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Renville County Complete Count
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Everyone Counts!The census counts every person living in
the United States ONCE, only ONCE, and
in the right place every 10 years by
Constitutional law
Census Day is April 1st 2020 and the goal is
to count everyone ONCE at the place they
are residing on the 1st of April
The Questions are Simple!... and there only a few
• Resident Number- How many people do you live with? (#)
• Additional People- People living there that are not included in
Question 1
• Type of Home- Owned, Rented or Occupied
• Phone Number- Phone Number in case a follow-up is needed
• Name- First and Last Name of all residents
• Sex- Male or Female
• Age & Date of Birth- Age on 04/01/2020 and Date of Birth
• Hispanic, Latino or Spanish- Hispanic origins such as Mexican or Puerto
Rican
• Race- Mark boxes on any race and fill in origin, ie.
German or Nigerian
You are NOT required to answer ALL questions but you could
receive a follow-up visit from a census worker
Schooling & the Census
● Special Education
● Free and Reduced Price Lunches
● Class Size Reduction
● Classroom Technology
● Teacher Training
● After-School Programs
● Head Start
● Title 1
In the year 2016 Minnesota spent...
on education based programs from funds
derived from the 2010 Census
3,928,824,965 dollars
Counting Young Children… Don’t Miss Them!
Common Situations Where Young Children Aren’t Counted
● Child splits time between 2 homes
● Child lives with another relative
● Lower income household
● Young parents or single mothers
● Child is a newborn
● Large, multigenerational families
● Household rents or recently moved in
● Child is not supposed to live here
● Non-English speaking
● Recent immigrants or foreign born
An estimated 5% of kids under the
age of 5 were NOT counted in the
2010 Census. That’s about 1 million
children, the highest of any age
group.
It’s about fair representation!
The results of the census are
used to reapportion the House
of Representatives,
determining how many seats
each state gets.
State officials redraw the
boundaries or the congressional
and state legislative districts in
their states to account for
population shifts.
Save Minnesota’s 8th Seat
Minnesota is in danger of losing its
8th Congressional Seat in Congress,
losing a district would cause lack of
representation and major
redistricting.
Minnesota has held 8 seats since
1960
Current U.S. House Representatives:
1st District - Jim Hagedorn
2nd District - Angie Craig
3rd District - Dean Phillips
4th District - Betty McCollum
5th District - IIhan Omar
6th District - Tom Emmer
7th District - Colin Peterson
8th District - Pete Stauber
Based on the census data, how much
is distributed in federal funds,
grants, and support to states,
counties, and communities?
$675 Billion
Counting for Dollars 2020
The Counting for Dollars 2020 Project, from the State of Minnesota,
wanted to gain insight into Minnesota’s dependency on federal funds and
the Census 2020 impacts, the following are some facts from the project:
● Received 15 billion dollars from census guided programs in 2016,
from 2010 data
● Some of the programs funded, shown here (with amount):
○ Medicaid ~ 6.6 billion
○ Federal Direct Student Loans ~ 3 billion
○ Highway Planning and Construction ~ 660 million
○ National School Lunch Program ~ 165 million
○ Crime Victim Assistance ~ 37 million
○ Child Care and Development Grant ~ 36 million
○ Low Income Housing Tax Credit ~ 147 million
○ HUB Zones Program ~ 11 million
Bringing in the Business
Census data gives community
leaders vital information to make
decisions building community
centers, opening businesses, and
planning for the future
2020 Census will provide small
businesses with data to help them
grow and succeed, such as:
1. Expansions and Closures
2. Hiring Strategies
3. Products to Offer
4. Target your Consumers
5. Engaging your Community and
Environment
Go to census.gov/partners !
To Business Owners:
Become a 2020 Census Official Partner
Encourage households to respond at the local level and
each partner can tailor their efforts to their needs
Examples of efforts include; distribute Census materials,
invite a Census Worker to speak or include Census info in
emails to customers
In return? … engagement in the Census Bureau’s national
network of businesses, data training and information
services, and (of course) utilizing 2020 Census data
Confidentiality is Part of the Census Bureau’s
Job
Under Title 13 of the U.S. Code, the Census
Bureau cannot release identifiable information
about individuals, households, or businesses …
even to law enforcement agencies
Census information is completely
confidential for 72 years and census
workers swear a lifetime oath of
confidentiality
Census workers will not ask for the
following information:
● social security numbers
● bank and credit card numbers
● money or donations
● anything on behalf of a political party
What to expect in
the mail?95% of households will receive their census
invitation in the mail
- See schedule to the left
5% of households will receive their census
invitation when a census taker drops it off
- Households that use PO Boxes (!)
>1% of household will be counted by census
taker in person
- Very remote areas ie. North Maine or Alaska
A small number of people could receive a
paper questionnaire
Census 2020 will be
ONLINE
Thank You & Watch
the Mail!
How Do I Respond?
➔ Mail, Phone or ONLINE!
Remember the Census effects;
health care, education,
infrastructure (roads), business,
real estate, local government,
funding and so much more...
Visit 2020census.gov for more
information about the 2020 Census