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Today is Census day, don’t forget to be counted

By: Sarah Ulmer - April 1, 2020

Today is Census day, the reminder day to be counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. Every 10 years, the U.S. Census Bureau is tasked with counting all the people residing in the United States. Headed up by Mississippi’s Secretary of State’s office, their mission is to ensure that Mississippi gets its fair share of federal resources by having everyone be counted.

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“I’m counting on all of us coming together to do our part to help our state provide the best for our citizens.  On top of funding, we must make sure our full population is counted so we have proper representation in our federal and state government,” said Governor Tate Reeves.

According to the Secretary of State’s office, roughly $5,000 a year is lost to the state for every child or adult that is not registered with the census. That comes to a possible total of $17.5 billion federal dollars that could be lost each year for Mississippi. In the 2010, over 265,000 Mississippians were not counted.

Funding from the census goes to help support roads and bridges, first responders, hospitals, education and nutritional programs. While today is Census Day, you still have until August 14 to register with the Census this year.

 

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Sarah Ulmer

Sarah is a Mississippi native, born and raised in Madison. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University, where she studied Communications, with an emphasis in Broadcasting and Journalism. Sarah’s experience spans multiple mediums, including extensive videography with both at home and overseas, broadcasting daily news, and hosting a live radio show. In 2017, Sarah became a member of the Capitol Press Corp in Mississippi and has faithfully covered the decisions being made by leaders on some of the most important issues facing our state. Email Sarah: sarah@magnoliatribune.com