News: Census 2010
January 21, 2010
The 2010 United States Census (the Census) provides the Iranian community in the United States the opportunity to stand up and be counted.
Mandated by the United States Constitution, the Census is an official count of everyone residing in the United States that occurs every 10 years and includes people of all ages, races, and ethnic groups regardless of citizenship status. The Census is used as a benchmark for businesses, professional organizations, and government officials in determining how social services are allocated, the influence of a minority community, and funding for critical community programs. According to the 2000 Census, only 338,000 individuals were classified as Iranian Americans while the actual number is believed to be at least two or three times larger.
ICF will join the Iranian American 2010 Census Coalition which includes a multitude of national and regional Iranian American organizations who have come together to ensure wide spread participation by the Iranian American community in the 2010 Census and an accurate count of the population of Iranian Americans.
More information and instructions will be posted on the ICF website and communicated to public in February of 2010.
