Latest Report Highlights , Importance of Census , for Federal Funding.<br />According to a new report, the 2020 census <br />was used to guide the distribution of <br />$2.8 trillion in annual federal spending. .<br />According to a new report, the 2020 census <br />was used to guide the distribution of <br />$2.8 trillion in annual federal spending. .<br />ABC reports that 353 federal <br />assistance programs used Census Bureau <br />data to allocate federal funding. .<br />In 2017, a similar Census Bureau report found that <br />316 programs accounted for $1.5 trillion in funding.<br />ABC reports that states, local governments, <br />nonprofits, businesses and <br />households receive that funding.<br />ABC reports that states, local governments, <br />nonprofits, businesses and <br />households receive that funding.<br />In 2021, those funds helped pay for <br />health care, education, COVID-19 relief, <br />school lunch programs and child care. .<br />In 2021, those funds helped pay for <br />health care, education, COVID-19 relief, <br />school lunch programs and child care. .<br />In 2021, those funds helped pay for <br />health care, education, COVID-19 relief, <br />school lunch programs and child care. .<br />The Census Bureau’s new, more <br />comprehensive report shows that <br />an accurate decennial census is <br />critical to the fair distribution <br />of federal nondefense spending, Andrew Reamer, George Washington University research professor, via ABC.<br />The Census Bureau’s new, more <br />comprehensive report shows that <br />an accurate decennial census is <br />critical to the fair distribution <br />of federal nondefense spending, Andrew Reamer, George Washington University research professor, via ABC.<br />NBC reports that the scope of the programs <br />highlights the importance of the census for <br />communities that could miss out on funding. .<br />NBC reports that the scope of the programs <br />highlights the importance of the census for <br />communities that could miss out on funding. .<br />A number of factors made the 2020 census one of <br />the most difficult in recent history, such as the pandemic, <br />hurricanes in the Gulf and wildfires in the West.<br />A number of factors made the 2020 census one of <br />the most difficult in recent history, such as the pandemic, <br />hurricanes in the Gulf and wildfires in the West.<br />A number of factors made the 2020 census one of <br />the most difficult in recent history, such as the pandemic, <br />hurricanes in the Gulf and wildfires in the West.<br />ABC reports that the census also may have been <br />hampered by the Trump administration's <br />unsuccessful efforts to add a citizenship question. .<br />Critics say this may have deterred immigrants and others from answering the questionnaire. .<br />Critics say this may have deterred immigrants and others from answering the questionnaire.
