Where $1.5 trillion in census-guided federal assistance goes

Decennial census data is used by over 300 federal programs in two broad ways – to determine eligibility and to apportion funding. Here’s where that money went in 2017.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: 4.5% Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: 1.1%Highway Planning and Construction: 2.8%7(a) Loan Guarantees: 1.6% Medicare Part D -- Prescription Drug Coverage: 6.6% Medicare Part A -- Medicare Hospital Insurance: 19.7% Medicare Part B -- Medicare Supplementary Medical Insurance: 20.9% Medical Assistance Program (Medicaid): 24.5% HHSUSDAHUDDOTEDSBAother
Source: “Counting for Dollars 2020: The Role of the Decennial Census in the Geographic Distribution of Federal Funds.”