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� � � � � � <br /> • • • • <br /> • • • � • -• <br /> Everyone <br /> counts. <br /> The census <br /> counts every 't's a bout fa i r <br /> person living in <br /> the U.S. once, representation. <br /> only once, and in <br /> the right place <br /> Every 10 years, <br /> the results of the <br /> census are used to <br /> reapportion the <br /> House of <br /> Representatives, <br /> �,t�cle� determining how <br /> -- many seats each <br /> Sect�on 2 't's i n t h e state gets. <br /> �- <br /> � constitution. <br /> — <br /> � The U.S. Constitution mandates <br /> that everyone in the country be <br /> counted every 10 years The first <br /> census was in 1790. <br /> It's about , <br /> $675 billion. it s about <br /> redistricting. <br /> After each decade's census, state <br /> � officials redraw the boundaries of the <br /> congressional and state legislative <br /> districts in their states to account for <br /> � population shifts <br /> The distribution of <br /> more than $675 billion � <br /> in federal funds, <br /> grants and support to Ta ki ng pa rt is <br /> states, counties and <br /> communitiesare aD your civic duty. <br /> based on census data. <br /> That money is spent on Completing the census <br /> schools, hospitals, is mandatory: it's a way <br /> roads, public works and to participate in our <br /> other vital programs. democracy and say "I <br /> COUNT!" <br />