A new report estimates the value of Census Bureau data in federal assistance.





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Census Bureau Data Guide More Than $2.8 Trillion in Federal Funding in Fiscal Year 2021 [ [link removed] ]

"A New Report Estimates the Value of Census Bureau Data in Federal Assistance, ""Underscores the Importance of Participation in Federal Surveys"

*JUNE 14, 2023* ? Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report estimating that more than $2.8 trillion in federal funding was distributed in fiscal year 2021 to states, communities, tribal governments and other recipients using Census Bureau data in whole or in part.

The report, "Uses of Decennial Census Programs Data in Federal Funds Distribution: Fiscal Year 2021" [ [link removed] ], analyzed federal assistance program spending that used Census Bureau data in whole or in part to determine how much money to allocate or eligibility for an assistance program. For the purposes of this analysis, Decennial Census Programs data include data produced by the decennial census, the American Community Survey (ACS), geographic programs supporting the decennial census and ACS, and related programs such as the annual population estimates.

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The Census Bureau does not distribute any federal funding or determine funding formulas, but its statistics inform those who do, demonstrating the importance of responding to the census, ACS and other surveys. Likewise, the report identifies funding programs that use these data; it does not attempt to document "how" such programs do so or how central census data are to particular funding determinations.

?Responding to Census Bureau surveys and the census can make a difference in the federal funding your community receives,? Census Bureau Director Robert L. Santos said. ?Your participation improves the quality of the data and the decisions that send money back to your community. The government spends trillions of dollars each year, and Census Bureau data are key to ensuring that those dollars are being used effectively and equitably.? *Continue reading... [ [link removed] ]*

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*The Currency of Our Data: A Critical Input Into Federal Funding*

"Written by: Ceci A. Villa Ross, special assistant, American Community Survey Office"

We often describe how the data can benefit people when we encourage them to respond to the census or to a U.S. Census Bureau survey. For example, census data affect their voice in Congress through apportionment and in their state and local government through redistricting.

One of the most motivating benefits we communicate is that these data from the Census Bureau inform the distribution of federal funding each year. Today, we provided an updated estimate of how much federal funding is guided in whole or in part by our data.

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* *Webinar Today at 3 pm EDT* [ [link removed] ]: Census Bureau to Hold Webinar About Uses of Decennial Census Programs Data in Federal Funds Distribution in Fiscal Year 2021
* *Fact Sheet* [ [link removed] ]:?The Currency of Our Data: A Critical Input Into Federal Funding
* *Press Kit [ [link removed] ]*:?Uses of Decennial Census Programs Data in Federal Funds Distribution in Fiscal Year 2021





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