Census Mail Back Reponse Rates and the Undercount
Information on mail back response rates and the undercount in the states is available from the Census at:
www.census.gov/dmd/www/response/2000response.html
Hard to Count Factors, Scores and Maps
Hard to Count Factors
The hard to count factors used to determine hard to count scores are available in this one page fact sheet. Click on the link to download the fact sheet.
Download Hard to Count Factors
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Hard to Count Maps
Nonprofits Count has created a series of Hard to Count Maps of certain states and metropolitan areas showing hard to count scores overlayed with the locations of service oriented 501(c)(3) nonprofits.
Click here to go to our Hard to Count Maps page
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Hard to Count Scores
The Tract Level Planning Database with Census 2000 Data contains a wealth of data on hard to count factors and scores all the way down to the tract level. Please note: the database is a large (50 MB) Excel spreadsheet. The accompanying report explains the database.
Download Tract Level Planning Database with Census 2000 Data
Download the report
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Federal Funds Allocations Based on Census Data
From the Census Bureau
The Census has released a 63 page report that for fiscal year 2007, examines 140 federal grant and direct assistance programs that distributed funds. The report finds that approximately $446.4 billion in federal grant and direct assistance money is annually distributed based in part or in whole on population and income data.
Download Uses of Population and Income Statistics in Federal Funds Distribution – With a Focus on Census Bureau Data
From The Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution has released two helpful fact sheets on this subject:
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