As of August 27th, the national self-response rate for the 2020 Census was at 64.7%. In the state of North Carolina, the self-response rate was at 60.6%. The self-response rate was 57.7% in Lenoir County, 52.9% in Jones County, and 55.0% in Greene County. “I just wish we could make our folks realize how important the census is for our financial dollars,” said Linda Rouse Sutton, Lenoir County Commissioners Chairman.