Make the 2020 U.S. Census count for Montana

 One of the most important civic duties Montanans will participate in next year is filling out and responding to the 2020 U.S. Census. At just nine questions long, the questionnaire might not seem like a big deal, but it is. 

It’s the Census, done every ten years, that’s responsible for deciding how much federal money comes into Montana. And in a small state like ours, every dollar matters. 

It’s estimated that Montana receives more than $2 billion each year as a result of the Census. Annually, Montana’s public schools receive nearly $37 million for school breakfast and lunch programs, $50 million for Head Start programs, and $57 million for Title I and II programs. More than $440 million in federal money comes to Montana to pay for highway construction and planning. And nearly $170 million supports Medicare for Montana seniors.