Formula Programs: Adjusted Census Data Would Redistribute Small Percentage of Funds to States

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the use of the Bureau of the Census' 1990 census Post Enumeration Survey, focusing on the: (1) uses of population-related data in federal grant programs; and (2) potential implications of the proposed use of 1990 census-adjusted population data by the federal government in direct allocations to states and local governments.