Like Bill said above - Some information summarized from MSN: State population counts are used to determine each state’s number of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Census results are used by state and local officials to help determine congressional, state and local district boundaries to fulfill the one-person, one-vote rule. U.S. Census Bureau data is used to provide funding to many programs that benefit public health and determining funding for Medicaid Funding for new roads and improvements to local highways and freeways Census data is used to determine how much funding programs like the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Special Milk Program for Children receive. Funding for educational programs that benefit students like the Federal Pell Grant program, Title 1 grants to local educational agencies, special education grants to states and the Head Start program. Funding for assistance programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Section 8 Housing. Wildlife Restoration program funding is determined by census data. Parents and grandparents might rely on or programs that receive funding based on census data including the Senior Community Service Employment, the Supportive Housing for the Elderly and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs Funding for mental and physical disabilities is based on census data, like the Disabled Veterans’ Outreach, Developmental Disabilities Basic Support and Advocacy Grants and Supported Employment Services for Individuals with Significant Disabilities Homeland Security Grant program receives funding based on census data Funds allocated for credits like the low-income housing tax credit and the new markets tax credit are determined by the census Emergency response and aid from the government like first responders and disaster recovery personnel use census data to help identify where and how much help is needed. Demographic details from the census assist epidemiologists and public health personnel in tracking disease outbreaks, combating the opioid epidemic, and improving child health The census helps determine the fair share of federal funds for building, improving and maintaining schools and hospitals Businesses look at census data to determine where to build new offices, stores and factories, bringing new jobs to your community. Developers use census data to determine the need for housing and neighborhood development. Census data is used to support community initiatives involving legislation, quality of life and consumer advocacy. Funding programs for rural areas, such as funding to help build and upgrade wastewater treatment facilities and programs that are specifically for urban areas such as certain transit grants. The Census is used to determine which areas qualify as rural and which qualify as urban to determine the type of program funding your area can receive. Census data is used to determine interest rates on some federal loans. Congress uses demographic data about the population’s future to plan for upcoming Social Security needs.
