It only comes once a decade so make it count! The U.S. Census, conducted once every ten years, serves as the primary lens to understand our population. An important part of the U.S. Census is to determine and distribute federal funds to state and local government of roughly $400 billion a year– or $4 trillion over a ten-year period. Census experts estimate that for every person not counted in 2010, a local government could lose $12,000 during the next ten years in federal funding alone. Therefore, communities of low-to moderate- income households can be severely impacted by the Census results.