Around a quarter of croft census forms have not been returned.
In October last year the commission embarked on its first and biggest information gathering survey.
Two months after the deadline, around 4,000 census forms are still outstanding.
The Crofting Commission says it is pleased with the 76% return rate.
Reminder letters are being sent out to try and chase up the missing paperwork
Crofters failing to do so may be fined.
Crofting Commission Convener, Susan Walker said “We are extremely pleased with the response to the Crofting census.
“It shows the willingness of crofters to work together to secure the future of crofting and the importance placed on building a strong evidence base on the value of crofting.”
“The return rate demonstrates that crofters are increasingly aware of the need to comply with their duties.”
Many crofters ignore crofting census
17 March 2015