A report says that, per capita, Nebraska in fiscal 2008 got more federal money tied to census data than most other states.

The report released by the Washington-based Brookings Institution says Nebraska received $3.1 billion, or $1,734 per person, during the fiscal year that ended in September 2008. Per capita, that was the 14th most among states.

The Brookings Institution tallied how much money states got from more than 200 federal programs that use census data to determine distributions.

The 2010 Census is under way, and Brookings says it released the data to encourage people to fill out census forms.

According to the report, the District of Columbia got the most money per capita in 2008, $4,656, and Nevada got the least, $742.