Published on: August 16, 2019 at 5:00 AM

By Dennis Washington

The director of the U.S. Census Bureau traveled to Alabama today to urge everyone living in the state to participate in next year’s census.

Gov. Kay Ivey and Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt invited U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham to Cullman Wednesday to talk about Alabama Counts, the state’s action plan to accurately count the number of people living in Alabama next year. Gov. Kay Ivey said her goal is to get 80% participation which, if achieved, would be a record high.

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