2020 Census Detailed Race & Ethnicity Data: Social Media Toolkit
Use our social media toolkit to share the latest 2020 Census data!
💻 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A
New 2020 Census population counts and sex-by-age statistics for 300 detailed race and ethnic groups, as well as 1,187 detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages were released on September 21 from the Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A.
Previously, the Census Bureau released 2020 Census data on the Hispanic or Latino population and major race groups such as White, Black or African American, Asian, etc.
This release provides information on detailed groups within those major categories such as German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian and Mexican — and on AIAN tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation. It includes information about more than 200 detailed race and ethnic groups not tabulated from previous censuses.
Find resources below to spread the word about this rich data now available thanks to participation in the 2020 Census.
🔎 Data Highlights
America Counts: Eight Hispanic Groups Each Had a Million or More Population in 2020
📣 Social Media Toolkit
Start with our content and resources below. Feel free to get creative and make them your own!
How to Use This Toolkit
- Choose the social media channel you plan to post on.
- Click the download link to save the asset to your device. Right click to save on your computer. Tap and hold to save on a touch screen mobile device.
- Highlight and select the text you want to use for your social media post and copy the text to your clipboard.
- Go to the social media channel you plan to post on, paste the copied text, and add the downloaded graphic or animation to your post.
- If posting on Instagram, make sure to add the relevant link to your bio so your followers can learn more.
- Remember to tag @uscensusbureau in your posts, use the hashtag #2020Census, and link to Census.gov.
- Like, share, and retweet the embedded Tweets below.
Sample Post: News Release
Sample Copy: Explore #2020Census data for nearly 1,500 detailed race and ethnicity groups like German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian and Mexican — and on AIAN tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/2020-census-detailed-dhc-file-a.html
Sample Post: Data Visualization
Sample Copy: 📊 Use our new #DataViz to explore the size and rankings of detailed #race and #ethnicity groups for the nation, your state, and your county using newly released #2020Census data: https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/detailed-race-ethnicities-2020-census.html
#DataVisualization #map
Publicación de muestra: Comunicado de prensa – Español
Copia de muestra: La Oficina del Censo publicó conteos de población y estadísticas por sexo y edad, correspondientes al Censo del 2020, de 300 grupos raciales y étnicos detallados, así como de 1,187 tribus y aldeas detallados. https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/2020-census-detailed-dhc-file-a/2020-census-detailed-dhc-file-a-spanish.html
Sample Post: America Counts
Sample Copy: More than 350 million detailed responses to the race and ethnicity questions were collected in the #2020Census — six times more than in the 2010 Census.
Learn about the new population counts now available on #AmericaCounts. https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/09/2020-census-dhc-a-race-overview.html
#CensusData
Excited to release new #2020Census data for disaggregated race and ethnic groups and AIAN tribes and villages! DHC-A includes data for more detailed groups than ever before, allowing a better understanding of our increasing diversity of our communities. https://t.co/Ody4f04EjW https://t.co/jXqTKNTmnU
— Robert L. Santos (@censusdirector) September 21, 2023
Need help accessing the newly released data from the #2020Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A?
— U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) September 25, 2023
Learn how to explore, compare, and export the data in our new video tutorials: https://t.co/5m8sljJdSL pic.twitter.com/tUNyjEL24E
📋 Resources
- News Release: Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Data for Nearly 1,500 Detailed Race and Ethnicity Groups, Tribes and Villages
- Comunicado de prensa – Español: La Oficina del Censo publica datos del Censo del 2020 correspondientes a cerca de 1,500 grupos raciales y étnicos, tribus y aldeas detallados
- Stories on America Counts
- Press Kit: 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A
- Data Tables: Detailed DHC-A
- Data Visualization: Detailed Races and Ethnicities in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2020 Census
- Blog: Data Quality for Detailed Race and Ethnicity Groups and American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Villages in the 2020 Census
- Blog: What You Should Know About the Upcoming Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A
- Blog: Improvements to the 2020 Census Race and Hispanic Origin Question Designs, Data Processing, and Coding Procedures
- Blog: Exploring the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Various Age Groups
- Working Paper: Understanding Counts of Afro-Latino Responses in the 2020 Census
- Data Gem: How to Find Population Counts for Detailed Race and Hispanic Origin Groups
- Post Release Webinar: Finding 2020 Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A Data on data.census.gov
- Video Tutorial: Accessing 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A Data on data.census.gov
- More Video Tutorials: 2020 Census Data
- Infographic: Differences Among Demographic Data Releases
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