Population Estimates Continue to Show the Nation’s Growth Is Slowing

Natural increase drops below 1 million for the first time in decades due to fewer births and more deaths.

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

As the nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 330,222,422 on Jan. 1, 2020.

Estimados de población muestran que el crecimiento del país disminuye.

El aumento natural cae debajo de 1 millón por primera vez en décadas debido a menos nacimientos y más muertes.

National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day: December 21, 2019

The 2010 Census counted 209,325 persons in emergency and transitional shelters. On a single night in 2019, HUD reports 567,715 people experienced homelessness.

American Community Survey 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates Now Available

U.S. Census Bureau releases demographic profile of the 65 and older population.

La Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense: 2014-2018

La Oficina del Censo de los EE. UU. publica perfiles detallados de la población de 65 años o más.

International Data Base 2019 Update

The U.S. Census Bureau released new demographic data for 23 countries in the International Data Base (IDB).

Bill of Rights Day: December 15, 2019

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution focus on individual rights and were ratified on Dec. 15, 1791. Amendment I protects freedom of expression.

U.S. Census Bureau Releases Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates

In 2018, 13.6% of counties had a statistically significant increase in median household income compared with 2007.

Periodo de acceso restringido para nuevas estadísticas de la Encuesta

La Oficina del Censo ofrecerá un período de acceso restringido para revisar nuevas estadísticas de la Encuesta sobre la Comunidad Estadounidense de 2014-2018.

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: December 7, 2019

According to the 2018 American Community Survey, of the 18 million vets in the U.S., 4.2 million were 75 years and older and 485,157 were WWII vets.

National Family Caregivers Month: November 2019

The 2018 American Community Survey counted 535,622 childcare workers; 748,466 personal care aides; and 81,700 personal care and service workers, all other.

Native American Heritage Day: November 29, 2019

According to the 2018 American Community Survey, there are about 5.7 million American Indian and Alaska Natives in the U.S. and 49% reported that race alone.

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2019

The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York.

North Carolina 230th Anniversary (12th state): November 21, 2019

North Carolina joined the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th state and 12th of the 13 British Colonies. Nicknames are Old North State and Tar Heel State.

2019 CPS-ASEC Geographic Mobility Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2019 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility detailed table package and updates to historical tables and historical graphs.

National Child's Day: November 20, 2019

The majority of America’s 73.8M children under 18 live in households with two parents (69%). The second most common are children living with mother only (23%).

U.S. Census Bureau Releases CPS Estimates of Same-Sex Households

For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau released estimates of same-sex couples in its annual America’s Families and Living Arrangements tables package.

Areas to Receive 2020 Census Paper Questionnaires First

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the Mail Contact Strategies Viewer showing how the country will be asked to respond to the 2020 Census.

Geography Awareness Week: November 10-16, 2019

The 2016 County Business Patterns program counted 7,645 surveying and mapping establishments in the U.S. with 47,171 employees and $2.7B annual payroll.