From the MD Census website

"There is an important civic and constitutionally mandated event that will shape our future over the course of the next decade and we need your help. The 2010 Census is coming and we must ensure that every Marylander in every neighborhood, community, village, town, city and county in our State is counted on Census Day: April 1, 2010.

"By answering the Census, services and programs such as job training, education, health care and improvements to our infrastructure will be there for Maryland families and communities for years to come. An accurate Census is extremely important. An undercount of as little as 1.7% or 100,000 of our state’s 5.8 million residents translates to a loss of $1 billion dollars in federal revenue over the next ten years.

"To ensure an accurate count, we are working closely with the U.S. Census Bureau, your local government, community organizations and people like you. The success of the Census: it’s in our hands, Maryland!"