They over budgeted the Census. I don't trust it either due to Obamification.
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Census Year Total Population Census Cost Average Cost Per Person
1790 3,929,214 $44,377 1.13 cents
1800 5,308,483 $66,109 1.24 cents
1810 7,239,881 $178,445 2.46 cents
1820 9,633,822 $208,526 2.16 cents
1830 12,866,020 $378,545 2.94 cents
1840 17,069,458 $833,371 4.88 cents
1850 23,191,876 $1,423,351 6.14 cents
1860 31,443,321 $1,969,377 6.26 cents
1870 38,558,371 $3,421,198 8.87 cents
1880 50,155,783 $5,790,678 11.54 cents
1890 62,979,766 $11,547,127 18.33 cents
1900 76,303,387 $11,854,000 15.54 cents
1910 91,972,266 $15,968,000 17.07 cents
1920 105,710,620 $25,117,000 23.76 cents
1930 122,775,046 $40,156,000 32.71 cents
1940 131,669,275 $67,527,000 51.29 cents
1950 151,325,798 $91,462,000 60.44 cents
1960 179,323,175 $127,934,000 71.34 cents
1970 203,302,031 $247,653,000 $1.22
1980 226,542,199 $1,078,488,000 $4.76
1990 248,718,301 $2,492,830,000 $10.02
2000 281,421,906 $4.5 Billion $15.99
2010* 308,983,000 $14.5 Billion $46.93 |
