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The deadline for participating in the 2020 Census is September 30.

So with only 27 days left to be counted, now is the time to stop procrastinating and complete the census, which is available by mail and for the first time also online and by phone.

Census officials say it takes less than 10 minutes to fill out the census whether you do it by mail, phone or online.

To get the process started, visit 2020census.gov

"We want a 70 percent participation rate," said Armon E. Lowery, partnership specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce and Census Bureau ..

To date, the participation...