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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask about the acreage associated with houses and mobile homes, in addition to agricultural sales, to create statistics about agricultural areas and to better understand home value statistics. Federal agencies use the data to plan government programs designed to benefit the farm population and to identify agricultural areas in order to properly distribute funding. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Questions as they appear on the form We ask two questions about acreage and agricultural sales to help federal agencies estimate the (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTIONS farm population. Results from these questions We do not publish data tables based on these topics, but the results are used in formulas to estimate the farm population. Acreage and agricultural sales data help communities: Provide Equitable Housing Assistance We ask about acreage and agricultural sales to help federal agencies fairly distribute funds from assistance programs. Communities may use the information to determine if they are eligible to receive funds based on its farm population and plan outreach strategies to inform eligible residents. The data also help ensure that housing assistance programs are reaching their intended populations. For example, the historical definition of Fair Market Rents, used to allocate housing assistance, has always excluded housing units on more than 10 acres because these housing units might already be benefitting from farm subsidies and have lower- than-market rents. Support Agricultural Programs We ask about which areas of a community are agricultural to help communities ensure eligible institutions receive funding for agricultural education and research. This funding is distributed based on a formula that uses ACS data. Plan Community Development Knowing the size and agricultural nature of areas of each community can help communities: Understand changes in local housing markets. Identify opportunities to improve tax, assistance, and zoning policies. Reduce tax revenue losses from vacant or abandoned properties. History of acreage and agricultural sales questions Acreage and agricultural sales questions originated with the 1960 Census. They were transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census long form. Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No