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data.census.gov Updates
In January, we fixed two Microdata Access defects:
- MDAT - ACS 1-Year and 5-Year Estimates - variables not displaying when filtering by topic (all years prior to 2018).
- Showing the duplicate column value if having two different geographic levels in same table.
In February, we released the following updates to the site:
- New styling for exported tables. The output now includes the Census Bureau logo and universe statement. To make it easier to print the table from Excel, the table data and notes have been separated into two different worksheets.
- Enhanced search in the “pages” section of data.census.gov. You will now see improved relevancy and descriptions of search results.
- 30 defect resolutions, including a fix where links to saved searches show the first table result automatically without requiring you to click on the table. Fixes also help you more accurately specify desired geographies using the geography filters and single search bar.
In April, we released the following updates to the site:
- New mapping functionality allows you to search within the data variable drop-down menu as an alternative to scrolling through a long list of complex variable labels.
- Maps of economic data – For the first time, data.census.gov now supports the ability to map data from economic surveys and programs. This is made possible by the addition of new drop-down menus at the top of the maps that allow you to fully specify the desired data value. These new drop-down menus are for non-key dimensions such as NAICS or tax status code.
- Ability to generate links to filtered views of economic tables when applying custom filters to selected columns in the table display. Previously, users could only link to filtered views of these tables by adding non-key dimensions manually in the URL. Learn more about how non-key dimensions appear in the URL in the FAQ: How do I save my results or search?
- Removed misleading data year labels at the top of Business Dynamics Statistics tables. This update helps clarify that these tables are from a timeseries dataset that provides data for all available years in one table view.
- 126 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- View data for your selected “in-combination” race groups
- Deselect geographies by clicking on them in the selection map
- Export tables to Excel that reflect the customizations you made in the table display
- Download tables in the correct file format in Firefox
- Download the correct decennial census table in instances where different datasets share the same table ID
- Navigate to “Search,” “Close,” and “Clear Geographies” buttons even after selecting a large number of geographies
- See notifications in the Microdata Access when geography vintages have changed over time and may not be comparable between data years
- Switch seamlessly between tables and maps in a single click without encountering a non-responsive navigation bug
- Encounter fewer issues when using the browser’s back button within data.census.gov (please use the navigation options within data.census.gov for best performance)
- Experience a more accessible site as we continue work towards compliance with Section 508 standards
In May, we released the following updates to the site:
- New functionality allows banners to appear at the top of the page when we need to alert you about key updates or major notifications.
- Improved details after running searches in the “Pages” tab of data.census.gov. You will now see the URL for each search result to provide more information that will help you determine if you want to click on that search result.
- Improved details for download size. The site now displays the approximate compressed file size before you download your desired tables.
- Enhancements to the Geography Profiles including:
- New featured estimates at the top of the page
- Improved labeling for percentages, dollar values, and data sources
- Complete loading of the profile from the beginning, allowing you to scroll through it and view results more quickly
- Updated links to widgets for each chart and map
- 30 defect resolutions including fixes that allow you to:
- View filters on the appropriate screens without them being covered up by an oversized search bar
- Remove filters by clicking the “X” next to them
- Use special characters when searching within geography panels
- Transpose tables correctly
- Run decennial census API queries that have more than a few variables
- Experience a more accessible site as we continue work towards compliance with Section 508 standards
In June, we released the following updates to the site:
- New redesign of the “Surveys” filter panel to make it easier to select a survey or program. You will now find the pre-existing detailed survey options organized within new survey categories. These high-level categories are easy to recognize and navigate through when selecting a survey, and no longer require you to scroll through a long list containing all 170 options in one view.
NOTE: With this redesign of the “Surveys” filter panel, links to some surveys have changed. This means that data.census.gov links created before 6/10/21 will no longer provide table or map results for the following surveys if those links included a dataset parameter, the part of the URL that begins with &d=
o Economic surveys and programs – All datasets
o American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Supplemental Estimates
o Decennial Census of Island Areas – All Island Areas datasets
Please update any previously saved links to the new URL naming convention for these surveys.
- 32 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- Maintain your table selection after adding a geography in the “Customize Table” view
- View data for your selected geographies when loading links to saved tables
- Access all available data tables when searching for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) using the single search bar
- Browse the full list of table results by clicking the “Load More” button without experiencing intermittent non-responsiveness
- View results that better match your search terms
In July, we released the following updates to the site:
- Improved header, including new links to Advanced Search, Microdata, Help, FAQ, and Feedback. These links make it easier for you to navigate the site and access educational resources at the click of a button. The header is also optimized for mobile view and now contains links that allow you to drill into tables, maps, or webpages directly from the landing page.
- A new option allows you to try to load tables were previously too large to display on screen. Specifically, this includes any table that has more than 1,000 columns, 2.5 million cells, or tables that have an uncompressed download file size of at least 4mb, such as B01003 for all counties.
With this release you will notice new messaging, including a link that gives you the option to try to open these large tables at the risk of experiencing long load times or browser instability.
- Thinner lines are now used for many types of geographies when you select them and create a thematic map. This update makes it easier to visualize data and see differences in values between geographies after you have created a map.
For example, consider the map below which shows median household income for certain metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas in the Western United States. As you can see in the map, the selected metropolitan areas on the left are distinguished by thin gray lines rather than by the thick green lines that are provided by default. This helps you more easily see the differences in median household income between each metropolitan area.
- Ability to access the microdata application programming interface (API) through the API Discovery Tool, and a new Microdata API User Guide to help you learn how to use it.
- 31 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- Search numerical values within geography panels for ZIP Codes/ZCTAs or census tracts
- Download the vintage of data you are currently viewing without having to de-select all other available years of the table
- Make selections in the list of table results that properly carry over to download menus
- View boundaries that were previously missing for certain geographic areas in the maps, such as metropolitan statistical areas
- Search within the data variable drop-down menu when creating a map
- Find more table IDs in the typeahead search results
In August, we released the following updates to the site:
- New banner to clarify that the first 2020 Census data release on data.census.gov will be available by the end of September. Some data are now available through the FTP site.
- New option allows you to view the primary base map in color, and see additional features for parks, hospitals, colleges, airports, and military installations.
To check out this new feature in the Selection Map, click the “Basemap” button at the top of the map and choose “Street Map.”
- Expanded Geography Profiles. You will now see about twice as much content in the Geography Profiles, along with categories/subcategories that match the layout in the Topics filter to provide a consistent experience across the site. Behind the scenes, we also integrated the data source of these profiles to align with other search results, which will support faster updates as new data are released.
The screenshot below shows additional data highlights featured at the top of each Geography Profile. You will also see 23 new sections so you can explore more data in one view.
- Improved placement of controls in Geography Profiles. Click the new “View Options” drop-down menu to see all the available action items for a visualization. This includes a new option that allows you to view the table data that powers each map.
- New Industry Profiles that allow you to explore key data, visualizations, and maps for any 2–6-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. These profiles are available at the state or national level.
To access an Industry Profile, run a search for a single NAICS code and up to one geography (nation or state), and then click the blue box on the “All” results page that says “Explore Data.”
- 34 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- Select individual blocks that were previously missing in the geography filters
- Experience a more accessible site as we work towards compliance with Section 508 standards
In mid-September, we released the following updates to the site:
- Formal recognition of table IDs in the single search bar. You will now get a visual indication that table IDs are recognized as search criteria when you search for them in the single search bar.
- Links for upcoming 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Experimental Estimates when you search “American Community Survey” or “ACS” in the single search bar.
- Technical improvements that allow us to provide more frequent banner updates at the top of your screen when we need to alert you to critical notifications.
- 31 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- Search in geography filter panels to find geographic components such as urban/rural
- Run searches in the single search bar that include both the table ID and full table title
- See featured statistics for total population on the “All” results page
- View table title and source information at the top of your screen in the “Customize Table” view in situations when it was previously missing
In early-September, we released the following updates to the site:
- 40 new check boxes that allow you to select collections of geographies in a single click, such as “All Census tracts in the United States” or “All American Indian Areas/Alaska Native Areas/Hawaiian Home Lands in a State.”
To access many of these new check boxes, you will need to click the “Within Other Geographies” drop-down menu at the top of the appropriate geography panel. As an example, the screenshot below shows the steps to select all American Indian Areas within Arizona. It shows how after selecting your primary geography (American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land), you would click the “Within Other Geographies” drop-down menu and choose “State” to proceed with the correct pathway.
The table below shows the list the 40 specific collections of geographies that are new with this release. To see a complete list of all available options to select collections of geographies (including the options that existed before September), please see Appendix 2.
Please note: We are still working through some inconsistencies with these new check boxes, especially for options involving vintage-based geographies, to make sure that they return the correct set of tables with data as you use them. We will post updates here as fixes are released.
- 12 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- View correct data for land area and water area in the Geography Profiles
- Experience a more responsive process to download data tables
In October, we released the following updates to the site:
- Tune up of the map legend. You will now see the data variable and total number of geographies indicated at the top of the map legend.
- Technical improvements to load an unlimited number of maps on the Profile pages. These updates allow you to bypass previous browser limitations to load a maximum of 16 maps.
- New banner at the top of the screen to let you know that data.census.gov is an official and secure website of the United States government.
- Simplified labels for detailed population groups. To improve readability, you will now see only one code for each detailed population group in the filter panel. The codes you see will match the codes used for these population groups in the application programming interface (API).
- 13 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- View data from Table S0201 -- Selected Population Profile in the United States for all available data years
- Maintain your filter selection for the United States when accessing tables from the 2020 Census
In November, we released the following updates to the site:
- Improved layout for tables from the Population Estimates Program. With this update, you will now see tables automatically displayed with the recommended pivot. This new feature allows certain data values to become column headers instead of repeated rows within the table.
For Population Estimates Program tables, the default display now provides one row for each of your geographies, and it will contain the geography name and population estimates over time.
- Technical work to help support the upcoming release of 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) tables on data.census.gov.
- Back-end enhancements to support future efforts to streamline the process to select geographies with variants, such as metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas, urban areas, and congressional districts.
- 9 defect resolutions, including fixes that allow you to:
- Accurately select “All blocks in a place” in a single click
- View correct results when using typeahead search suggestions for table IDs
In December, we released functionality and tables that allow you to:
- Access data for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) occupation codes, such as “0120 – Financial Managers.” Simply type the four-digit EEO occupation code in the single search bar (example: 0120) or select it in the filter panel:
Example: Codes → EEO Occupation Codes → 0120 – Financial Managers
This functionality supports the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) tables we released in early December. We will continue to add more 2018 ACS 5-Year EEO tables in the future. Learn more in the FAQ: How can I access Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulation data on data.census.gov?
In early December, we released several updates based on data user feedback to make the site more intuitive, easier to navigate, and more adaptable to your needs.
- Learn more about each of these updates below:
- Navigation Improvements
- Filtering Enhancements
- Result List Upgrades
- Mapping Refinements
Navigation Improvements
- We now provide toolbar options by default in all table and map views. This makes it easier to see the available customization options and requires fewer clicks for you to use them.
- New panels for filters and results. This update allows you to easily access all filters and results on the same screen, with the flexibility to collapse the panels you do not need.
Click the “Filters” button, “Results” button, or the chevrons to open/close these panels.
Filtering Enhancements
- The site will show you only one section of the filter panel at a time to simplify the details you see. Breadcrumbs show the previous clicks you made to get to where you are in the filter panel.
- Click a check box to make a final selection. Click a folder to choose from more detailed options
- Click the back arrow, breadcrumbs, or primary filter categories to navigate backwards
- You will no longer see filters that are incompatible with your current selections. This makes it easier to see and select options that are relevant.
- Types of filters
o Color-coding and icons are used to show the type of search criteria, such as whether it is a topic, geography, or year
o A lock icon means the search criteria is powered by the text you entered in the single search bar and cannot be individually removed at the click of a button
o An “x” means the search criteria is based on a filter check box you selected. You can click the “x” to individually remove the search criteria
Geography Filtering Enhancements
- New “Most Common Geographies” at the top of the list, with All Other Geographies in an alphabetized list below
- Simplified process to select geographies that contain variants, such as metropolitan/micropolitan areas, urban areas, congressional districts, and state legislative districts.
For example, the screenshot below shows only one label for the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Metro Area. The previous version of the site showed separate labels for each of the 6 variants of the Baltimore metro area, requiring you to click on the label that was compatible with data you were seeking. This is now streamlined into one label that will provide data for all available variants, even if the geography name has changed over time.
This feature is made possible by technical updates that implement a common geography ID, that uses “XX” in place of the variant code (e.g. M1, M2, M3, M4, etc.) For example, the common ID for the Baltimore Metro area is 310XX00US12580. Common IDs appear in data.census.gov URLs. Data downloads will continue to show the actual geography ID of the variant for the applicable data year, such as 310M600US12580.
- Continued access to geographies by summary level and geographic components
Result Page Upgrades
- Total number of tables, maps, and webpages are now listed individually
- Improved option to “View All Tables” that allows you to see the list of tables across your full screen, making it easier to scan a long list of results
- New options to page through results and view up to 25 or 50 table results at a time
Mapping Refinements
- New Dimensions, Geos, Vintage, Product, Colors, and Classes buttons at the top of the map. These allow you to access the pre-existing options to customize your map all in one place.
- New option to adjust the transparency of the colors in your thematic map
- New options to turn off the base map if you do not need to see streets or other reference features on the map.
Other Improvements
- Look and feel enhancements throughout the site
- Improved access to tables when using a mobile device. You can now use the controls at the top of the table that were previously only available in desktop mode.
- Fixes to 38 defects, including fixes that allow you to:
- Select individual ZIP Codes for ZIP Business Patterns tables
- View large economic tables that meet the display requirements
- Get data when using the geography selection for “All Economic Places in the U.S.”
Limitation |
Description |
Data |
This release does not include all Census Bureau datasets or data products. See our data table for a listing of data offered in data.census.gov. We will be providing support for additional data with future releases. Note: SF1 does not contain all previously released geographies. |
Browser |
Google Chrome is the recommended browser for the site. See the full list of supported browsers. |
Filters |
The topics and other options available within the filters continue to be updated during the releases. Users may notice some inconsistencies as we complete these updates. |
Order |
Geographies may not appear in alphabetical order, and estimates in the data downloads may not appear in the expected order. We are working to address this. |
Collections of Geographies |
1) We are continuing to add more options that allow you to select collections of geographies in a single click in the geography filters (Example: All census tracts in the United States). Please tell us what collections you would like us to add by emailing census.data@census.gov. 2) When the Summary Levels tab is turned on in the Geography filters, options to select collections of geographies in a single click may not appear at the top of the list. These options are sorted alphabetically and are intermingled with the individual selections. For example, the filter for “All Counties within the United States and Puerto Rico” is alphabetically sorted so that it appears between the words Alaska and American Samoa. |
Performance |
Some users are experiencing site freezing and inconsistent mapping results. Please copy the URL from the address bar and email census.data@census.gov so we can help troubleshoot if you run into any of these issues. |
The current print functionality works for small tables with a single geography. We are working to expand the print functionality in future releases so that it will print the entire table without cutting off the rows or columns. |
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Navigation |
Users may experience inconsistencies when trying to use the back or forward buttons provided in the browser. Because of this, we recommend navigating between the different pages on data.census.gov using the tabs and clickable links we provide in the upper left (example: “All,” “Tables,” “Maps,” “Pages.”) For full navigation details and screenshots, please check out the FAQ: How do I navigate between the different pages? |
Geography Names |
Geography names may appear differently than in the previous releases because multiple deliveries of geography names were used in the past. We are working with our Geography Division to make sure geo names appear correctly on the site. |
Maps |
A current defect is causing intermittent issues where the map sometimes zooms to the middle of Kansas rather than your selected geography. As we work to resolve this issue, the workaround is to manually scroll and zoom to your selected geography. |
Download/ZIP in Firefox Browser |
You must allow pop-ups for data.census.gov in order to successfully see and open downloaded ZIP files when using Firefox. If you are having trouble completing the download (ZIP) process in Firefox: Please look for a message in your browser that says Firefox prevented a pop-up window from opening and click the “Options” button. Then allow pop-ups for data.census.gov. |
Unified Search: The single search bar allows you to type or speak phrases and supports searches by:
- Topic
- Geography (nation, state, county, place, county subdivision, congressional district, school district, ZIP Code, ZIP Code Tabulation Area, American Indian area, Alaska Native area, Hawaiian home land)
- Table name
- Table ID (single or multiple table IDs)
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) occupation code
- Detailed population groups by race, ethnicity, ancestry, and county of birth
Other features of single search include:
- Entity extraction: Allows you to search multiple filters at once (example: a search for ‘poverty Maryland Virginia’ sets filters for ‘poverty,’ ‘Maryland,’ and ‘Virginia.’)
- Typeahead search suggestions: As you type into the single search bar, a box will appear with search suggestions that update in real time
- Spelling corrections, related search suggestions, and relevancy rules are applied to the free form text you enter in the search bar
- Search by Address: Allows you to type an address into a pop-up window to get a list of clickable geography filters the address falls within. This feature is accessible by clicking the geography pin icon in the single search bar on the landing page. The address search is powered by and limited to addresses recognized by the Census Geocoder. The search results provide a list of geography filters the address falls within, including the state, combined statistical area, county subdivision, urban area, place, county, state legislative district (upper and lower chambers), block, census tract, congressional district, and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA).
Filters
Filters: Use filters as guided approach to browse all available options and precisely select them without having to come up with your own words for a search. Filters allow you to access all available search options, including more detailed options that are not supported through the single search bar.
Browse filters to find check boxes that allow you to select your desired:
- Code (industry, commodity, material/fuel, product and service, or occupation codes)
- Geography
- Survey
- Topic
- Year
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), North American Product Classification System (NAPCS), and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Occupation Codes are included in the code filters. The site supports options to select collections of codes in bulk.
The topics filters allow you to select detailed race, ethnicity, ancestry, and country of birth population groups. These filters include check boxes that allow you to select collections of population groups in a single click (example: “All available tribes” or “All available ancestries”).
“Search for a Filter” Search Box: The search box directly at the top of the filter panel allows you to select pre-defined search options to quickly choose your topic, geography, year, survey, or code without clicking through the filter panel. You must input an exact text match in order to find a filter and you must click the check box for the desired filter in order to select it.
Search within Filter Panels: Each filter panel has a search bar at the top of the panel that allows you to search the list of results for that single filter panel without having to scroll through the list. You must input an exact text match in order to find a result.
“Search Geography”: The search bar at the top of the main geography filter panel is a global geography filter search box. When you use this search, the site will provide a list of all types of geography filters that match your text.
Summary Levels: The geography filters provide comprehensive access to nearly 250 geographic summary levels, listed in Appendix 1.
Dual Pathways to Select Your Geography: The filters offer two methods to select your geography
- Geographic Entities: By default, the site provides nine boxes with the most popular types of geographic areas, followed a collapsed list of all other geographic levels. This pathway helps you easily get to the most popular geographies by hiding some of the more complex geographies from the default views. You can still access these complex geographies if you need them by clicking the plus sign to expand “Within other geographies” or by clicking the “Show Geographic Components” tab.
- Summary Levels: The site allows you to click the “Show Summary Levels” tab to see a list of all geographic areas sorted by their 3-digit summary level codes.
Simplified Process to Select Geographies with Variants: Many geography lists are simplified to only show one label for each geography. When you select the label, it will provide data over time for all available vintages of that geography, even if the geography name has changed slightly over time. This provides shorter lists to scroll through and does not require you to know the history of label changes to get to the data you need.
These simplified lists are applied to all geographies with variants, including metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas, congressional districts, state legislative districts, and urban areas.
Collections of Geographies: The site allows you to select collections of geographies in bulk by clicking a single check box. See Appendix 2 for a list of available collections.
Single Search Bar Displayed on All Pages: The single search bar appears at the top of all pages on data.census.gov, allowing you to refine your search without having to return to the landing page. When you edit the text in the single search bar, any filters you already selected by clicking a check box are automatically remembered so you won’t lose them in your search.
Filters Accessible on All Pages: The site provides a panel dedicated to selecting filters and viewing your selections. This panel is accessible across all pages on data.census.gov so you can review and refine your search criteria at any time without having to leave your current view or navigate between different parts of the site. The landing page also features a link to the “Advanced Search” that will take you directly to the filter options if you would like to begin your search by selecting filters.
Flexible Screen Layout: Most pages on data.census.gov provide flexibility to determine the layout through expandable and collapsible side panels:
- Expand the Filters panel when you want to view or edit your search criteria
- Expand the Results panel when you want to browse table results or select a new table
- Collapse the Filters/Results panels when you want to see more of the table or map across your screen
Navigation Options for “All,” “Tables,” “Maps” and “Pages”: The site features four tabs at the top that allow you to navigate between different types of search results: All, Tables, Maps, or Pages.
Clear a Search: Clicking the U.S. Census Bureau logo in the upper left allows you to clear all selections and navigates you back to the landing page so you can start a fresh search.
Edit a Search: The filter panel and single search bar show the search criteria that power your search.
- Filters with a lock icon tell you the search criteria is powered by the text you entered in the single search bar. You can remove these filters by editing the text in the single search bar.
- Filters with an “x” tell you the search criteria is based on a filter check box you selected. You can click the “x” to individually remove the filter.
All View of Search Results Content: After running a search, the All Results page will show you the top tables, maps, and web pages in one view. This is powered by consolidated curated results, meaning you may see prescribed search results and single estimates for selected topics based on geography and year.
Browse Long Lists of Results: The site provides the first 10 results by default, and includes functionality to page through the remaining results from your search. You may increase the number of results provided on each page to 25 or 50, allowing you to browse a long list of results in fewer clicks.
Option to Browse List of Table Results Across Full Screen: The site often shows a table or map as you are browsing through the list of results. If you would prefer to browse a long list of table titles across your full screen before viewing a table, click the “View All Tables” button on the All Results page.
Table View: All table views have features that allow you to:
- Download and export the table in Excel, CSV, and ZIP file formats
- Print the table
- Share the table via social media, email, or by copying the link to your clipboard
- Cite the table using MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, BibTex, and RIS formats
- Add or remove geographies, years, codes, or population groups using filters
- Hide or show columns
- View API data and metadata queries for the table you are viewing
- Access, search, and print data notes and links to technical documentation
- Resize columns by moving the edge of the cell right/left in the column header
- Rearrange columns by dragging them
- Restore the table layout at the click of a button
Table Features Specific to Some Surveys/Programs: Some tables have more features that allow you to:
- Turn off the margin of error with a click of a button. By default, the margin of error will be displayed for relevant tables.
- Freeze columns in place so they remain in view as you scroll horizontally
- Sort a column in ascending or descending order by clicking the column header
- View definitions for column headers and data values in selected surveys by hovering over them
- Transpose the rows and columns in a table with the click of a button
- Pivot tables so you can customize the layout of flat data tables (available for tables from economic surveys/programs and the Population Estimates Program)
- Create a custom filter to keep only the data rows in the table that meet your specified criteria
- Access links to bulk data downloads (e.g. file transfer protocol sites)
- View pre-filtered versions of large tables (e.g. County Business Patterns) to more easily explore the most popular information the table provides
- View iterated tables by race, Hispanic origin, ancestry, and country of birth
The site offers the following ways to output the table:
Feature: |
Advantages: |
Limitations: |
Print: Click the Print button at the top of the table or use keyboard shortcuts: - Control + P (Windows) - Command + P (Mac) |
· Provides table and data notes with U.S. Census Bureau logo |
· Only small tables print successfully. We are working to expand this functionality. |
Copy/Paste: Select table cells, right click the table and choose “Copy” or “Copy with Headers” |
· Great to view the data · Your customizations to the table display carry over into the copied file |
· Maximum of 22,000 cells can be copied · Table notes and source information are not included |
Export: |
· Great to view the data · Provides the full table · Your customizations to the table display carry over into the copied file |
· Table must be visible on screen in order to export it |
Download (ZIP): Click the ZIP button at the top of the table and follow the prompts |
· Great option if you want to work with the data (e.g. sort, manipulate, or map) · You can download multiple tables at once |
· None of the customizations you made to the table display will be reflected in your downloaded file |
Large Table Download: Tables with more than 1,000 columns, 2.5 million cells, or tables that have an uncompressed download size of at least 4mb are considered large tables. These tables may be too large to display on screen. When you access a large table, the site will prompt you to download the table, which is the recommended action. It will also provide a link that gives you the option to try to load the large table on screen anyway, at the risk of experiencing long load times or browser instability.
Save Your Results: Copy the full URL from your address bar to save the table or map view. When you visit the URL later, it will take you back to the table view, as well as the list of other results based on your search criteria.
Save Your Search: Copy the URL from your address bar. Delete the parts of the URL related to your view. This will make sure the search runs fresh each time the URL loads and does not save any particular table or map view.
Learn about the different components of the URL and more functionality in the FAQ: How Do I Save My Results or Search.
Base Map: Choose from three settings for the primary base map that you see at all times as you use the selection and thematic maps:
- Basic: Provides streets, street names, and railroads based on your zoom level
- Detailed: Provides all the features of the basic map, as well as color-coded features for airports, hospitals, parks, and military installations
- None: View a map with none of the above features
Selection Map: In addition to the single search and geography filters, the map offers two additional ways to select your geographies:
- Click and select individual geographies
- Use rectangle, circle, and lasso selection tools to select a group of geographies in bulk
These selections carry over as you navigate between the maps and tables across the site. Over 100 geographic summary levels are supported. See the list of supported Map Layers for details on the available summary levels by year.
Thematic Map: Allows you to map an estimate from a data table across a single geographic layer. All thematic map views have features that allow you to:
- Choose the geographic layer, product type, data variable, and non-key dimensions
- Choose between numbers and percentages, when percentages are shown in the corresponding table display
- Search within the data variable drop down menu without having to scroll through the entire list
- Zoom in and out. Geography labels, boundaries, and other map features automatically populate based on the zoom level.
- Clear your selected geographies
- Adjust the color palette and transparency
- Increase or decrease the number of data classes in your legend
- Change the legend’s classification type (Natural Breaks, Quantile, Equal Interval, or Manual Breaks)
- Show boundaries and labels for multiple types of geographies at the same time
- Click on the map to identify the geographic areas a point falls within
- View a histogram that shows the range and frequency of data values on your map
- View the mean, standard deviation, skew, and kurtosis for the data values on your map
- Generate a table view of your selected variable and geography labels
- Download map boundaries in GeoJSON format
- Print the map from a PDF
- Share the map via social media, email, or by copying the link to your clipboard
- Move or collapse the map legend
You can access a profile that includes statistics and visualizations across topics, surveys, and programs for your geography in a single view. The profiles are fully accessible for these types of geographic areas: nation, states, counties, places, county subdivisions, congressional districts, school districts, ZIP codes/ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), American Indian areas, Alaska Native areas, and Hawaiian home lands.
You may also manually edit the GEOID in the geography portion of the URL to navigate to a partial profile for any geographic type not specifically mentioned above. For these partial profiles, you will see featured statistics for the geography. Special bar charts and thematic maps are not currently available for these areas in the partial profile views.
Share/Embed Visualizations: The profiles feature enhanced options that allow you to access a link to share a visualization or embed it in your own html website. A variety of share buttons allow you to share the links via email, social media, or by copying the link to your clipboard.
Industry Profiles
Industry Profiles allow you to explore key data, visualizations, and maps for any 2–6-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. These profiles are available at the state or national level.
To access and Industry Profile, simply run a search for a single NAICS code and up to one geography (nation or state), and then click the blue box on the All results page that says “Explore Data.”
Apps
Pop Story App: Accessible at data.census.gov/app/population_pyramids
The Pop Story App showcases the use of population pyramids to tell data stories and features an interactive widget at the end. This widget allows you to browse population pyramids for the nation, states, counties, cities/towns, ZIP code tabulation areas, congressional districts, school districts, American Indian areas, Alaska Native areas, and Hawaiian Homelands. You can also share population pyramids by email or social media.
Other Features
Modern Design Refresh: In Summer 2022, the site was updated to a new look and feel with modern design elements.
Navigation/Filtering Updates: In Winter 2021, significant improvements to navigation and filtering were applied to improve the user experience.
Refreshed Look and Feel: In Spring 2019, a major refresh was applied to the look and feel to improve the user experience and navigation throughout the site. Since then, we continue to make periodic tweaks based on user feedback, such as a refreshed landing page and better table display that requires less scrolling.
Use the Site on Mobile Devices: Responsive design allows you to experience the site in a way that has been optimized for your smartphone or tablet, in either portrait or landscape orientation
Architecture Enhancements: Includes ongoing research activities to identify mapping and table solutions to enable future features.
Accessibility Features: Accessibility control panel you can open by clicking the person icon in the lower left corner of the site. This panel allows you customize a variety of display settings including content scaling, dark mode, light contrast, dark contrast, low brightness, low saturation, high saturation, monochrome, hue shift, large cursor, and invert color. It also provides access to useful links and an option to reset back to the default settings.
The microdata access tool on data.census.gov/mdat allows you to create custom tables using public use microdata from the American Community Survey and Current Population Survey. The tool allows you to:
- Select variables and restrict the values you include in your analysis
- Recode variables to create custom groupings
- Select geographies from various summary levels depending on the survey (region, division, state, county, and public use microdata area)
- Format a custom table by dragging variables to the rows and columns
- Restrict your table universe
- Download or use API queries to output the table view or raw data
Limitations
Please be aware of the following limitations of Microdata Access:
- The site does not currently have the functionality to:
- Calculate medians, percentages, or margins of error
- Show data over time in a single table view
- Calculate an average over time for monthly CPS datasets
- Produce tables that are larger than 400 columns by 2000 rows
- Apply inflation-adjustment variables like ADJINC to dollar values in ACS datasets
- Place of work PUMAs (POWPUMAs), migration PUMAs (MIGPUMAs), and dual-vintage PUMAs are extremely difficult to use in Microdata Access because they are not available as selectable geographies. ACS datasets with dual-vintage PUMAs include the 2022, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012 ACS 5-Year PUMS.
- A current defect prevents you from downloading raw microdata when 5 or more geographies are selected in some datasets. As we work to resolve this issue, you can access these data using the API queries in the download screen.
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions to learn about using data.census.gov, the Census API, and the Microdata Access. Find out what data, features, and functionality is available.
Take Action
As we continue to develop new functionalities like search by address and advanced printing and download options, please let us know what features are important to you.
Please send your questions or comments on data.census.gov, Census API, or Microdata Access to census.data@census.gov
Page Last Revised - May 22, 2024
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