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Census Details
Posted on Jun 9th, 2020
What is the Census?
The 2020 Census counts every person living in the United States and five U.S territories. The U.S. Constitution requires that every 10 years a count be conducted of every person living in the United States. Learn more about the U.S. census in 2020.
Why is the Census Important?
For every person not counted, Fairfax County loses $1,200 a year in potential funding.
Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities each year.
The results determine how many seats in Congress each state gets.
It's mandated by the U.S. Constitution in Article 1, Section 2: The U.S. has counted its population every 10 years since 1790.
Fairfax County's Census Page may be viewed here.
