The 2010 Census: Be Counted, Be Rewarded
In April 2010, 72 percent of US households and 74 percent of North Carolina households mailed back their 2010 Census questionnaires. Now, from May until August, census takers will be visiting homes that did not mail back or entirely complete their forms to conduct interviews in person.
Required once every 10 years by the U.S. Constitution, the census will count every person living in the United States. Census data guides the distribution of more than $400 billion per year in federal funding to state and local governments.
Census data is used to reapportion representative districts such as the U.S. House of Representatives and determine the distribution of the Electoral College. Census data is critical in determining locations for new hospitals, improving schools, building new roads, expanding public transportation options and creating new maps for emergency responders.
By participating in the census, you can help create a better future for you and those important to you. Responding to the census taker is required by law.
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