promote the Census count.
County by county participation numbers show Broomfield, Douglas and Jefferson counties at the top of the county by county list.
| County |
2010 |
2000 |
| Broomfield County, CO |
79% |
80% |
| Douglas County, CO |
79% |
84% |
| Jefferson County, CO |
79% |
77% |
| Boulder County, CO |
76% |
77% |
| Elbert County, CO |
75% |
76% |
| Mesa County, CO |
75% |
74% |
| Arapahoe County, CO |
75% |
78% |
| Bent County, CO |
74% |
63% |
| Weld County, CO |
74% |
67% |
| El Paso County, CO |
74% |
76% |
| Larimer County, CO |
73% |
75% |
| Adams County, CO |
73% |
75% |
| Denver County, CO |
73% |
73% |
| Phillips County, CO |
71% |
75% |
| Otero County, CO |
71% |
68% |
| Pueblo County, CO |
71% |
74% |
| Montrose County, CO |
69% |
70% |
| Fremont County, CO |
69% |
72% |
| Yuma County, CO |
67% |
73% |
| Prowers County, CO |
66% |
65% |
| Logan County, CO |
66% |
70% |
| Morgan County, CO |
66% |
72% |
| Alamosa County, CO |
65% |
65% |
| Delta County, CO |
64% |
68% |
| Kit Carson County, CO |
63% |
72% |
| Moffat County, CO |
63% |
67% |
| Sedgwick County, CO |
62% |
68% |
| Crowley County, CO |
62% |
66% |
| Montezuma County, CO |
62% |
67% |
| Garfield County, CO |
62% |
67% |
| Washington County, CO |
61% |
68% |
| Chaffee County, CO |
61% |
61% |
| Lincoln County, CO |
59% |
65% |
| La Plata County, CO |
57% |
57% |
| Teller County, CO |
56% |
60% |
| Rio Blanco County, CO |
55% |
61% |
| Kiowa County, CO |
54% |
67% |
| Cheyenne County, CO |
54% |
59% |
| Baca County, CO |
54% |
64% |
| Clear Creek County, CO |
54% |
52% |
| Rio Grande County, CO |
54% |
56% |
| Las Animas County, CO |
54% |
57% |
| Conejos County, CO |
49% |
57% |
| Gilpin County, CO |
48% |
42% |
| Ouray County, CO |
46% |
50% |
| Lake County, CO |
46% |
51% |
| Archuleta County, CO |
43% |
44% |
| Routt County, CO |
43% |
49% |
| Huerfano County, CO |
41% |
49% |
| Saguache County, CO |
40% |
52% |
| Gunnison County, CO |
40% |
43% |
| Park County, CO |
40% |
42% |
| Eagle County, CO |
40% |
48% |
| Jackson County, CO |
39% |
40% |
| Dolores County, CO |
39% |
50% |
| Pitkin County, CO |
39% |
45% |
| Custer County, CO |
37% |
34% |
| Costilla County, CO |
36% |
47% |
| Grand County, CO |
33% |
31% |
| San Miguel County, CO |
32% |
37% |
| San Juan County, CO |
31% |
31% |
| Summit County, CO |
28% |
37% |
| Mineral County, CO |
21% |
25% |
| Hinsdale County, CO |
19% |
17% |
Click on http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/census/census-participation.htm to view USA Today's website. You can also get data at the U.S. Census Bureau's website: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/.
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