• land use,
  
• housing,
  
• transportation,
• economic and workforce development,
• education,
• public safety,
• emergency preparedness, and
• health care.

Top 20 uses of Census Data

1. Drawing federal, state, and local legislative districts.
2. Attracting new businesses to state and local areas.
3. Forecasting future transportation needs for all segments of the population.
4. Planning for hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and the location of other health services.
5. Directing funds for services for people in poverty.
6. Development of rural and urban areas.
7. Designing public safety strategies.
8. Planning future government services.
9. Planning investments and evaluating financial risk.
10. Estimating the number of people displaced by natural disasters.
11. Designing facilities for people with disabilities, the elderly, or children.
12. Publishing economic and statistical reports about the United States and its people.
13. Distributing medical research.
14. Drawing school district boundaries.
15. Planning health and educational services for people with disabilities.
16. Establishing fair market rents and enforcing fair lending practices.
17. Locating factory sites and distribution centers.
18. Developing adult education programs.
19. Researching historical subject areas.
20. Determining areas eligible for housing assistance and rehabilitation loans.