Hays County at risk of losing major funds due to nonparticipation in 2020 Census

by Anita Miller

More than one-third of Hays County residents are at risk for not participating in the 2020 Census, according to a presentation given to Hays County Commissioners Tuesday ahead of the constitutionally-mandated national head count.

Nonparticipation on the part of one four-person household could result in the loss of tens of thousands of federal dollars over the course of the next decade, Census Bureau Partnership Specialist Richard Castanon told the court.