The U.S. Census Bureau announced Wednesday that Wisconsin had the highest participation rate in the nation during the 2010 census with 81 percent responding to the mail-in survey.
Midwestern states took the next four spots, with Wisconsin followed closely by Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.
The national participation rate was 72 percent, matching the same number achieved during the 2000 census.
Alaska had the lowest response rate at 62 percent. Also at the bottom were New Mexico, Louisiana, West Virginia and Oklahoma.
The bureau also ranked the participation rates of communities with populations greater than 50,000, with Livonia, Mich., at No. 1 in the nation with 87 percent.
Wisconsin cities took two spots in the top 10. Appleton ranked fourth with 85 percent and Eau Claire in seventh place, also with 85 percent. Madison's response rate was 80 percent.
