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Press Release
More Than 76 Million Students Enrolled in U.S. Schools
New data on the makeup of student bodies from kindergartens to universities, show that classrooms are more racially and ethnically diverse.
Director's Blog
The 2020 Census and American Indian and Alaska Native Areas
As we gear up for the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau recognizes the unique challenges associated with conducting the census as accurately as possible in American Indian and Alaska Native areas.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: November 2018
To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the Census Bureau has compiled a list of statistics about this race group.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Veterans Day 2018: Nov. 11
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary marking the end of World War I.
Press Release
New U.S. Census Bureau Research Maps the Roots of Social Mobility
New research and a mapping interface that looks at children’s outcomes in adulthood.
Research Matters Blog
The Opportunity Atlas
How do children’s chances of climbing the income ladder vary across neighborhoods in America? Where is opportunity lacking and what can we do to improve opportunity in such areas?
Press Release
"Ingresos, Pobreza y Cobertura de Seguro M�dico: 2017"
La mediana real de ingreso de los hogares aumentó 1.8 por ciento entre 2016 y 2017, mientras que la tasa oficial de pobreza disminuyó 0.4 puntos porcentuales.
Press Release
Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2017
Real median household income increased by 1.8 percent between 2016 and 2017, while the official poverty rate decreased 0.4 percentage points.
Random Samplings Blog
How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty
Income, poverty and health insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, known as CPS ASEC are released every year in September.
Press Release
Data for Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin and Foreign-Born
The foreign-born table package highlights characteristics of the foreign-born population.
Press Release
Number of Women-Owned Employer Firms Increases
Women-owned employer firms in the United States increased by approximately 2.8 percent in 2016 to 1,118,863 from 1,088,466 in 2015.
Press Release
Condados Con Descensos En la Edad Mediana Est�n En El Medio Oeste
El 51.4% de los 531 condados que se estaban volviendo más jóvenes entre abril de 2010 y julio de 2017 se encontraban en el medio oeste.
Press Release
Midwest Home to Most of the Counties With Decreases in Median Age
Approximately half (51.4 percent) of the nation’s 531 counties that were getting younger between April 2010 and July 2017 were in the Midwest.
Press Release
Acceso restringido: nuevas estimaciones detalladas de poblaci�n
Habrá un embargo de dos días para que los miembros de los medios vean las estimaciones de población detalladas para 2017.
Press Release
Census Bureau to Embargo Detailed Population Estimates
There will be a two-day embargo for members of the media to view the 2017 detailed population estimates.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
"Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2018"
July 26, 1990: President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2018
A host of statistical information on the Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population groups.
Press Release
Older People Projected to Outnumber Children
The year 2030 marks an important demographic turning point in U.S. history according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population Projections.
Press Release
Proyecciones de poblaci�n de 2017
El año 2030 marcará hitos demográficos importantes para los Estados Unidos de acuerdo con las Proyecciones de población nacional de 2017.
Facts for Features & Special Editions
National African-American (Black) History Month: Feb. 2018
To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, historian Carter G. Woodson established Black History Week.
Press Release
Census Bureau Statement on 2020 Census Race and Ethnicity Questions
The 2020 Census race and ethnicity questions will follow a two-question format for capturing race and ethnicity for the 2018 Census Test and the 2020 Census.
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