The Census is an important part of political representation and local funding. It determines how federal funding is allocated, as well as how many U.S. representatives each state gets.
Annual financial impact of Census nonresponse by county in our region:
Buncombe $182,650,016
Henderson $77,798,34
Madison $38,443,424
Transylvania $29,818,811
Total $328,710,599
The funding risk is calculated using the George Washington University Counting for Dollars study estimate of $1,623 per capita annual impact of Census data on the top 15 federal funding programs in North Carolina and $200 per capita annual impact of Census data on state funding.
To view the response rate for North Carolina, go to 2020census.gov/en/response-rates/nrfu.html
