Inaccurate Census count could affect $1.5 trillion in federal funding

Highway construction. Food stamps. Rural education. Medicare. 'The Census data are used to determine who gets what slice of each pie,' one expert says. 'If you miss 10,000 people, they are gone for the decade.'

The federal government relies on data derived from the decennial census to distribute roughly $1.5 trillion in funds for these programs, along with more than 300 others. The money goes to state and local governments, non-profits, businesses and households across the nation.

Pennsylvania would have received about $222 million less, while Florida would have been sent nearly $178 million less.Medicare uses geographic data based on the Census to determine how many pharmacies must be in Part D enrollees' networks and how much to reimburse physicians.

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