If you’re not counted, you don’t exist.

Judy Robinson, the 2020 Census manager for Sacramento County, Calif., commenting on the states’ financial dependence on residents’ participation in the 2020 Census to secure appropriate funding for the next 10 years. While the county has already surpassed its 2010 participation rate, it is now seeking an 80 percent response rate. (The Sacramento Bee - September 21, 2020)