PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region has partnered with Census 2020 to ensure a complete count of the Armenian-American community, Asbarez reports.
2020 Census Questionnaires will be sent out in mid-March, and it is vital that the Armenian American community identifies their race/national origin as “Armenian” to secure federal funding for community services and programs, ANCA says. Census data is used to determine how over $700 billion in Federal Government funding is allocated each year.
Historically, the Armenian community has been under-counted. While an estimated 1.5 million Armenian-Americans live in the U.S., Census data captures fewer than 500,000. In California, where the Armenian population is over 1,000,000, Census records under 250,000. That means the Armenian-American community nation-wide has been missing out on tens of millions of dollars in funding for community services including (but not limited to...
