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Every ten years our nation conducts a Census. Beginning this March, individuals across the country and its five territories will participate in America’s twenty-fourth census. The process is designed to count the number of men, women and children residing in the United States. Census data helps direct more than $800 billion annually to key programs designed to advance the common good, strengthen families and reduce poverty. Responses to the Census will:
- determine the state’s representation in Congress for the next decade
- influence the way legislative lines are drawn at the federal and state levels.
- inform emergency preparedness and public safety plans
- guide how federal funding is distributed to communities for local needs.
Please make the time to participate in the 2020 Census and encourage family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors to respond to the Census over the next several months. Every person has value and all of us deserve to be counted.
For more information on the 2020 Census: