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Publications and Working Papers
Publication
Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2021
This report summarizes and analyzes estimates from the 2021 1-year and 2017-2021 5-year ACS for computer and internet use.
Publication
Spouses in Opposite-Sex and Same-Sex Married Couples and Their Households: 2022
This brief reports on the characteristics and living arrangements of spouses in a same-sex marriage using 2022 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
Publication
The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2022
This report provides an overview of the foreign-born population residing in the United States, highlighting select demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
Working Paper
Estimates of the Population Experiencing Homelessness and Living in Shelters
This paper provides estimates and explores the demographics of the population experiencing homelessness and living in shelters using the 2018-2022 5-year ACS.
Publication
Commuting in the United States: 2022
More than 15 percent of workers worked from home, and the share of workers who commuted by public transportation remained low by historical standards.
Working Paper
Explainable Artificial Intelligence
Unlock the power of artificial intelligence for fairness in demographic models!
Blogs
Director's Blog
Planned Subjects for the 2020 Census and the ACS
Yesterday, the U.S. Census Bureau hit a major milestone and delivered the planned subjects for the 2020 Census and the ACS to Congress as required by law.
Director's Blog
New American Community Survey Data Released Today
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released a new set of annual data from the American Community Survey.
Director's Blog
The ACS Is the Big Data Source for Information About Your Community
Launched in 2009, this blog gives the director's point of view on everything from Census Bureau news to how we measure America's people, places and economy.
Director's Blog
Evaluating the American Community Survey: The ACS Content Review
Launched in 2009, this blog gives the director's point of view on everything from Census Bureau news to how we measure America's people, places and economy.
Director's Blog
The Release of 2005-2009 Estimates For Small Areas From the ACS
Launched in 2009, this blog gives the director's point of view on everything from Census Bureau news to how we measure America's people, places and economy.
Global Reach Blog
Data-Driven Business Decisions Begin Here
In addition to the decennial census, we conduct the Economic Census, Census of Governments, American Community Survey (ACS) and many other surveys.
Director's Blog
Calling All American Community Survey Data Users
Launched in 2009, this blog gives the director's point of view on everything from Census Bureau news to how we measure America's people, places and economy.
Director's Blog
Opportunity Data Set Powered by U.S. Census Bureau Information
This afternoon, I attended the launch of the Opportunity Project at the White House.
Director's Blog
New American Community Survey Data Released Today
Today, communities across the nation have new American Community Survey (ACS) statistics to help them make informed decisions.
Director's Blog
2016 in Review
As 2016 comes to an end, I want to recognize the hard work and notable achievements that we’ve accomplished at the U.S. Census Bureau this year.
Random Samplings Blog
Trading Spaces: Should I Stay or Should I Go Now
Most people move at some point in their life. The average American changes his or her residence 11.3 times. We are all in motion. The nation does not stand still.
Random Samplings Blog
Where Do All Those Commuters Come From? Census Bureau Releases New Information on County-to-County Commuting Flows
If you’re stuck in traffic on your morning commute wondering where all of those cars in front of you have come from, we may have some answers. Today, the Census Bureau released the latest county-to-county worker flow tables based on American Community Survey data collected from 2009 to 2013, which shows patterns of commuting flows for workers in every U.S. county. These tables include information on home-to-work commuting patterns by mode of transportation for U.S workers.
Random Samplings Blog
Majority of Americans Drive to Work, But Less so for Urban Millennials
If your drive to work feels a little lonely, you may be among the three-quarters of U.S. workers who drive to work alone.
Random Samplings Blog
Taking a Look at Veterans Across America
As we celebrate those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces this Veterans Day, many Americans may want to learn more about the veterans who live in and around their area. Today the Census Bureau released a series of infographics detailing characteristics of veterans within each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Random Samplings Blog
Another Difference Between the Sexes - Health Insurance Coverage
A higher proportion of men than women do not have health insurance. In 2014, the uninsured rate was 12.9 for men and 10.5 for women, a difference of 2.4 percentage points.
Random Samplings Blog
Health Insurance Coverage Measurement in Two Surveys
Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau is releasing two sources for health insurance statistics in the United States: the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey and the American Community Survey.
Random Samplings Blog
How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2014 from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC) will be released Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. One-year statistics from the 2014 American Community Survey (ACS) will be released on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015.
Random Samplings Blog
"Poverty Rates Down in 12 States, Median Income Up in 16 States: New Data from the American Community Survey"
In case you missed it, last week, the Census Bureau released the official poverty rate and median household income estimates for the United States from the Current Population Survey’s Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Random Samplings Blog
10 Ways the American Community Survey Serves Communities
Since 2005, the American Community Survey has provided annual data on more than 40 topics for our nation’s communities. Over the past 10 years, we have seen the many ways local communities, businesses, policymakers and researchers use these statistics to guide decisions that affect the daily lives of the American people.
Random Samplings Blog
Women Now at the Head of the Class, Lead Men in College Attainment
In 1940, under 5 percent of the U.S. population held a bachelor’s degree. Men, at 5.5 percent, were more likely than women at 3.8 percent, to have a college education. Although the 1.7 percentage point gap may appear small, it was big relative to the portion of women with bachelor’s degrees (it would have taken a 45 percent increase among women for them to match men).
Random Samplings Blog
Statisticians: A Goodness of Fit Test
In honor of World Statistics Day, let’s talk about statisticians. While lots of people use statistics in their jobs every day (such as sports writers, stock analysts, weather reporters, biologists, engineers, economists, sociologists, epidemiologists, practicing physicians, nuclear physicists and lots more), only 45,145 or so (standard deviation 2,150) describe themselves as “statisticians” on the American Community Survey.
Random Samplings Blog
Homegrowns and Rolling Stones
Most people in the United States — about 59 percent — live in the state where they were born.
Random Samplings Blog
Working in America: New Tables Detail Demographics of Work Experience
More than seven in 10 people of traditional working age (16 to 64 years old) worked in 2014; for people 65 and over, at least one in five had worked in the past 12 months. In fact, 12.4 percent of people 70 and over continued to work.
Random Samplings Blog
Rurality Matters
Today, about 60 million residents of the United States live in areas designated as rural by the U.S. Census Bureau. So, what exactly does rural look like?
Random Samplings Blog
A Glance at the Age Structure and Labor Force Participation of Rural America
Rural America is older than urban America. The median age of all people living in rural areas is 43 years, compared with 36 years for urban areas.
Random Samplings Blog
Life Off the Highway: A Snapshot of Rural America
We are a nation of communities. The 2011-2015 American Community Survey statistics released today helps tell the story of us all — each city, town and neighborhood.
Random Samplings Blog
About Half of Internationally Adopted Children were Born in Asia
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
Random Samplings Blog
Who Bikes to Work in America?
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
Random Samplings Blog
Where Do People Bike & Walk to Work? College Towns
Experts from the Census Bureau describe the objectives of their work and explain census and survey results. The bureau conducts more than 100 surveys each year.
Random Samplings Blog
Moving - County-to-County
Over the course of a year, how many Americans move to a new county? About 6 percent of the population age 1 and older, according to American Community Survey data gathered from 2007 to 2011.
Random Samplings Blog
Growth of the Foreign-Born Population Since 1970
Many Americans can trace their ancestral roots to the “great wave” of immigration that occurred during the late 1800s and early 1900s… Read More.
Random Samplings Blog
Disclosure Avoidance Protections for the American Community Survey
We've heard from a number of data users lately who have questions about the status of our plans to strengthen confidentiality safeguards for our data products.
Random Samplings Blog
Our Commitment to Quality: A Revised ACS Estimation Methodology
We revised our estimation methodology to improve the 2020 portion of the 2016-2020 ACS 5-year data.
Random Samplings Blog
Period Estimates in the American Community Survey
On March 17, we will release the latest round of ACS estimates — the 2016-2020 5-year estimates, which were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Random Samplings Blog
The Currency of Our Data: A Critical Input Into Federal Funding
We often describe how the data can benefit people when we encourage them to respond to the census or to a U.S. Census Bureau survey.
Random Samplings Blog
Encontrar ‘anomalías’ demuestra que los controles de calidad funcionan
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.
Page Last Revised - November 28, 2022
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