Census Facts

​Banks County population according to the 2010 Census was 19,234. For each person counted in 2010 it brought in $2300 per person to Georgia. That sum will be higher in 2020. For every resident not counted Banks County will lose those dollars!
Top 5 Things Census Helps

• Medicaid
• Medicare
• SNAP
• Highway Planning & Construction
• Pell Grant

 
Undercounting leads to overcrowded schools, under resourced classrooms, and shortage in preschool slots just to name a few things.
Businesses use Census data for expansion and new market opportunities. IF WE WANT A GROCERY STORE AND MORE EATING PLACES…FILL OUT THE CENSUS!!!!
 
Here is a list of just a few things the Census Data helps fund:
                                                     Medicaid                                   Medicare
                                                     SNAP                                          State Children’s Health Care
                                                     Head Start                                 Preschool
                                                     School Lunches                        Adult Education
                                                     Pell Grants                                 Section 8 Housing
                                                     Rural Water                              Waste Disposal Systems
                                                     Community Development   
                                                     Highway Planning & Construction   
                                                    Prevention & Treatment of Substance Abuse
 
In Other Words, We All Lose If Everyone Does Not Fill Out
The 2020 Census