Utah ranks No. 7 for census response — and more reminders are coming by mail

Utah ranks No. 7 in the nation for residents responding so far to the once-every-decade census — and those who have yet to do so are about to receive more by-mail reminders.Census data released Monday shows that 58.7% of Utah households have responded so far, compared to a national average of 53.4%.The highest response rate nationally is 64% in Minnesota, while the lowest is 35.6% in Alaska.About 79 million households have responded nationally, including 700,000 in Utah, the Census Bureau