LAST IN WESTCHESTER: The Response Rate Data In The final Hours Of The Census Showed Port Chester At 56% – Brian Harrod

Port Chester’s low census participation rate will be affecting federal funds for programs that the village’s children need.

Some Port Chester Community Activists say a lack of access to technology and the fear of reporting is to to blame for the failure that will cost the village tens of millions over time.

Mount Vernon at 57% came in next to last. while Scarsdale came in with the highest Westchester county response rate of. 84%.

The census data submitted will determine congressional seats and federal aid, among other things.

Port Chester’s large and growing minority and immigrant populations will suffer over the next decade, because of this failure.