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WASHINGTON — It’s down to the wire: With a few days left before final mail-in results are tallied Wednesday, nearly three-fourths of U.S. households have returned their census form.
As of Friday afternoon, about 86 million households had mailed back their forms. That 72 percent rate matches the response in 2000.
Many fast-growing states in the South and West still lag in participation. Among the laggards are California, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.
