Plano residents respond to census so far at fourth-highest rate among big Texas cities

The census informs decisions about government funding for state and local programs, representation and a host of other public questions.

Alan Johnson is the chair of Plano’s complete count committee, which has been working to promote response to the census, particularly among groups that have been historically difficult to count.

“[Plano’s high response rate so far] reflects, of course, the fact that generally Plano residents are aware of their communities’ needs and connected to the web and fairly adept at using computer technology,” Johnson wrote in an email to local census volunteers.

Plano was one of six North Texas cities to rank in the top ten for response rate among Texas municipalities with at least 100,000 residents.

Residents of Allen had completed the survey at a 72% rate, while McKinney residents narrowly led Plano, with nearly 66% responding.