This product provides selected demographic and housing characteristics about the nation and local communities.

• Subjects: Age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household type, relationship to householder, group quarters population, housing occupancy, and housing tenure.
  
• Access: data.census.gov.
• Lowest level of geography: Tracts. 
• Release date: May 25, 2023.
• Data Table Guide: Includes the final list of tables, lowest level of geography by table and table shells.
• Equivalent 2010 Census product: The 2020 Census Demographic Profile is very similar to the 2010 Census Demographic Profile. The content is the same except for a few statistics related to household size that are included in the Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (S-DHC).
  
• More information: View the Demographic Profile webpage.

This product provides detailed demographic and housing characteristics about the nation and local communities. We encourage data users to aggregate small populations and geographies to improve accuracy and diminish implausible results.

• Subjects: Age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household type, family type, relationship to householder, group quarters population, housing occupancy, and housing tenure.
  
• Access: data.census.gov.
• Lowest level of geography: Varies, with many tables available for census blocks.
• Release date: May 25, 2023.
• Data Table Guide: Includes the list of tables, lowest level of geography by table, and table shells.
• Equivalent 2010 Census product: The 2010 Summary File 1 is the closest equivalent to the DHC. For more information about the differences in these data products, visit the DHC webpage.
• More information: View the DHC webpage.

• Subjects: Population counts and sex by age statistics for approximately 1,500 detailed racial and ethnic groups, such as German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian, and Mexican, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation.
• Access: data.census.gov (all tables) and FTP (summary file tables). 
• Geographies: Nation, state, county, places (cities and towns), census tracts, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) areas. Please note, the amount of data available for the detailed racial and ethnic groups and AIAN tribes and villages depends on their population size within a specific geography. This approach allows the Census Bureau to produce as much detail as possible while ensuring strong confidentiality protections.
• Release date: September 21, 2023.
• Detailed Race and Ethnicity Crosswalk 2010 to 2020: Outlines which codes were used to tabulate each group in the 2010 Census and 2020 Census.
• Equivalent 2010 Census product: The Detailed DHC-A (in combination with the forthcoming Detailed DHC-B) is the successor to the 2010 Census Summary File 2 and the 2010 Census American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File.
• More information: View the Detailed DHC-A webpage.

• Subjects: Household type (e.g., family or nonfamily) and tenure (e.g., whether the home is owned or rented) for approximately 1,500 detailed racial and ethnic groups, such as German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian, and Mexican, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation.

• Geographies: Nation, state, county, places (cities and towns), census tracts, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) areas.

• Access: data.census.gov (all tables) and FTP (summary file tables). 

• Release date: August 1, 2024. 

• Detailed Race and Ethnicity Crosswalk 2010 to 2020: Outlines which codes were used to tabulate each group in the 2010 Census and 2020 Census.

• Equivalent 2010 Census product: The Detailed DHC-B (in combination with the Detailed DHC-A) is the successor to the 2010 Census Summary File 2 and the 2010 Census American Indian and Alaska Native Summary File.

• More information: View the Detailed DHC-B webpage.

The 2020 Census Privacy-Protected Microdata File (PPMF) provides the complete set of privacy-protected records used to create the 2020 Census Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171) Summary File, Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC), and Demographic Profile. 

The PPMF consists of separate files for people and housing units. It is the successor to the Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files released in previous decades and is made possible by the new disclosure avoidance methodology used for the 2020 Census.

• Subjects: Age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household type, family type, relationship to householder, group quarters population, housing occupancy (e.g., family or nonfamily) and housing tenure (e.g., whether the home is owned or rented).

• Access: ftp.census.gov

• Geographies: The files will include block geocode identifiers down to the census block geographic level, which allows data users to create custom geographic areas.

• Release date: August 5, 2024.

• More information: View the PPMF webpage.

The Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (S-DHC) provides tables that combine the characteristics of households and the people living in them. These tables supplement the data about households and people released in the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC). Some tables are repeated by race and Hispanic origin groups.

• Subjects: Data that combine characteristics about households and the people living in them, including average household size by age and tenure (e.g., whether the home is owned or rented), average family size, household and family type for people under 18 years old, and total population in households by tenure.

• Geographies: Nation and state, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

• Access: data.census.gov.

• Release date: September 19, 2024.

• Equivalent 2010 Census product: The 2010 Census Summary File 1 (SF1) included the tables provided in the S-DHC.

• More information: View the S-DHC webpage.