Complete Count Committee - Census 2010 Wyoming Counts

The Committee is comprised of respected community leaders from state and local government, education, business, community and religious organizations. The Committee embodies the importance of cooperative effort between local governments and U.S. Census Bureau to enhance efforts in data collection, recruiting, and promotional activities.

• Goals and Objectives of the Committee
• Make everyone in the community aware of Census 2010.
• Motivate communities to participate by filling out the census form and returning it immediately.
• Develop a local targeted plan of action to support Census 2010 operation, recruiting, and promotion.
• Use highly visible and well-respected local figures to increase community support for and response to the census.
• Promote the census to community residents through government departments, particularly those agencies with extensive public contacts.
• Implement activities that will improve census participation by all residents, especially historically undercounted segments of the population.
• Emphasize the Census Bureau's commitment to confidentiality to further increase participation in the census.
• Augment media programs, publicity, and promotions conducted by the Census Bureau.
• Provide local knowledge and intelligence that will assist Census Bureau's operational activities and programs.
• Support Census Bureau's programs and activities that promote and improve the census.
• Support Census Bureau's recruitment of employees needed to conduct the census.

The Committee had the following meetings:

• July 8, 2009 in Cheyenne - Highlights and Presentation 1 and Presentation 2
• September 24, 2009 in Casper - Agenda and Highlights and Presentation
• November 12, 2009 in Cheyenne - Agenda and Highlights
• January 14, 2010 in Cheyenne - Agenda and Presentation
• March 23, 2010 in Cheyenne - Agenda and Presentation and
Highlights
• October 7, 2010 in Cheyenne - Presentation

The Public is welcome to participate in the meetings and activities.

U.S. Census Bureau also encourages local governments and community organizations to form their own Complete Count Committee (CCC) Programs (brochure) to achieve an accurate population count in 2010. (CCC Handbook)






2010 Census                Census in the Schools





Ways for the Wyoming Public to Use Census Data Products
--business and market decision making; budget planning; urban planning and rural development; transportation planning; land use planning; track family tree; trend analysis

Use of Census Counts in Wyoming Statutes
--description of specific statutes regarding the distribution of state shared revenue to local governments and districts based on the decennial census counts

United States Census 2010 Homepage
--information about Census 2010 details such as undercount, response rates, questionaire, employment opportunity, partnerships, and operations

Wyoming Economic Analysis Division
--historical census data products for Wyoming