Census Bureau to Embargo New Local Population & Housing Unit Estimates

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day media embargo period for subscribers to view the 2018 population estimates for local governmental units.

Período de Acceso Restringido para los Nuevos Estimados de Población

La Oficina del Censo ofrecerá un período de acceso restringido de dos días para que suscriptores vean los nuevos estimados de población del 2018.

Europe Day: May 9, 2019

Millions in the U.S. report ancestry from Europe: German 43.1, Irish 31.4, English 23.1, Italian 16.7, Polish 9, French 7.7, Scottish 5.4, Dutch 3.9, and so on.

Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2019

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

National Teacher Appreciation Week & Day: May 6-10 & 7, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey counted about 4.8M teachers in the U.S. including preschool to postsecondary, special ed and other teachers and instructors.

National Bike Month: May 2019

In 2017, the Census Bureau estimated that about 837,000 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from about 865,000 in 2012 and up from 665,000 in 2007.

Older Americans Month: May 2019

According to the 2016 Population Estimates, there are 50,858,679 people age 65 years and over in the U.S. out of a total population of 325,719,178 or 15.61%.

National Arbor Day: April 26, 2019

The 2016 County Business Patterns program counted 8,739 forestry and logging establishments, with 55,726 paid employees and $2.5B in annual payroll.

Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 22-26 & 24, 2019

The 2017 American Community Survey found 2,189,662 secretaries and administrative assistants and 439,950 office and administrative support workers.

Earth Day: April 22, 2019

The 2016 County Business Patterns found 1,341 establishments in hydro-solar-wind-geothermal-biomass-other electric power generation with 13,392 paid employees.

Counties in South and West Lead Nation in Population Growth

Counties with the largest numeric growth are all located in the south and the west, with counties in Texas taking four out of the top 10 spots.

Los condados de más rápido crecimiento están en el sur y el oeste.

Los condados con el mayor crecimiento numérico están en el sur y el oeste, y los condados de Texas ocupan cuatro de los 10 primeros lugares.

Período de acceso restringido para los nuevos estimados de población

A los miembros de la prensa se les otorgará un período de acceso restringido de dos días para los estimados de población de 2018.

New County and Metro/Micro Area Population Estimates to Be Embargoed

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a two-day embargo for members of the media to view the 2018 Population Estimates for micro/metro areas and counties.

Over One-Third of Counties had an Uninsured Rate Below 10 Percent

In 2017, for the population under age 65, over one-third (38.4 percent) of all U.S. counties (3,141) had an estimated uninsured rate below 10 percent.

NCAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Final Four: April 5-8, 2019

To observe March Madness in 2019, we offer stats about the home towns of the Final Four men’s and women’s teams, plus the two host cities.

Equal Pay Day: April 2, 2019

The Current Population Survey reports the female-to-male earnings ratio: 0.805 in 2017, 0.778 in ‘07, 0.742 in ‘97, 0.652 in ‘87, 0.589 in ‘77 and 0.578 in ‘67.

Major League Baseball Opening Day 2019: March 28, 2019

The 2017 Population Estimates of the 25 Metro Areas with MLB teams found the largest is New York with 20,320,876 and the smallest is Milwaukee with 1,576,236.

National Single Parent Day: March 21, 2019

According to the Current Population Survey, from 1968 to 2018, the percentage of children living with one parent (mother or father only) rose from 11.8 to 26.6.

Women’s Earnings by Occupation From the 2017 American Community Survey

In honor of Women’s History Month, the U.S. Census Bureau released today a graphic showing median earnings by detailed occupation from the 2017 ACS.