Census 2010

Make sure you fill out your paperwork when you get in the mail! Only 62% of the population filled theirs out last time, therefore, we experienced a shortfall in government funds that come into our counties to help those in need. If you don't fill it out, expect a visit from a US census bureau representative (make sure you ask for ID before speaking to them). It is safe and simple; the Census Bureau does not release or share information that identifies individual respondents or their household for 72 years.

Filling it out helps in so many ways. For instance, more than $300 billion in federal funds are awarded to states and communities based on the data each year (that is over 3 trillion over a 10 year period); census date guide local decision-makers in planning where to build new hospitals, roads, schools and other community facilities. Businesses and corporations rely on accurate census data for locating new businesses, marketing and recruitment of employees. And it gives us a voice in Congress by determining how many seats each state will have in the US House of Representatives. And it will help create hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs across the nation.