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For Immediate Release: Thursday, August 10, 2017
2017 Solar Eclipse: Census Bureau Statistics
Press Release Number: CB17-TPS.63
August 10, 2017 — On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will experience an eclipse of the sun. The solar eclipse path of totality will stretch from Salem, Ore., to Charleston, S.C. In recognition of the eclipse, the U.S. Census Bureau has compiled links to various social, economic and demographic statistics related to the event. For more information on the eclipse, visit NASA’s eclipse website.
Census Bureau Statistics
- Population estimates for selected eclipse viewing cities.
- Detailed occupations: View the number of full-time, year-round civilian employed astronomers and physicists, aerospace engineers, and atmospheric and space scientists in the United States.
- Travel related statistics.
- Census Business Builder business/demographic profiles and interactive maps for selected eclipse-viewing cities:
Madras City, Ore.
Idaho Falls City, Idaho
Casper, Wyo.
Lincoln, Neb.
Jefferson City, Mo.
Carbondale, Ill.
Paducah, Ky.
Nashville, Tenn.
Clayton, Ga.
Columbia, S.C.
Related Links
- NASA’s eclipse website.
- Ready, Set, Eclipse: Probability of clouds for the United States on Aug. 21 based on climate data.
- National Weather Service forecasts.
Contact
Virginia Hyer
Public Information Office
301-763-3030
pio@census.gov
Page Last Revised - October 8, 2021
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