Latest Report Highlights Importance of Census for Federal Funding

Latest Report Highlights Importance of Census for Federal Funding

Latest Report Highlights , Importance of Census , for Federal Funding.

According to a new report, the 2020 census was used to guide the distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual federal spending.

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According to a new report, the 2020 census was used to guide the distribution of $2.8 trillion in annual federal spending.

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ABC reports that 353 federal assistance programs used Census Bureau data to allocate federal funding.

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In 2017, a similar Census Bureau report found that 316 programs accounted for $1.5 trillion in funding.

ABC reports that states, local governments, nonprofits, businesses and households receive that funding.

ABC reports that states, local governments, nonprofits, businesses and households receive that funding.

In 2021, those funds helped pay for health care, education, COVID-19 relief, school lunch programs and child care.

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In 2021, those funds helped pay for health care, education, COVID-19 relief, school lunch programs and child care.

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In 2021, those funds helped pay for health care, education, COVID-19 relief, school lunch programs and child care.

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The Census Bureau’s new, more comprehensive report shows that an accurate decennial census is critical to the fair distribution of federal nondefense spending, Andrew Reamer, George Washington University research professor, via ABC.

The Census Bureau’s new, more comprehensive report shows that an accurate decennial census is critical to the fair distribution of federal nondefense spending, Andrew Reamer, George Washington University research professor, via ABC.

NBC reports that the scope of the programs highlights the importance of the census for communities that could miss out on funding.

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NBC reports that the scope of the programs highlights the importance of the census for communities that could miss out on funding.

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A number of factors made the 2020 census one of the most difficult in recent history, such as the pandemic, hurricanes in the Gulf and wildfires in the West.

A number of factors made the 2020 census one of the most difficult in recent history, such as the pandemic, hurricanes in the Gulf and wildfires in the West.

A number of factors made the 2020 census one of the most difficult in recent history, such as the pandemic, hurricanes in the Gulf and wildfires in the West.

ABC reports that the census also may have been hampered by the Trump administration's unsuccessful efforts to add a citizenship question.

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Critics say this may have deterred immigrants and others from answering the questionnaire.

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Critics say this may have deterred immigrants and others from answering the questionnaire.