Alabama Counts Aims To Get Maximum Participation In The State For 2020 Census

By Michael Tomberlin

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined with more than 200 elected officials and leaders to kick off a statewide effort to get everyone in the state counted in the 2020 census less than one year from now.

Alabama Counts is the program emphasizing the need to ensure Alabama’s population is accurately and fully counted. At risk is the loss of federal funding for everything from infrastructure to health care and, potentially, the loss of a seat in Congress.

“We as Alabamians have a tremendous opportunity to positively affect the future of our state and our children by simply taking about five minutes to say ‘I count’ and completing our census forms in 2020,” Ivey said. “Our goal with Alabama Counts is maximum participation, and we are going to be working hard over the next year to attain that goal, so we can secure a brighter future for our communities.”Mayors, county commissioners, legislators and other community leaders from across Alabama held signs proclaiming their county or city “counts.” The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is leading the statewide effort and is partnering with Alabama Possible, a Birmingham-based nonprofit focused on addressing poverty issues.

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