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Local Governments & Local Complete Count Committees

Census 2020  Count Everyone Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place

The Census  Mandated by the United State Constitution  First Census was in 1790  Purpose of the Census  Vast historical record  Reapportionment of congressional and state legislative districts  Planning decisions about community services  Business planning/expansion  $675 billion in federal funds are distributed each year to local, state, and tribal governments for schools, roads, healthcare  The census decides how the money is allocated

Programs using Census Data Medicaid Head Start/Early Head Start   SNAP WIC   Medicare Part B Health Center Programs   Highway Planning and Construction Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment   Program Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers  Health Center Programs (Community,  Title 1 Grants to Local Education  Migrant, Homelessness, Public Agencies Housing) National School Lunch Program  Foster Care (Title IV-E)  S-CHIP  Low Income Home Energy Assistance  Program IDEA Grant 

Federal Aid: Where does the money go?

Challenges Facing Census 2020  Internet connectability  The 2020 census will be primarily held online  Perception and trust  Hard-to-count populations and hard-to-count areas  Hidden or overcrowded housing  Populations that speak little or no English  Off-campus apartments  New Immigrant populations  Those displaced by natural disasters  Children under 5  Gated Communities

Hard-to- Count Areas

Congressional District 1  21.6% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 18% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (135,262 people)  In 2017, 19.1% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 2  24.0% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 28% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (189,959 people)  In 2017, 30.9% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 3  21.0% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 9% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (64,563 people)  In 2017, 18.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 4  25.6% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 35% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (263,127 people)  One of the hardest to count in the country  In 2017, 15.4% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 5 26.2% of this population required an  in-person follow up Latest estimates show that about  41% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (309,354 people) One of the hardest to count in the  country In 2017, 18.2% of this district  reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 6  22.1% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 26% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (190,491 people)  In 2017, 7.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 7  24.4% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 31% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (244,737 people)  One of the hardest to count in the country  In 2017, 9.7% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 8  24.2% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 28% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (195,872 people)  One of the hardest to count in the country  In 2017, 27.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 9  18.7% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 6% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (46,439 people)  In 2017, 23.4% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 10  20.1% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 7% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (47,911 people)  In 2017, 21.6% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 11  21.7% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 19% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (139,052 people)  In 2017, 10.1% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 12  23.7% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 22% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (154,192 people)  In 2017, 27.9% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 13  24.8% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 33% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (237,832 people)  One of the hardest to count in the country  In 2017, 14.2% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Congressional District 14  20.4% of this population required an in-person follow up  Latest estimates show that about 6% of the district’s population live in HTC neighborhoods (43,995 people)  In 2017, 20.9% of this district reported that they had no internet or dial-up only access

Bartow County  101,734 people live in 37,120 households  81.2% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  18.9% of Bartow County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Catoosa County  65,304 people live in 24,719 households  82.5% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  18.8% of Catoosa County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Cherokee County  234,377 people live in 83,150 households  81.3% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  Approximately 3% of Cherokee County's current population lives in hard-to-count neighborhoods  7.9% of Cherokee County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Cobb County  729,418 people live in 274,361 households  77.7% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  Approximately 22% of Cobb County's current population lives in hard-to-count neighborhoods  10.0% of Cobb County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Dawson County  23,219 people live in 8,557 households  84.4% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  15.0% of Dawson County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Douglas County  138,826 people live in 48,426 households  75.5% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  Approximately 36% of Douglas County's current population lives in hard-to-count neighborhoods  13.4% of Douglas County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Floyd County  92,369 people live in 35,506 households  78.9% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  Approximately 13% of Floyd County's current population lives in hard-to- count neighborhoods  22.1% of Floyd County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Gilmer County  29,359 people live in 11,468 households  76.4% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  26.5% of Gilmer County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Gordon County  55,839 people live in 19,959 households  80.5% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  27.6% of Gordon County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Haralson County  28,354 people live in 11,033 households  81.1% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  26.0% of Haralson County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Miller County  5,705 people live in 2,326 households  79.8% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  53.7% of Miller County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only

Newton County  103,683 people live in 35,823 households  77.7% of the county's households mailed back their 2010 census questionnaire  Approximately 8% of Newton County's current population lives in hard-to- count neighborhoods  15.7% of Newton County's households had either no internet access or dial up-only