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Decennial Census of Population and Housing Blog Posts
Decennial Census of Population and Housing Blog Posts
Random Samplings Blog
2020 Census Operational Statistics on the Planning Database
The Census Bureau released the 2023 PDB, the first PDB to include operational statistics from the 2020 Census, including metrics on online self-response.
Random Samplings Blog
Testing Our Innovations
Working toward our goal of counting everyone in the census requires a wide variety of interconnected activities.
Director's Blog
Improving Race/Ethnicity Data With Updated Federal Standards
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.
Random Samplings Blog
Updates to OMB’s Race/Ethnicity Standards
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.
Director's Blog
Looking Ahead to 2024 on Our Collective Journey to Excellence
As we navigate the first quarter of the new year, I have been reflecting upon our collective journey to excellence.
Director's Blog
Next Steps on the American Community Survey Disability Questions
The American Community Survey (ACS) is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation.
Random Samplings Blog
2030 Census Planning: What 2024 Brings
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.
Random Samplings Blog
2020 PES Coverage Results in the Vintage 2023 Population Estimates
Census Bureau experts have been examining whether to use PES results to improve the annual population estimates.
Director's Blog
Celebrating Tribal Identity with Data
During November, we have been celebrating National Native American Heritage Month, also referred to as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Heritage Month.
Random Samplings Blog
Understanding Hard-to-Count and Historically Undercounted Populations
In a world driven by data, accurate population counts form the foundation for informed decision-making.
Director's Blog
Research Will Help Enumerate Undercounted People in the 2030 Census
The Census Bureau conducts research to develop better methods to reach and collect data from the historically hard to count.
Random Samplings Blog
Data Quality and the Detailed DHC File A
Today the Census Bureau released new statistics about our nation’s communities, providing population counts and sex-by-age statistics.
Random Samplings Blog
What You Should Know About the Upcoming Detailed DHC File A
The upcoming 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A greatly expands what we know about the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population.
Research Matters Blog
Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse Bias - CPS ASEC
In the annual income report, Income in the United States: 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses.
Random Samplings Blog
Exploring the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Various Age Groups
The 2020 Census showed that while the population under 5 years was the nation’s most racially and ethnically diverse age group, variation existed among states.
Director's Blog
Submit Your Nominations for Our New 2030 Census Advisory Committee
A new Federal Advisory Committee is being established to focus on the 2030 Census.
Random Samplings Blog
How the Census Bureau Is Optimizing Its Research and Testing Strategy for the 2030 Census
Today we’re making the first in a series of major announcements about preparations for the 2030 Census.
Director's Blog
Celebrating World Population Day
We live in a global society. It’s been that way for a while, even as we continue to see ourselves and our lives through the geographic parochial lens of our choosing.
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
Age Heaping in the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC)
While age heaping is an issue in all decennial census and household survey data, the 2020 Census shows patterns of age heaping that are more pronounced.
Director's Blog
Valuable New Datasets on Race and Ethnicity From the U.S. Census Bureau
During my tenure as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, I have met with hundreds of users of Census Bureau data across America.
Random Samplings Blog
Examining the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Adults and Children
The 2020 Census shows the overall U.S. population in 2020 was more racially and ethnically diverse than it was a decade earlier.
Random Samplings Blog
What to Expect: Disclosure Avoidance and the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File
On May 25, the U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the next wave of data from the 2020 Census providing new details about our nation and communities.
Director's Blog
Your 2030 Census Feedback Helps Our Nation. Thank you, and Here’s What’s Next.
Last fall, we eagerly announced that the U.S. Census Bureau actively sought your ideas for a better 2030 Census.
Director's Blog
Sus comentarios para el Censo del 2030 ayudan a nuestra nación.
El pasado otoño anunciamos con mucho entusiasmo que la Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. estaba intentando captar activamente sus ideas para lograr un mejor Censo del 2030.
Director's Blog
A Look Ahead: 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau has endured the throes of 2020, when multiple challenges including a global pandemic threatened the completion of our constitutionally mandated decennial census.
Random Samplings Blog
Redefining Urban Areas following the 2020 Census
“Urban” and “rural” are terms that bring to mind specific kinds of landscapes—densely developed areas in the case of urban, and small towns, farms and open spaces in the case of rural.
Director's Blog
It's not too late to submit your ideas for the 2030 Census!
In case you missed my blog post a few weeks ago, for the first time ever, the Census Bureau is seeking your ideas for the planning and design of the decennial census.
Research Matters Blog
Technology Transformation at the Census Bureau: Building a Modern, Data-Centric Ecosystem
The U.S. Census Bureau has historically helped answer both simple questions like "What’s the population of Utah?” and more complex questions like “How are declining business start-up rates related to living standards?”
Research Matters Blog
How Has the Pandemic Continued to Affect Survey Response? Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse in the 2022 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement
The U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected during February through April 2022.
Director's Blog
We welcome your ideas for a better 2030 Census!
We can overcome challenges when we help each other, when we work together toward a common good.
Random Samplings Blog
Producing Detailed Racial, Ethnic and Tribal Data from the 2020 Census
In this blog, we describe our current plans for developing and releasing these statistics and plans for other statistics in the Detailed DHC.
Random Samplings Blog
2020 Census Data Products: Next Steps for Data Releases
This blog provides an update on the schedule and next steps for the release of the Demographic Profile, the DHC, and the Detailed DHC product.
Random Samplings Blog
Adapting Population Estimates to Address COVID-19 Impacts on Data Availability
By now, it is well known that the COVID-19 pandemic significantly delayed the availability of 2020 Census data.
Random Samplings Blog
Upcoming 2020 Census Coverage Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau released coverage estimates for the 2020 Census.
Random Samplings Blog
The Post-Enumeration Survey: Measuring Coverage Error
Although we undertake extensive efforts to accurately count everyone in the decennial census, sometimes people are missed or duplicated.
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