Important Information on the 2010 United States Census

The Census is the count taken every 10 years of everyone living in the United States. It is required by the U.S. Constitution. There are 10 simple questions on the census questionnaire.

WHY SHOULD I FILL OUT THE FORM?

Everyone must be counted regardless of age, citizenship status, gender, race, or education level.

The Census is used to send money to your neighborhood to:

• improve roads
• pay for health care
• distribute vaccines to clinics and hospitals
• build new schools
• provide adult education and job training
• provide nutrition programs to mothers, children in public schools and the elderly

The Census is:

• used to distribute over 400 billion dollars every year across the U.S.
• easy to fill out and takes only minutes to complete
• used to redraw districts for national, state and local elected leaders

IMPORTANT

Our federal government uses the Census information to fairly distribute billions of dollars to the individual states and local communities for: hospitals, schools, transportation and social services

SAFE

By law, the Census Bureau CANNOT share your answers with anyone, including federal, state, and local agencies, such as immigration agencies like ICE. The Census only counts how many people are living in the United States.

EASY

Every residence will receive a short questionnaire that is fast and simple to complete and return. You must return your Census form by April 1, 2010. This way no one will need to visit your home to obtain your answers.

Important Census dates:

March 15: Census 2010 forms will be mailed to your home or will be delivered
April 1: This is Census Day! Fill out and mail back Census 2010 forms by this day
April - July: Census workers will knock on the doors of people who did not mail back their form