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The U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of data about the population and economy of the United States. While the Census Bureau is best known for conducting a national headcount once every 10 years, the agency is continually conducting surveys that provide data about a variety of social and economic conditions.

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Testing Our Innovations
April 30, 2024
Working toward our goal of counting everyone in the census requires a wide variety of interconnected activities.
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Updates to OMB’s Race/Ethnicity Standards
April 08, 2024
OMB published the results of its review of SPD 15 and issued updated standards for collecting and reporting race and ethnicity data across federal agencies.
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2030 Census Planning: What 2024 Brings
January 23, 2024
As we embark on a new year filled with possibilities, it’s time to share exciting updates and innovations that will shape the 2030 Census.
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2022 Economic Census – End of Data Collection
November 29, 2023
Serving as the cornerstone of the nation’s economic statistics, the economic census is the most comprehensive measure of our nation’s economic activity.
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New Experimental Products Designed with the AIAN Community in Mind
November 13, 2023
We’re committed to reflecting an accurate portrait of our nation, and our success depends on delivering statistics that address the needs of all our data users.
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Protecting Your Data, Our Systems and the Public
October 31, 2023
At the U.S. Census Bureau, protecting your data and privacy is a top priority.
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Our Commitment to Quality: A Revised ACS Estimation Methodology
March 17, 2022
We revised our estimation methodology to improve the 2020 portion of the 2016-2020 ACS 5-year data.
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Upcoming 2020 Census Coverage Estimates
March 03, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau released coverage estimates for the 2020 Census.
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The Post-Enumeration Survey: Measuring Coverage Error
December 16, 2021
Although we undertake extensive efforts to accurately count everyone in the decennial census, sometimes people are missed or duplicated.
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Understanding the Count Question Resolution Operation
December 15, 2021
Since the 1990 Census, we’ve given tribal, state and local governments the opportunity to request a review of their once-a-decade census counts.
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Using Demographic Benchmarks to Help Evaluate 2020 Census Results
November 09, 2021
One of the primary methods of evaluating the quality of a census is comparing the results to other population benchmarks.
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Pandemic Impact on 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year Data
October 27, 2021
Analytical report detailing the decision to not release the standard 2020 1-year ACS data products.
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2020 Census Program for Evaluations, Experiments, and Assessments
September 08, 2021
This blog describes the series of formal evaluations and assessments that measure different aspects of census operations and specific challenges.
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Programa de Evaluaciones y Experimentos del Censo del 2020
September 08, 2021
Este blog describe la serie de evaluaciones formales que miden diferentes aspectos de las operaciones del censo y los desafíos.
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2020 Census Operational Quality Metrics: Item Nonresponse Rates
August 25, 2021
These metrics show the rate some 2020 Census questions went unanswered.
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Tasas de falta de respuesta por preguntas
August 25, 2021
Estas métricas muestran las tasas de algunas preguntas sin respuesta del Censo del 2020.
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2020 Census Operational Quality Metrics: Sub-State Summaries
August 18, 2021
Sub-state summaries for each state show the local variation and spread in the operational quality metrics.
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Métricas operacionales de calidad: niveles por debajo de los estados
August 18, 2021
Los resúmenes a niveles por debajo de los estados para cada estado muestran la variación local en las métricas operacionales de calidad.
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Censo del 2020: Métricas de calidad, Publicación 2
June 04, 2021
Este blog proporciona datos destacados del segundo grupo de métricas operacionales de calidad del Censo del 2020.
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2020 Census Operational Quality Metrics: Release 2
May 28, 2021
Today we released the second round of 2020 Census operational quality metrics.
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Comparisons to Benchmarks as a Measure of Quality
April 26, 2021
Data quality is multidimensional and so approaching it from multiple angles produces a more insightful and holistic picture of a dataset.
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Examining Operational Quality Metrics
April 26, 2021
The Census Bureau is taking a multifaceted approach to studying the quality of the 2020 Census, so as to produce a more complete and informative picture.
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How We Unduplicated Responses in the 2020 Census
April 22, 2021
Today, we’ll talk through situations where that can happen and how we resolve duplicates in the 2020 Census.
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2020 Census Data Review
April 20, 2021
For the 2020 Census, we are conducting one of the most comprehensive reviews in recent census history.
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Revisión de los datos del Censo del 2020
April 20, 2021
En este blog hablamos sobre cómo estamos realizando una de las revisiones de datos más completas en la historia reciente del censo, para el Censo del 2020.
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Completing the Census When Households or Group Quarters Don't Respond
April 16, 2021
As we continue to process 2020 Census responses, people have asked what happens when we don’t get a response from an address.
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Cómo completamos el censo cuando los hogares no responden
April 16, 2021
Mientras continuamos procesando las respuestas al Censo del 2020, las personas han preguntado qué sucede cuando no obtenemos una respuesta de una dirección.
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Introduction to Quality Indicators: Operational Metrics
March 18, 2021
In the coming weeks, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the first set of results from the 2020 Census. Our goal for every census is to count everyone once, only once, and in the right place.
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Encontrar ‘anomalías’ demuestra que los controles de calidad funcionan
March 09, 2021
El 9 de marzo de 2021, la Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. publicó un blog (en inglés) sobre las “anomalías” que encontramos al procesar los datos del Censo del 2020.
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Ensuring a Robust and Accurate Data Quality Analysis in the 2020 Census
February 23, 2021
Asking outside experts to review our work is standard operating procedure at the U.S. Census Bureau. It underscores our commitment to quality and transparency.
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