Your 2020 Census Submission Matters
Did you know that federal and state funding depends on accurate information taken from the Census? The 2020 Census provides information to federal agencies for many different resources such as:
- Healthcare including vaccines, hospitals, clinics & emergency services
- SNAP/WIC
- School lunches, Head Start, before and aftercare programs
- Medicaid, Medicare & children’s health program funding
- Water and waste disposal systems
- Roads and transportation
- Student loans
- Pell grants
- Section 8 housing vouchers
- Senior centers, health centers
- Rural broadband expansion
- Smart-grid infrastructure upgrades
- Rural development programs
Based upon the 2010 Census undercount, Maryland missed out on close to $1 billion in federal funding, which breaks down to approximately $18,250 per person over 10 years (or $1,825 per person, per year) in missed federal funding. This is why we are asking our members to go online, call in, or complete the 2020 Census via traditional paper questionnaire so that the Eastern Shore gets the funding we desperately need for many of our programs (which could include your Co-op’s new broadband business).
Your responses are secure and confidential and cannot be shared outside of the Census Bureau, including with any law enforcement agencies such as ICE or FBI. The current deadline to complete the Census is July 31, 2020. For more information, please visit census.maryland.gov and you can complete the Census at my2020Census.gov.