<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishLCS inatumia takwimu za sensa kuamua ufadhili katika nchi nzima, na kulingana na sensa, idadi ya watu maskini katika jimbo hilo ilipungua kutoka takriban milioni 1.2 mnamo 1990 hadi takriban 968,000.  <response>: LSC uses census data to determine funding across the nation, and according to the census, the states poverty population fell from an estimated 1.2 million in 1990 to an estimated 968,000 in 2000. 