What’s the Census and Why Does it Matter? - Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events

The goal of the Census is to count people living in the U. [...] 1 / 6 The data collected by the Census determines the number of representatives each state sends to the U. [...] According to the 22002200 C Ceennssuuss, the racial and ethnic composition of the U. [...] 3 / 6 In 2018, the Trump administration attempted to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census: “Is this person a citizen of the United States?” Critics of the citizenship question argued that there are other ways to get the information and making this change would discourage non-citizens and even legal immigrants from participating in the Census. [...] Use social media to inform and educate people about the Census, the goal and use of the Census and how people can get access so they can complete it.