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The Fourth of July: 2025

June 27, 2025

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation.
Press Release

Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States, Nearly Half of Counties

June 26, 2025

The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024.
Press Release

Adultos mayores superan a niños en 11 estados y casi mitad de condados

June 26, 2025

El número de adultos mayores supera el de niños en 11 estados y en casi la mitad de los condados de los Estados Unidos.
Press Kit

Vintage 2024 Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin

June 26, 2025

View information on the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin release.
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Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2025

June 24, 2025

July 26, 1990: President George H. W. Bush signed into law the American with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
Press Release

Census Bureau to Embargo New Population Estimates by Demographics

June 10, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a 2-day embargo period for members of the media to view Vintage 2024 Population Estimates.
Press Release

La Oficina del Censo embargará estimaciones de población demográficas

June 10, 2025

La Oficina del Censo de EE. UU. ofrecerá acceso restringido durante dos días a los medios para ver las estimaciones de población de 2024.
Press Release

New Data on Detailed Languages Spoken

June 03, 2025

This release provides data on over 500 individual languages and language groups spoken across the country during the five-year period from 2017 to 2021.
Press Release

Population Growth Reported Across Cities and Towns in All U.S. Regions

May 15, 2025

Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 Subcounty population estimates released today.
Press Release

Crece la población en las ciudades y los pueblos de los EE. UU.

May 15, 2025

Se reportó un crecimiento de la población en las ciudades y los pueblos de todas las regiones de los EE. UU.
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico

May 15, 2025

The 2023 Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico show level of social vulnerability to disasters for the commonwealth, municipios and census tracts.
Press Kit

Vintage 2024 Housing Unit and Subcounty Population Estimates Press Kit

May 08, 2025

View information on the upcoming Vintage 2024 Housing Unit and Subcounty Population Estimates release.
Press Release

Vintage 2024 City and Town Population Estimates to be Embargoed

May 07, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo period for qualified media to view the Vintage 2024 population estimates.
Press Release

El Censo dará acceso restringido a estimaciones de población del 2024

May 07, 2025

El Censo dará acceso restringido a estimaciones de población de ciudad/poblado del 2024 y estimaciones de unidades de vivienda para el país, estados y condados.
Press Release

Birth Cohorts Geographic Mobility Report

May 06, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report that examines geographic mobility in the United States by birth cohorts also known as generations.
Press Release

2024 Presidential Election Voting and Registration Tables Now Available

April 30, 2025

In the 2024 presidential election, 73.6% of the voting-age population was registered to vote and 65.3% voted according to new voting and registration tables.
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases New U.S. Population Estimates by Age and Sex

April 10, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau released a downloadable file containing estimates of the nation’s resident population by sex and single year of age as of July 1, 2024.
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Women’s History Month: March 2025

March 31, 2025

The roots of National Women’s History Month go back to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions.
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

March 19, 2025

A host of statistical information on the Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population groups.
Press Kit

Press Kit: Vintage 2024 Population Estimates for Counties, Metro/Micro

March 13, 2025

Internet tables and detailed downloadable files will show annual population estimates for county population and demographic components of population change.
Press Release

Employment Status and Class of Worker Table Package Now Available

March 13, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Employment Status and Class of Worker tables from the 2023 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
Press Release

Growth in Metro Areas Outpaced Nation

March 13, 2025

Population growth in U.S. metro areas as a whole was faster between 2023 and 2024 than in the previous year and outpaced that of the nation.
Press Release

El crecimiento de las áreas metropolitanas sobrepasa al del país

March 13, 2025

El crecimiento de las áreas metropolitanas sobrepasa al del país
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Irish-American Heritage Month and St. Patrick’s Day: March 2025

March 12, 2025

To commemorate this day which celebrates all things Irish, the Census Bureau presents a variety of statistics on Irish-Americans.
Press Release

Nuevos datos de edad y raza modificados del Censo del 2020

March 06, 2025

La Oficina del Censo publicó hoy datos del Censo del 2020 sobre categorías de raza que concuerdan con los usados en el Programa de Estimaciones de Población.
Press Release

New Modified Age and Race Data From the 2020 Census

March 06, 2025

These tables provide data from the 2020 Census in race categories that align with those used in vital records and administrative data.
Press Release

Census Bureau to Embargo Vintage 2024 Population Estimates

February 25, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo period for qualified media to view the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates.
Press Release

Acceso restringido (embargo) a las estimaciones de población para 2024

February 25, 2025

La Oficina del Censo dará acceso restringido (embargo) a las estimaciones de población de la edición del 2024.
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases 2023 CRE and Natural Hazard Risk Ranking Tables

January 30, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2023 Community Resilience Estimates (CRE), which highlight socially vulnerable areas in the United States.
Stats for Stories

Lunar New Year: January 29, 2025

January 29, 2025

With celebrations also known as Chinese New Year or Spring Festival, many people across the world will welcome the Year of the Snake with reunions and hope.
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases New Veteran Employment Outcomes

January 14, 2025

The Census Bureau released an expanded version of VEO, showing earnings and employment outcomes for veterans of the U.S. armed forces.
Director's Blog

AIAN Groups Will Provide Input on Improving Their Data

January 13, 2025

As the nation’s premier statistical agency, the U.S. Census Bureau produces data that illuminate the diversity of AIAN people and their communities.
Press Release

New ACS Data Products Available for the 119th Congress

January 07, 2025

The Census Bureau today released new social, economic, housing and demographic statistics from the 2023 ACS for the new (119th) Congress.
Stats for Stories

New Year's Day 2025: January 1, 2025

January 01, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 341,145,670 on Jan. 1 – 2,640,171 or 0.78% more than on New Year’s Day 2024.

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