The 2020 Census Office report for September 2020 includes updates regarding: COVID-19, self-response rates, the self-response rate interim report, outreach, FY2020 close out, grant allocations, and disbursements.
COVID-19: Please visit https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/ for the most current information.
Census Response Rate: As of August 31, 2020, Illinois ranked seventh in the country for Census self-response rates and has remained in the top ten for much of the time, since March 12th, that the census portal has been open. To find response rates and rankings by city, county, town, or Congressional districts, please visit:
www.mapthecount.org or https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html
Please see the table below for specific response rates, as of August 31, 2020:
| Location |
Self-Response Rate (%) |
| National |
64.7% |
| Illinois |
69.5% |
| City of Chicago |
58.1% |
| Illinois Counties with Highest Response Rates: |
|
| Monroe |
81.5% |
| McHenry |
81.1% |
| Kendall |
80.9% |
| DuPage |
79.5% |
| Illinois Counties with Lowest Response Rates: |
|
| Hardin |
33.4% |
| Calhoun |
43.7% |
| Henderson |
44.9% |
| Alexander |
45.8% |
Census Office Interim Report: Please use this link to access the Census Office 2020 Self-Response Rate Interim Report.
Outreach: With only 30 days remaining of the 2020 Census, the Census Office is highlighting multiple hard-to-count areas and populations to help increase engagement and self-response rates. The following questionnaire assistance events will be held:
- September 5th: Waukegan
- September 9-10th: Beardstown
- September 11-13th: Champaign/Urbana
- September 12th: Peoria
- September 15th: East St. Louis
FY 2020 Close out: The Census Office FY 2020 grantees submitted their final FY 2020 financial documents and the DHS fiscal team has closed out FY 2020. Given the public health circumstances, the Census Office had to work with Regional Intermediaries (RIs), community partners, stakeholders, and legislators to abruptly shift outreach strategies from in-person outreach and education to virtual, which resulted in unused FY 2020 Census grant funds. The chart below details the allocations and unused funds that will be returned to the State's general revenue fund:
| Grantee |
Allocation |
Unused FY 20 Funds |
| Regional Intermediaries |
$25,746,146 |
$3,573,483 |
| UIC (Data & Tech Assistance) |
$896,837 |
$7,438 |
| State Agencies |
$2,357,017 |
$589,908 |
| TOTAL |
$29,000,000 |
$4,170,829 |
Grant allocation and distribution:
| Regional Intermediary |
Amount |
Amount Paid
|
| CENTRAL |
| Illinois Primary Health Care Association |
$1,373,873 |
$1,366,165.15 |
| Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies |
$113,380 |
$111,971.12 |
| CHICAGO |
| Community Assistance Programs |
$1,400,000 |
$1,323,376.91 |
| Habilitative Systems Inc |
$3,267,500 |
$2,703,511.47 |
| Illinois Action for Children |
$1,108,050 |
$882,002.34 |
| Illinois Coalition For Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
$2,433,500 |
$1,952,549.59 |
| Pilsen Little Village |
$148,500 |
$124,200.17 |
| Puerto Rican Cultural Center |
$301,000 |
$301,000 |
| Rincon Family Services |
$1,400,000 |
$1,322,093.58 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
$248,500 |
$226,758.19 |
| YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago |
$1,310,000 |
$1,227,787.90 |
| COLLAR |
| Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies |
$207,580 |
$206,156.92 |
| Illinois Coalition For Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
$1,037,000 |
$773,465.16 |
| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus |
$315,000 |
$261,851 |
| Reaching Across Library Systems |
$825,000 |
$739,229.40 |
| United Way of Metropolitan Chicago |
$220,000 |
$204,518.59 |
| NORTH CENTRAL |
| Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies |
$201,923 |
$199,076.60 |
| Tri-County Regional Planning |
$630,000 |
$588,007.28 |
| NORTHEAST CENTRAL |
| Champaign Urbana Public Health District |
$756,750 |
$508,267.98 |
| NORTHERN |
| Region 1 Planning Council |
$1,015,000 |
$933,914.15 |
| NORTHWEST |
| Illinois Public Health Association |
$545,000 |
$477,349.95 |
| SOUTHEAST CENTRAL |
| Clay County Health Department |
$474,703 |
$459,548.31 |
| Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies |
$56,583 |
$44,208.35 |
| SOUTHERN |
| Illinois Public Health Association |
$841,525 |
$685,193.12 |
| SOUTHWEST CENTRAL |
| Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies |
$369,194 |
$338,043.93 |
| Teens Against Killing Everywhere |
$473,500 |
$459,063.18 |
| SUBURBAN |
| Illinois Action for Children |
$864,850 |
$671,336.65 |
| Illinois Association of Community Action Agencies |
$781,735 |
$709,745.47 |
| Illinois Coalition For Immigrant and Refugee Rights |
$1,368,500 |
$910,982.36 |
| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus |
$1,313,000 |
$1,178,679.61 |
| WESTERN |
| Western Illinois Regional Council |
$345,000 |
$282,608.34 |
| STATE AGENCIES |
|
|
| Department on Aging |
$500,000 |
$450,357 |
| Department of Veterans Affairs |
$55,000 |
$37,585.99 |
| Department of Agriculture |
$951,550 |
$429,166 |
| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
$850,467 |
$850,000 |
| TOTAL |
$28,103,163 |
$23,939,771.76 |
Census Data, Research, GIS Visualization
and Regional Intermediary Coordination |
Amount |
Amount Paid |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
$896,837 |
$889,398.11 |
| TOTAL |
$896,837 |
$889,398.11 |
| Appropriation Amount |
Obligated Amount |
Amount Paid |
| $29,000,000 |
$29,000,000 |
$24,829,169.87 |
