 Census at your Door - Official U.S. Census Bureau workers are now knocking at the doors at homes of people who did not return a Census form by April 16. To learn more about this phase of the Census count, please click here.
As of April 28, Pima County has recorded a 71 percent 2010 Census response rate, compared to a U.S. response rate of 71 percent. By September 2000, Pima County achieved a 73 percent response rate for the 2000 Census.
Your count ensures federal funding for police and fire protection, hospitals, schools, parks and libraries, senior centers, road and transit improvements and neighborhood improvements.
For every person counted, the Pima County region will receive approximately $1,000 per year in federal funds over the next 10 years. For a family of four counted, the region will receive $40,000 over the 10-year period.
In addition, Pima County annually receives $1,500 per capita in state-shared revenues, which are based on population.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Census Web site has information available in 59 languages and various toolkits that you may use for your target group or community.
Have You Looked Up Your Community's 2010 Census Mail Participation Rate?
If everyone across the nation mailed back their forms, taxpayers could reduce the cost of taking the census by about $1.5 billion.
On the Census Bureau's Take 10 Challenge Map ( http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/ ) you can track how well your community is participating in the census by seeing what percentage of households have mailed back their census forms.
The Mail Participation Rate Tracker Widget is available for you to embed on your Web site. It's an easy way to remind your constituents that they need to mail back their census forms. Perhaps it will inspire them, too. Once the widget displaying your area's rate is embedded on your site, the rate will automatically update every day when Take 10 map is updated with the latest daily rates. Directions for finding and embedding your Rate Tracker Widget are included below.
Remember: census data help determine how more than $400 billion in federal funds are distributed to state, local and tribal areas each year. A complete count of your community in the census will help ensure that your community gets its fair share of census-based funding for the next ten years.
How to Embed a 2010 Census Mail Participation Rate Tracker Widget on Your Web Site:
To find and embed a state-wide rate:
- On the main map page ( http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/ ), click on "View Participation Rate"
- Enter a zip code or a county or city followed by a state, e.g., “22206” or “New York City, NY,” and click FIND.
- The map will center; click on the chosen state.
- A bubble will appear showing the current 2010 rate and the 2000 rate. A "Track Participation Rate" link will be in the bubble. Click on the link and follow the instructions for embedding tracker in your website.
- Note: To get rates for a lower level of geography, click on the "Zoom In" link.
Other tools:
Have Questions? Contact: pio.2010@census.gov |