Census Bureau Virtual Tribal Consultation on Race/Ethnicity Coding Improvement Project

The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to host a virtual webinar with federally and state recognized tribes on the Race/Ethnicity Coding Improvement Project. Tribes will be given an opportunity to provide feedback on how detailed race/ethnicity populations and American Indian or Alaska Native tribes and villages will be coded in the American Community Survey (ACS) and 2030 Census. More information on the upcoming consultation is available on the Tribal Consultation webpage. (The consultation is scheduled for Jan. 15.)

Webinar on Methodology Updates for the Vintage 2024 Estimates

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to hold a webinar on methodology updates for the Vintage 2024 estimates. The Population Estimates Program (PEP) develops the official estimates of population and housing units for the Census Bureau. Every year, PEP builds a time series of estimates that starts at the date of the most recent decennial census and extends through the vintage year, which represents the latest year of estimates available. Learn more about the population estimates, particularly how the estimates methodology has been updated for the forthcoming Vintage 2024 estimates series at this webinar. (Scheduled for Dec. 16.) 

2023 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

The U.S. Census Bureau will release new data on small area income and poverty estimates for states, counties and school districts. The new data come from the 2023 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), which provides the only up-to-date, single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,143 counties and 13,138 school districts. (Scheduled for release Dec. 17.)

Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, Components of Change and Voting-Age Population for the Nation, States and Puerto Rico

The U.S. Census Bureau will release July 1, 2024, estimates of the total population and voting-age population for the nation, states and Puerto Rico. (Scheduled for release Dec. 19.)

Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day

The U.S. Census Bureau will release population projections for the United States and the world as of Jan. 1, 2025. (Scheduled for release Dec. 30.)

The Centenarian 2020 Special Report

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the new Centenarians: 2020 special report. The report provides an updated portrait of the centenarian population in the United States based on age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, living arrangements and geographic distribution information from the 2020 Census. The characteristic profile and geographic distribution of centenarians are compared with those of other age groups in the older population to illustrate how centenarians are distinct. (Tentatively scheduled for release in December.)

Household Pulse Survey

The experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS) is an effort by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Phase 4.2 topics include access to transportation and the internet, shortage of critical items, and updated response options for the ages of children and school enrollment. Previously asked questions on babies or infants in the household and unemployment insurance items have been removed. Data collection for phase 4.2 began July 23 with data dissemination, including detailed data tables, an interactive data tool, and public-use files on a monthly basis. Phase 4.2 marks the final phase of the Household Pulse Survey. Beginning in October, HPS will transition to a longitudinal design that will continue to address the need for timely data and ensure long-term sustainability. In Jan. 2025, HPS will be relaunched as the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS), utilizing a panel design comparable to surveys like the Survey of Income and Program Participation. For more information about the new panel survey, visit Evolving the Household Pulse Survey.

2023 Annual Business Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau will release detailed data tables from the 2023 Annual Business Survey (ABS) covering reference year 2022. Data will include estimates on the number of firms, receipts, payroll and employment by detailed North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), sex, detailed ethnicity, detailed race, and veteran status. Tables show data on various owner and business characteristics at the national, state and metropolitan statistical area geographic levels. Select tables will include data by detailed geographies including county, micropolitan statistical areas, metropolitan divisions, and place. Data will also include module characteristics of business statistics, showing financing practices, profitability and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on employer businesses by sex, ethnicity, race and veteran status. Data in these tables replace preliminary data released in Jan. 2024. The ABS is conducted jointly by the Census Bureau and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). (Scheduled for release Dec. 19.)

2022 Economic Census for Puerto Rico

The U.S. Census Bureau will release data for Puerto Rico from the 2022 Economic Census in December. The economic census is the U.S. government’s official five-year measure of businesses in the United States and Island Areas. It is the only source of comprehensive, comparable data for the Island Areas at a geographic level similar to U.S. counties. The economic census is the major source of statistics about the structure and functioning of the economies of each Island Area, serving as part of the framework for the national accounts of the Island Areas. We previously released data for American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in June, and the U.S. Virgin Islands in July. (Scheduled for release Dec. 19.)

Census Business Builder Version 5.8

The U.S. Census Bureau will release version 5.8 of the Census Business Builder (CBB) tool. This update will include the new data for 2022 Economic Census Geographic Area Statistics and Economic Census of Island Areas. Enhancements include data traceability in the app and Business Profile, sorting capability for the Business Comparison tables, annual time series for American Community Survey variables, NAICS codes added to the Top Impacted Industries, enhancements to UI elements, as well as fixes for previously known issues. More information on CBB is available online. (Scheduled for release Jan. 7.)

Veteran Employment Outcomes Update

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release an expanded version of Veteran Employment Outcomes (VEO). The updated experimental data product will include earnings and employment outcomes for veterans from all branches of the Armed Services. These data show important differences across military rank and occupation, regardless of the branch of service. The Census Bureau partnered with the Department of Defense to update and expand VEO. Earnings and employment outcomes of more than 1.3 million enlisted service members will be available. (Scheduled for release Jan. 14.)

2025 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop (Save the Date: April 8-10)

Join us for our 2025 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Workshop, featuring keynote speaker Ellen Zentner, chief economic strategist and global head of Thematic and Macro Investing at Morgan Stanley. We are expanding our topics to include discussions on our newer products. Mark your calendar for an exciting event! Further details and an agenda, when available, will be posted on the LEHD website. Information on previous workshops can also be found at Workshops and Webinars - Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics. If you have any questions about the workshop, please email CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.

Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS)

The BTOS measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. The BTOS experimental data products are representative of all employer businesses in the U.S. economy, excluding farms. The data allow greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely information for key economic measures. Data are released biweekly and are available by sector, state, employment size and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas. Work from home (WFH) became essential during the COVID-19 pandemic and remains a key feature in many workplaces, yet existing measures reveal significant data gaps in understanding its scope, particularly from a business perspective. To address this, we developed 11 WFH questions for the Business Trends and Outlook Survey covering the share and frequency of WFH, challenges, management policies, and business impact. The WFH questions were added to the BTOS Nov. 4.

Monthly Business Formation Statistics

Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely, high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations monthly. The data are available at the state, regional and national levels and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS will be released Nov. 14 and will include October 2024 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov).

Census Bureau Announces New National Advisory Committee Members — Dec. 6

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the appointment of five new members to its National Advisory Committee (NAC). The NAC considers topics such as hard-to-reach populations, race and ethnicity, language, aging populations, American Indian and Alaska Native tribal considerations, new immigrant populations, populations affected by natural disasters, highly mobile and migrant populations, complex households, rural populations, and population segments with limited access to technology. The committee also advises on data privacy and confidentiality, among other issues.

Designing Redistricting Data for 2030: The View from the States — Dec. 10

The Census Bureau released the report “Designing Public Law (P.L.) 94-171 Redistricting Data for the Year 2030 Census: The View from the States.” This report reflects the final stage of the 2020 Census Redistricting Data Program and a first step in planning the program for the 2030 Census. The redistricting data program is a unique collaboration between the Census Bureau and state officials responsible for their respective state’s legislative redistricting. As in previous decades, the Census Bureau worked with the states to conduct a thorough review of the 2020 program. The intent of the review and resulting report is to provide guidance to the Secretary of Commerce and the Census Bureau director in planning the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program.

Demographic and Housing Characteristics Data Available for 119th Congress — Dec. 5

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 Census 119th Congressional District Summary File, reflecting the 119th congressional districts and 2024 state legislative districts in effect for the November 2024 elections. When states report changes in their district boundaries, the Census Bureau regenerates tables previously released as part of the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File using the new boundaries. The updated file reflects boundary changes reported by five states: Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, New York and North Carolina. The tables for other states remain the same as those published in the 2020 Census 118th Congressional District Summary File.

Census Bureau to Host Webinar on 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — Dec. 5

The U.S. Census Bureau held a webinar Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. ET in advance of the Dec. 12 public release of the 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. The webinar showed participants how to access the new data and online resources. Attendees also learned about changes related to this release and tips for comparing data over time. Spanish

2023 Geographic Mobility — Dec. 10

The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release new geographic mobility and migration estimates for the nation and regions in 2023. The release also includes updates to historical tables and graphs. These new statistics come from the 2023 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement. 

Detailed Occupation by Education, Sex, Age, Race and Earnings — Dec. 3

The U.S. Census Bureau released a table package on detailed occupation using data from the 2022 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. A total of six tables will provide data for occupation by educational attainment, sex, age, race and earnings. 

Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenues: 3rd Quarter 2024 — Dec. 12

The U.S. Census Bureau released a summary of quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at the national level as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces two income and sales tax data tables and one table for tax collections by state. More information about this release is available in the 2024 Quarterly Summary of State and Local Tax Revenue tables at census.gov.

Cannabis Excise Sales Tax Collections: 3rd Quarter 2024 — Dec. 12

The U.S. Census Bureau released experimental data and an updated data visualization featuring quarterly tax collections at the state level for cannabis sales. Data for cannabis sales taxes were reported in the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue and were first released for the second quarter of 2023. The data visualization provides cannabis revenue as a percentage of the states’ total tax revenue where available and percent change from the prior quarter. More information about these data can be found online.

2022 Nonemployer Statistics — Dec. 12

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2022 Nonemployer Statistics (NES), a data product released annually that provides subnational economic data for businesses that have no paid employees, are subject to federal income tax, and have receipts of $1,000 or more ($1 or more for the Construction sector). The data consist of the number of nonemployer establishments and receipts by the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Statistics are available for 18 industry sectors at varying levels of industry detail at the national, state, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, combined statistical areas, and county geography levels.

2022 Economic Census – Geographic Area Statistics Update — Dec. 5

The U. S. Census Bureau released the Geographic Area Statistics data as part of the 2022 Economic Census. For the first time, the Geographic Area Statistics is a single release – every sector and geography are available on the same day providing data users with a more complete view of economic activity across the country. Data will supersede the First Look Statistics released in January. The Geographic Areas Statistics data will provide detailed industry statistics by geographic area, including states, counties, and metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, for employer businesses in the United States. Data includes Number of Firms, Number of Establishments, Sales, Annual Payroll, First Quarter Payroll, and Number of Employees.

Census Research Exploration and Analysis Tool (CREAT) — Dec. 3

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to launch the Census Research Exploration and Analysis Tool (CREAT), a new experimental data tool that uses natural language processing and artificial intelligence to analyze, categorize and sort the economic research contained in the Center for Economic Studies (CES) working paper series. CREAT allows users to explore links between authors, organizations/datasets, and keywords. The application also allows searching for text phrases and filtering by year. Instead of using author-defined topics, CREAT uses natural language processing techniques to extract and standardize common linkages across CES working papers. This automated extraction also identifies common entities mentioned in the text of the research, such as named datasets, universities and institutions.

National Black (or African American) History Month: February 2025 — Dec. 11

To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, the U.S. Census Bureau presents a collection of demographic and economic statistics about the Black community.

The 2024 Winter Holiday Season — Oct. 29

The holiday season is a time to celebrate, reflect and give thanks. The U.S. Census Bureau presents facts and figures along with wishes for a healthy, happy holiday season.

America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new and inviting way. We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency preparedness and the population. New stories include:

• The Most Wonderful Time of the Year for Many Businesses (Dec. 12)
• Who Manages the Nation’s Airports? (Dec. 10)
• Population Trends Across the Globe (Nov. 26)

Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the Census Bureau’s newsworthy statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences.

• Small Business Saturday: November 30, 2024

Is AI Use Increasing Among Small Businesses? — Dec. 3

Written by: Emin Dinlersoz and Nathan Goldschlag  — Recent research shows that advanced technology adoption and use are concentrated in large firms (Zolas et al., 2020; Dinlersoz and Wolf, 2023; Acemoglu et al., 2022; McElheran et al., 2024; and Bonney et al., 2024). This pattern also applies to artificial intelligence (AI). Evidence from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Business Survey for the years 2017 and 2018 indicates that AI use in producing goods and services rises with firm size (Zolas et al., 2020 and Acemoglu et al., 2022). However, this pattern may be changing in the wake of recent advances in generative AI, which may have a disproportionate impact on small firms’ adoption and use of AI.

Emergency Management/Disaster Resources 

When major disasters strike, visit our Emergency Management webpage for demographic and economic data on impacted areas. Each disaster will include data from our key emergency management tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management; Community Resilience Estimates; Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Edition; and other useful resources.

Learn What Surveys Are Being Conducted in Your Community

Discover which of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 130-plus annual surveys are being conducted in your community. In a variety of surveys and censuses, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. Learn more about surveys currently being conducted in each Census Bureau region:

• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Denver
• Los Angeles
• New York
• Philadelphia
• All Surveys

Below are a few of the U.S. Census Bureau’s interactive applications used to access statistics from our 130-plus annual surveys. A complete list can be accessed on the Census Bureau’s Data Tools and Apps webpage.


2015 Census Tract Identifier

This application was developed to allow individuals and businesses to determine their census tracts according to census tract boundaries as of 2015.

Census Research Exploration and Analysis Tool (CREAT)

An experimental data tool to analyze, categorize and sort the economic research contained in the Center for Economic Studies (CES) working paper series.

Household Pulse Data Tool

An interactive application for exploring data from the Household Pulse Survey.

Census Bureau Training Opportunities

Webinars are available on a regular basis to help the public access and use Census Bureau statistics. These free sessions, which are 60 to 90 minutes each, show users how to navigate Census Bureau databases and mapping tools and find demographic and economic statistics at the local or national level. Descriptions of upcoming sessions are available on our Census Academy webpage. Login details are provided at least one week before a webinar.

• Exploring State Profiles on USAspending.gov (Thursday, Dec. 12, 10-11:30 a.m. ET)
• Methodology Updates for the Vintage 2024 Estimates (Monday, Dec. 16, 1:30-2:30 p.m. ET)
• MDAT 2.0: Explore the Refreshed Census Bureau Microdata Access Tool (Thursday, Dec. 19, 2-3 p.m. ET)

Archived Training Resources — Visit the Census Bureau’s Educational Resource Library for previously recorded, free training available at your convenience. The library includes presentations, recorded webinars, tutorials and other helpful materials.