Utahns respond to census at higher-than-average rate despite coronavirus

In the week and a half since Utahns were first asked to participate online in the once-a-decade census, the coronavirus shut down businesses, restaurants, churches and led to a ban on gatherings of more than 10 people. Then a big earthquake hit.Still, Utah managed to have a higher response than the rest of the nation so far.Through Saturday, 20% of Utah households — one of every five — had responded. That was a bit higher than the national average of 19.2%, the Census Bureau reports.