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Everyone Counts!The census counts every person living in

the United States ONCE, only ONCE, and

in the right place every 10 years by

Constitutional law

Census Day is April 1st 2020 and the goal is

to count everyone ONCE at the place they

are residing on the 1st of April

The Questions are Simple!... and there only a few

• Resident Number- How many people do you live with? (#)

• Additional People- People living there that are not included in

Question 1

• Type of Home- Owned, Rented or Occupied

• Phone Number- Phone Number in case a follow-up is needed

• Name- First and Last Name of all residents

• Sex- Male or Female

• Age & Date of Birth- Age on 04/01/2020 and Date of Birth

• Hispanic, Latino or Spanish- Hispanic origins such as Mexican or Puerto

Rican

• Race- Mark boxes on any race and fill in origin, ie.

German or Nigerian

You are NOT required to answer ALL questions but you could

receive a follow-up visit from a census worker

Schooling & the Census

● Special Education

● Free and Reduced Price Lunches

● Class Size Reduction

● Classroom Technology

● Teacher Training

● After-School Programs

● Head Start

● Title 1

In the year 2016 Minnesota spent...

on education based programs from funds

derived from the 2010 Census

3,928,824,965 dollars

Counting Young Children… Don’t Miss Them!

Common Situations Where Young Children Aren’t Counted

● Child splits time between 2 homes

● Child lives with another relative

● Lower income household

● Young parents or single mothers

● Child is a newborn

● Large, multigenerational families

● Household rents or recently moved in

● Child is not supposed to live here

● Non-English speaking

● Recent immigrants or foreign born

An estimated 5% of kids under the

age of 5 were NOT counted in the

2010 Census. That’s about 1 million

children, the highest of any age

group.

It’s about fair representation!

The results of the census are

used to reapportion the House

of Representatives,

determining how many seats

each state gets.

State officials redraw the

boundaries or the congressional

and state legislative districts in

their states to account for

population shifts.

Save Minnesota’s 8th Seat

Minnesota is in danger of losing its

8th Congressional Seat in Congress,

losing a district would cause lack of

representation and major

redistricting.

Minnesota has held 8 seats since

1960

Current U.S. House Representatives:

1st District - Jim Hagedorn

2nd District - Angie Craig

3rd District - Dean Phillips

4th District - Betty McCollum

5th District - IIhan Omar

6th District - Tom Emmer

7th District - Colin Peterson

8th District - Pete Stauber

Based on the census data, how much

is distributed in federal funds,

grants, and support to states,

counties, and communities?

$675 Billion

Counting for Dollars 2020

The Counting for Dollars 2020 Project, from the State of Minnesota,

wanted to gain insight into Minnesota’s dependency on federal funds and

the Census 2020 impacts, the following are some facts from the project:

● Received 15 billion dollars from census guided programs in 2016,

from 2010 data

● Some of the programs funded, shown here (with amount):

○ Medicaid ~ 6.6 billion

○ Federal Direct Student Loans ~ 3 billion

○ Highway Planning and Construction ~ 660 million

○ National School Lunch Program ~ 165 million

○ Crime Victim Assistance ~ 37 million

○ Child Care and Development Grant ~ 36 million

○ Low Income Housing Tax Credit ~ 147 million

○ HUB Zones Program ~ 11 million

Bringing in the Business

Census data gives community

leaders vital information to make

decisions building community

centers, opening businesses, and

planning for the future

2020 Census will provide small

businesses with data to help them

grow and succeed, such as:

1. Expansions and Closures

2. Hiring Strategies

3. Products to Offer

4. Target your Consumers

5. Engaging your Community and

Environment

Go to census.gov/partners !

To Business Owners:

Become a 2020 Census Official Partner

Encourage households to respond at the local level and

each partner can tailor their efforts to their needs

Examples of efforts include; distribute Census materials,

invite a Census Worker to speak or include Census info in

emails to customers

In return? … engagement in the Census Bureau’s national

network of businesses, data training and information

services, and (of course) utilizing 2020 Census data

Confidentiality is Part of the Census Bureau’s

Job

Under Title 13 of the U.S. Code, the Census

Bureau cannot release identifiable information

about individuals, households, or businesses …

even to law enforcement agencies

Census information is completely

confidential for 72 years and census

workers swear a lifetime oath of

confidentiality

Census workers will not ask for the

following information:

● social security numbers

● bank and credit card numbers

● money or donations

● anything on behalf of a political party

What to expect in

the mail?95% of households will receive their census

invitation in the mail

- See schedule to the left

5% of households will receive their census

invitation when a census taker drops it off

- Households that use PO Boxes (!)

>1% of household will be counted by census

taker in person

- Very remote areas ie. North Maine or Alaska

A small number of people could receive a

paper questionnaire

Census 2020 will be

ONLINE

Thank You & Watch

the Mail!

How Do I Respond?

➔ Mail, Phone or ONLINE!

Remember the Census effects;

health care, education,

infrastructure (roads), business,

real estate, local government,

funding and so much more...

Visit 2020census.gov for more

information about the 2020 Census