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Census Takers Are Facing Unprecedented Hardship and Difficulties During The 2020 Census Field Operation

The Census Counts The Population Of The United States Every Ten Years According To A Constitutional Mandate

The Census Provides Statistical Data Which Helps Determine Things Like For Example The Number Of Congressional Districts, and Electoral College Votes Each State Receives

Source: US Census Bureau

Every Year Census Collected Data Determines How Billions Of Dollars in Federal Aid Get Distributed

Here is how your community benefits from the census

HOSPITALS

The Allocation of $3.5* Trillion Dollars In Federal Funding For Healthcare

*Source : CMS.GOV

PARKS & RECREATION

How the $900* million per year funds from the Great American Outdoors Act is spent.

*source: The Harvard Gazette

Top Left: Family at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando, FL. Top Right: Lake Eola Children's Playground at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando, FL. Bottom: Couple and family sitting enjoying the view at Lake Eola Park in Downtown Orlando, FL.

SO NEXT TIME YOU'RE TAKING A STROLL AT YOUR FAVORITE PARK, OR ENJOYING A GAME AT A NEW STATE-OF-OF-THE-ART STADIUM, KNOW IT WAS YOUR CENSUS ANSWERS WHICH MADE THAT POSSIBLE.

ROADS & HIGHWAYS

The Census Helps Determine Which Areas Have Grown The Most, and Thus Require Funding for New Infrastructure, Like Highways, and High Speed Trains

Clockwise from top: Brick Lined Street in Downtown Orlando, FL, I-4 express lane construction, I-4 East-Bound Overpass, I-4 408 on ramp construction.

The Federal Government Provides About $7* Billion Annually To The States To Be Used On Transportation

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation

Education

The Federal Government provides $79 billion* a year to local governments for Education.

Source: U.S. Department of Education

Federal funding is not divided equally, the amount each state gets varies greatly, and it is the data collected by the Census that determines whether your kid gets a brand new iPad or an old beat up textbook.

Source: New America

POLICE & FIRE

Over $700 million of federal funds are distributed to local police departments across the nation through several programs every year, and you guessed it, Census Data!

Source: CNBC

Local Fire Departments also receive about $700* million a year from federal funds, all made possible by the ten minutes you spent completing your 2020 Census Questionnaire.

Source: FEMA

So to recap...The Feds have all this money that they give out every year to help our communities be better places to live, but in order to get some of that money, or a lot of that money, we need to let them know where we are, and how many of us there is, so they know where and how much to send. So click below to finish your questionnaire, LET'S GET THAT MONEY!

Make sure you count! Complete the Census!

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE YOUR CENSUS QUESTIONNAIRE

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Photos by Omar Coss