Local Governments & Local Complete Count Committees
Census 2020 Count Everyone Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place
The Census Mandated by the United State Constitution First Census was in 1790 Purpose of the Census Vast historical record Reapportionment of congressional and state legislative districts Planning decisions about community services Business planning/expansion $675 billion in federal funds are distributed each year to local, state, and tribal governments for schools, roads, healthcare The census decides how the money is allocated
Programs using Census Data Medicaid Head Start/Early Head Start SNAP WIC Medicare Part B Health Center Programs Highway Planning and Construction Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment Program Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Health Center Programs (Community, Title 1 Grants to Local Education Migrant, Homelessness, Public Agencies Housing) National School Lunch Program Foster Care (Title IV-E) S-CHIP Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program IDEA Grant
Federal Aid: Where does the money go?
Challenges Facing Census 2020 Internet connectability The 2020 census will be primarily held online Perception and trust Hard-to-count populations and hard-to-count areas Hidden or overcrowded housing Populations that speak little or no English Off-campus apartments New Immigrant populations Those displaced by natural disasters Children under 5 Gated Communities
Hard-to- Count Areas
Congressional District 1 21.6% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 18% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (135,262 people) In 2017, 19.1% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 2 24.0% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 28% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (189,959 people) In 2017, 30.9% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 3 21.0% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 9% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (64,563 people) In 2017, 18.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 4 25.6% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 35% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (263,127 people) One of the hardest to count in the country In 2017, 15.4% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 5 26.2% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 41% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (309,354 people) One of the hardest to count in the country In 2017, 18.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 6 22.1% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 26% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (190,491 people) In 2017, 7.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 7 24.4% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 31% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (244,737 people) One of the hardest to count in the country In 2017, 9.7% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 8 24.2% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 28% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (195,872 people) One of the hardest to count in the country In 2017, 27.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 9 18.7% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 6% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (46,439 people) In 2017, 23.4% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 10 20.1% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 7% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (47,911 people) In 2017, 21.6% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 11 21.7% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 19% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (139,052 people) In 2017, 10.1% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 12 23.7% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 22% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (154,192 people) In 2017, 27.9% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 13 24.8% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 33% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (237,832 people) One of the hardest to count in the country In 2017, 14.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Congressional District 14 20.4% of this population required an in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about 6% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (43,995 people) In 2017, 20.9% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access
Bartow County 101,734 people live in 37,120 households 81.2% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 18.9% of Bartow County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Catoosa County 65,304 people live in 24,719 households 82.5% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 18.8% of Catoosa County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Cherokee County 234,377 people live in 83,150 households 81.3% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire Approximately 3% of Cherokee County's current population lives in hard-to-count neighborhoods 7.9% of Cherokee County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Cobb County 729,418 people live in 274,361 households 77.7% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire Approximately 22% of Cobb County's current population lives in hard-to-count neighborhoods 10.0% of Cobb County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Dawson County 23,219 people live in 8,557 households 84.4% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 15.0% of Dawson County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Douglas County 138,826 people live in 48,426 households 75.5% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire Approximately 36% of Douglas County's current population lives in hard-to-count neighborhoods 13.4% of Douglas County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Floyd County 92,369 people live in 35,506 households 78.9% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire Approximately 13% of Floyd County's current population lives in hard-to- count neighborhoods 22.1% of Floyd County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Gilmer County 29,359 people live in 11,468 households 76.4% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 26.5% of Gilmer County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Gordon County 55,839 people live in 19,959 households 80.5% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 27.6% of Gordon County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Haralson County 28,354 people live in 11,033 households 81.1% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 26.0% of Haralson County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Miller County 5,705 people live in 2,326 households 79.8% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire 53.7% of Miller County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
Newton County 103,683 people live in 35,823 households 77.7% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire Approximately 8% of Newton County's current population lives in hard-to- count neighborhoods 15.7% of Newton County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only
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