Your response to the 2020 Census can help shape your future and the future of your community.
Counting everyone helps communities receive funding needed for health care, education, emergency services, and more. Over the next decade, lawmakers, business owners, and many others will use 2020 Census data to make critical decisions in our communities
Help shape the future of our community. Your responses inform how the programs below are funded each year.
Community Support
Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Programs
Education
Head Start
Food Assistance
Supplimental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Employment
Unemployment Insurance
Healthcare
Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid)
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Development Centers
Environment
State Wildlife Grants
Infrastructure
Highway Planning & Construction
Public Safety
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
The programs listed above are examples from the “Uses of Census Bureau in Federal Funds Distribution” report, which provides estimates of the federal funds distributed each year in whole or in part using 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data.
