Go to the head of the class, Livonia. You've just earned a gold star, a gold Census star. The suburb to the west of Detroit was tops in its return rate of the Census.
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Residents of Livonia, take a bow.
Among larger communities across the country, the western Wayne County city had the highest return rate of the 2010 census forms, with 87 percent of households filling out the questionnaire and mailing it in.
As the decennial count moves to its next phase, when 635,000 census takers begin going to the homes of those who did not turn in the form, Michigan is being lauded as having one the highest turn-in rates, with 77 percent of households, matching the percentage from 2000. The top five states are all in the Midwest: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Iowa and Michigan.
Other Metro Detroit communities made the top 50 among cities and townships with more than 50,000 people: Macomb Township (No. 10, 85 percent), Rochester Hills (No. 14, 85 percent), St. Clair Shores (No. 26, 84 percent), Troy (No. 27, 84 percent), Shelby Township (No. 36, 83 percent) and Canton Township (No. 43, 82 percent). Detroit's rate was just 62 percent, below its 2000 mail-in rate of 67 percent. But most communities were below their 2000 rate; Livonia had 91 percent then.
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