The Census results help determine how billions of dollars in federal funding flow into states and communities, like Sugar Land, each year. The distribution of these dollars depends on the accuracy of the Census, including significant support for health care, housing, transportation, food and more. Being undercounted by even one percent in 2020 could result in a significant loss in federal funding for Texas — at least $300 million a year.*
The city of Sugar Land had an 85% response rate in the last census, resulting in a shortfall of 15% of households not counted.
*Source: https://forabettertexas.org/images/2018_Census_Factsheet_CCC.pdf.