In fact, a recent General Accounting Office report concluded, of the $ 27.5 billion in federal funds appropriated in fiscal year 1989 and determined in part
by decennial census figures,...
North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined
by the decennial census.
Not exact matches
But that seemingly innocuous request to gather more information about the U.S. population has enraged
census and civil rights advocates, who see it as part of a broader campaign
by President Donald Trump and his administration to undermine the legitimacy of the
decennial head count.
Since then, the arrangement has worked out so well that NSF was able to save another $ 4 million
by canceling another survey on recent college graduates that it had used to fill in the blanks between each
decennial census.
The total
Census Bureau budget would increase
by $ 37 million or 2.5 percent above FY 2017 enacted as activities ramp up for the 2020
decennial census.
Population data for intercensal years were estimated
by linear interpolation from
decennial census data.
Completing and returning
decennial census questionnaires is required
by Federal law, those responses are protected
by law, and inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020
decennial census will provide more complete information for those who respond,» Ross wrote.