A national Census only happens once every ten years – the United States Constitution requires a headcount of every person residing in the U.S. every 10 years, regardless of citizenship status.  The Census, unlike census initiatives in some other countries, is completely confidential and not shared with other governmental agencies.  The information is only used in a general/statistical way for three major purposes:

• To determine how the $400+ billion in federal funds are awarded to states and communities every year.  That’s more than $4 trillion dollars distributed over a 10-year period.
• To guide local decision-makers in important community planning efforts.  Census counts are directly tied to the federal dollars communities receive for important services such as education funding, affordable housing support, job training, social services, roads, bridges, and other community development opportunities.
• To determine how many seats Georgia will have in the U.S. House of Representatives as well as the redistricting of state legislatures, county and city councils, and voting districts based on the new Census information.

Getting an accurate count of our Asian community in Georgia is a must.  Asians have historically been undercounted for the Census, and we as a community suffers because of it.   Our community must come together, regardless of ethnic identity, to ensure that we are all counted, and all benefit.

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Census 2010 Information (DOC)