Census Data: Highlights in the St. Louis Area

The 2020 Census counted every person living in the United States and the five U.S. territories. The 2020 Census marked the 24th time that the country has counted its population; the first was in 1790. In addition to the Decennial, conducted every 10 years, the Census Bureau conducts surveys year-round. Currently they are conducting a survey on the impact of the pandemic, called the Pulse Survey.
The census provides critical data that lawmakers, business owners, teachers, and many others use to provide daily services, products, and support for you and your community. Every year, billions of dollars in federal funding go to hospitals, fire departments, schools, roads, and other services based on census data.
This session will take a look at the major demographic changes for the St. Louis region as well as provide an overview of the types of data that grant writers are able to pull from the government website.

Meet the Presenter

Toni Pitchford is a native of Chicago, Illinois. Her experience functioning in various capacities include entrepreneurship, corporate, city and state governmental sectors. She began her career with the Census Bureau in 1996 as an information specialist. She has since served in numerous positions with the Census Bureau, including:

• Decennial Government Partnership Specialist
• Decennial Area Manager
• Special Census Supervisor
• Special Project Manager
• Partnership Coordinator for a three State region during the 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census

She currently serves as Data Dissemination Specialist for Arkansas, Iowa and Missouri.
As the Data Dissemination Specialist, she helps individuals, businesses, organizations, elected officials, and educational entities navigate the Census website to assist with planning, research, and grant writing. Toni is committed to timely dissemination and access of governmental data and succinctly articulates the importance of the data to communities. She assists the youth of tomorrow by helping them navigate through this data with simple and understandable instructions.