The 2010 Census - a count of everyone living in the United States - is fast approaching! Census questionnaires will be mailed or delivered to every household in the United States in March 2010.  

·         The census is a count of everyone living in the United States every 10 years.

·         The census is mandated by the U.S. Constitution.

·         The next census is in 2010.

·         Your participation in the census is required by law.

·         It takes less than 10 minutes to complete.

·         Federal law protects the personal information you share during the census.

·         Census data are used to distribute Congressional seats to states, to make decisions about what community services to provide, and to distribute $400 billion in federal funds to local, state and tribal governments each year.