Salt Lake County sees record-breaking census participation, while U.S. falls behind 2010 turnout
Census workers focused on undercounted communities, including Latinos, kids, refugees and people with disabilities.
(Matt Rourke | AP file photo) This March 19, 2020, file photo, shows an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. Salt Lake County says participation was up in the once-a-decade head counting.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.