Gov. Brian Kemp has an urgent message for Georgians: Fill out the 2020 Census.
Kemp said the stakes are too high not to. Georgia receives billions of dollars in federal money for programs such as Medicaid, rural rental assistance and small business loans. That funding is determined by Census numbers. Georgia received $40 billion in Census-related funding in fiscal year 2017, according to a study by George Washington University.
“We need you to fill out your Census. It is not too late to do that,” Kemp said.
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