What Census Information is Available Online?
All PII collected during the census is protected for 72 years. During that time, no information that can identify any individual or family will be available in any form to the public. document.getElementById(‘adsense_placeholder_2’).innerHTML = document.getElementById(‘adsense_ad_2_hidden’).innerHTML; Census Information Not Used By Any Other Government Agency Information gathered by the Census Bureau is for Census use only. It is off limits to other government agencies. That includes INS, police, FBI, and others. This protects the subjects of the census from detection or prosecution due to information contained in the census. No police will come knocking on the door, no immigration officials will be waiting to deport due to census information. They are barred from access or use. What is the Purpose of the Census? Census data is used for several purposes. First, the US House of Representatives is arranged by population of each state or territory. The more people in a state, the more Rep