State gears up for 2030 census count

LANSING

For the 2020 census, Michigan had a 71.3 percent selfresponse rate which was higher than the 67 percent national average, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

And although the next every-10-years national count is four years away, state demographer Jaclyn Butler and her team are working to coordinate data operations and analyze key population trends to prepare for the 2030 census and encoura…