2010 Census: It's in OUR HANDS

The Census: A Snapshot

• The U.S. Constitution requires a national census once every 10 years.
• The census is a count of everyone residing in the United States: In all 50 States, Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.  This includes people of all ages, races, ethnic groups, both citizens and non-citizens.
• The 2010 Census will create hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs across the nation.

It's in Our Hands:  Your Community's Participation in the Census Matters

• Every year, more than $300 billion in federal funds is awarded to states and communities based in census data.  That's more than $3 trillion over a 10 -year period.
• Census data guide planning for new hospitals, schools, and other services.
• Census data is used to determine the most need for additional social services, including who receives community development block grants and other grant programs essential to many communities.

Completing the 2010 Census Questionnaire: Simply and Safe

• The 2010 Census questionnaire asks only a few simple questions of each person - name, relationship, gender, age and date of birth, race, and whether the respondent owns or rents his or her home.  This simple, short questionnaire takes just a few minutes to complete and return by mail.
• The Census Bureau does not release or share information that identifies individual respondents or their household for 72 years.

For more information please visit the following link:

www.census.gov/2010census