In 1988, the National Urban League worked with the U.S. Census bureau to create the Census Information Center (CIC) program. It was one of the five original CIC's, designed to expand access to Census information for underserved communities. Today the program includes over 50 other organizations across the country. The National Urban League's center is located in its Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. This center serves as a resource for the National Urban League and its hundred-plus affiliates to access Census and other relevant information.

The 2010 Census is Coming!
On April 1, 2010, the decennial Census will occur.  Every ten years, as required by the Constitution, the federal government conducts a Census to find out how many people are living in the United States and where they live.  The information is used to distribute political power--determining not only how many representatives each state will have but also legislative boundaries within each state.  The Census is also used to determine how over $300 billion in federal funding every year is spent on education, health care, transportation and other vital areas.  For more information on the 2010 Census and its importance to African-Americans, please see the attached factsheet or visit the 2010 Census website.  The 2010 Census information includes information about becoming a Census partner and about the 1.4 million temporary workers the Census will need to hire.

Census Data Links

• African American Fact Sheet
• Links to Data on African Americans
• Links to Economic Statistics
• Affiliate City Data (see below, in Microsoft Excel format)