The U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2023. These products are listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year.

2020 Census

Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Apportionment Brief

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the 2020 Census Apportionment Brief, which covers 2020 Census population results used to determine each state’s share of congressional seats for the next decade until the 2030 Census. This report provides written context of trends in congressional apportionment, makeup of the apportionment population, distribution of seats among the states and the method used for calculation. (Scheduled for release March 15.)

American Community Survey

New ACS Data Products Available for the 2022 State Legislative Districts

The U.S. Census Bureau will release new social, economic, housing and demographic statistics for the 2022 state legislative districts. The four data profiles will be available for all 6,832 state legislative districts (1,958 upper chamber and 4,874 lower chamber) for the 50 U.S. states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. They will be available on the Census Bureau's FTP site and a web-based lookup tool on the ACS website. These data products will be produced from the 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. More information about the ACS is available on the ACS website. (Scheduled for release March 16.)

Demographic

County and Puerto Rico Municipio Population Estimates: July 1, 2022

Internet tables and detailed downloadable files will show annual population estimates and rankings for counties and Puerto Rico municipios and components of change for counties since the 2020 Census. (Scheduled for embargo starting March 28; for public release on March 30.)

Estimates of U.S. Population by Age and Sex

A downloadable file containing July 1, 2022, estimates of the resident U.S. population by single year of age and sex will be released on the Population and Housing Unit Estimates webpage at <www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html>. In the coming months, the U.S. Census Bureau will release additional population estimates for cities and towns, as well as national, state and county population estimates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. (Scheduled for release April 13.)

New 2021 Journey to Work Report

The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new report, Home-Based Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic, that describes trends in working from home during 2019 and 2021. The report uses data from the 2019 and 2021 American Community Survey one-year estimates to describe sociodemographic, occupational and geographic patterns associated with working from home during the year before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the first full year after the pandemic’s onset. (Scheduled for release in April.)

Household Pulse Survey

The experimental Household Pulse Survey is an effort by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the social and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and other emergent issues are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning. Data collection for phase 3.8 will begin March 1, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public use data files, on a monthly basis. (Scheduled for release March 22, April 19 and May 17.)

School Pulse Panel

The Census Bureau has begun collecting data from schools for the new School Pulse Panel (SPP) as part of efforts to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and staff in U.S. public schools. The SPP is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and collects data on instructional mode offered, learning loss mitigation strategies, staffing levels, safe and healthy school mitigation strategies, use of technology and more. To learn more, visit the School Pulse Panel webpage.

Economic

Quarterly Services Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau is adding 40 seasonally adjusted series to the Quarterly Services Report. Beginning with the fourth quarter 2022 release, seasonally adjusted expenses will be available for selected industries within: Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; and Other Services (except public administration). The data will be published on Table 1b of the press release and can also be accessed from the time series database at www.census.gov/econ/currentdata (Scheduled for release March 14.)

First-look 2022 Annual Business Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new infographic from the Annual Business Survey (ABS) detailing employees’ working from home status before, during and after the first year of the coronavirus pandemic by race. Data are shown for the percentage of employer businesses in 2019, 2020, and 2021. Also being released are preliminary data from the 2022 ABS. Data will show the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on employer businesses by sex, ethnicity, race, and veteran status. The ABS is conducted jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation. (Tentatively scheduled for release March 14.)

Benefits of Using Census Data to Recruit Students into Liberal Arts Programs

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute will present the “Benefits of Using Census Data to Recruit Students into Liberal Arts Programs.” Findings show humanities and social science degree completions declining over the past 10 years. This webinar shows college liberal arts programs how to use new U.S. Census Bureau salary and industry data to help students understand the return on investment they can expect from a liberal arts education. (Scheduled for March 15.)

2021 Annual Capital Expenditures for Robotic Equipment

The Census Bureau will release new Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) estimates. ACES estimates by kind of business add detail to national-level estimates of investment in machinery and equipment. Capital expenditures for both industrial and service robotic equipment were collected for the first time in the 2018 ACES. Beginning with the 2020 ACES, the estimates reflect data requested for North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industries in which the robotic investment was made. (Scheduled for release March 22.)

2023 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Virtual Workshop

Join us for our 2023 Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership Virtual Workshop with keynote speaker Jesse Rothstein, professor of public policy and economics, Carmel P. Friesen Chair in public policy, faculty director, California Policy Lab, University of California Berkeley. This year’s theme, “LED: Big Data Illuminating Local Outcome,” highlights the work of our state Labor Market Information (LMI) partners and other data users through plenary sessions. The event is free and open to the public but registration is encouraged. Details will be posted on our event’s page. Information on previous workshops can be found at https://lehd.ces.census.gov/learning/. (Scheduled March 28–30.)

New Total Business Ownership by Demographics Webpage

The U.S. Census Bureau will launch a new webpage that brings together several sources of business owner demographic data into one convenient location for data users. The Total Business Ownership by Demographics page provides a comprehensive hub for data on selected economic and demographic characteristics for businesses and business owners by sex, ethnicity, race and veteran status. Webpages that previously hosted data from the Survey of Business Owners, Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs, Annual Business Survey and Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics will be redirected for 90 days once the Total Business Ownership Demographics site is up. (Tentatively scheduled for release in April.)

Business Trends and Outlook Survey

The U.S. Census Bureau launched a new survey to measure business conditions on an ongoing basis. The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) is the successor to the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), a high-frequency survey that measured the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events like hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses.

BTOS experimental data products are representative of all single-location employer businesses in the U.S. economy, excluding farms. The data allows greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely data for key economic measures. The first data were released October 13, 2022 and will continue to be released biweekly and available by sector, state and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas.

Monthly Business Formation Statistics

Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely and high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations on a monthly basis. The data are available at the state, regional and national level and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS release is March 10 and will include February 2023 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov).

Stats for Stories

Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting U.S. Census Bureau statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences.

Equal Pay Day: March 14, 2023
St. Patrick’s Day: March 17, 2023
National Poultry Day: March 19, 2023
National Agriculture Day & Week: March 21 & March 21-27, 2023
World Water Day: March 22, 2023
National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day: March 29, 2023
National Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, 2023
National Doctors Day: March 30, 2023
MLB Opening Day: March 30, 2023
NCAA 2021 Women’s and Men’s Basketball Final Fours: March 31 - April 3, 2023
Community Colleges Month: April 2023
National Beer Day: April 7, 2023
National Siblings Day: April 10, 2023
National Pet Day: April 11, 2023
National Volunteer Week: April 16-22, 2023
Tax Day: April 18, 2023
National Kindergarten Day: April 21, 2023
Earth Day: April 22, 2023
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: April 22, 2023
World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023
Administrative Professionals Week and Day: April 23-29 & April 26, 2023
National Library Week: April 23-29, 2023
National Telephone Day: April 25, 2023
Maryland 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): April 28, 2023
National Arbor Day: April 28, 2023

Recently Released

(Released since February 24, 2023)

Census Scientific Advisory Committee 2023 Spring Virtual Meeting

The U.S. Census Bureau hosted the Census Scientific Advisory Committee virtual meeting March 9-10, 2023. Experts and representatives of various organizations from across the nation attended the virtual meeting to discuss census programs, operations and innovative processes.

2023 Goldschmidt Data Immersion Workshop

February 28 — The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) selected 23 business journalists for the 2023 SABEW Goldschmidt Data Immersion Workshop. This year’s virtual workshop was held February 28, in Washington, D.C. The goal is to help participants understand how the government uses data. Journalists had the opportunity to explore data and talk with experts at the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Demographic

ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard

February 28 — The U.S. Census Bureau and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) unveiled the first release of their joint interactive dashboard that allows users to compare U.S. state, county and census tract-level maps displaying broadband availability and adoption statistics to maps of select social and economic indicators.

Economic

2022 Economic Census Deadline to Respond Is One Week Away

March 8 — The deadline to respond to the 2022 Economic Census is fast approaching. Businesses that are asked to participate in the economic census have until March 15 to respond before the nonresponse follow-up begins. The response period began January 31 with the mailout of invitations to respond.

Supplemental County Business Patterns Tabulation on Ocean Economy

March 3 — The U.S. Census Bureau released County Business Patterns estimates of the Ocean Economy in the five U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). Estimates are provided for 2019 and 2020 data years, by nonstandard state- and county-equivalent geographies, comprised of selected coastal ZIP codes across each territory, and by selected ocean economy industry groupings as defined by the Office for Coastal Management at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for use in their Economics: National Ocean Watch (ENOW) data products. For more information on the County Business Patterns (CBP) program visit <www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html>.

Facts for Features

Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May 2023

March 3 — This month-long observance of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders started more than 25 years ago. We celebrate their growing contributions to our nation with a host of demographic and economic statistical information about the Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander populations.

Women’s History Month: March 2023

February 14 — 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 poor working conditions. The first Women’s Day celebration in the United States was in 1909, also in New York City, but Congress did not establish National Women’s History Week until 1981 to be commemorated annually the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month.

Irish American Heritage Month (March) and St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)

January 30 — You may not find a pot of gold at the end of this edition of Facts for Features but you will find it useful and informative. It is filled with statistical information from the Census Bureau’s demographic and economic subject areas on the nation’s Irish American population and other facets of this celebration of all things Irish.

America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new and inviting way. We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency preparedness and the population. New stories include:

More Education Does Not Erase Racial Disparities in Health Coverage (March 8)
Coastal and Large Counties More Distressed Than Other U.S. Areas (March 7)
Low-Income Renters Spent Larger Share of Income on Rent in 2021 (March 2)
Mapping Impacts of Federal Broadband Investments on Local Communities (February 28)

Stats for Stories

Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the Census Bureau’s newsworthy statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences

Blogs

Your 2030 Census Feedback Helps Our Nation. Thank you, and Here’s What’s Next.

Written by: Robert L. Santos, Director

March 9 — Last fall, we eagerly announced that the U.S. Census Bureau actively sought your ideas for a better 2030 Census. This outreach represented an important part of our overall commitment to engaging with stakeholders, tribes, partners and communities. We hope outreach efforts like this help illustrate that we are living our values, which in this case include scientific integrity, inclusivity and transparency. This represented but one way that the voices of diverse constituencies and communities across our nation can be heard. Spanish

2022 Economic Census is Underway — Have You Responded?

Written by: Robert L. Santos, Director

March 7 — The March 15, deadline to respond to the 2022 Economic Census is fast approaching! Have you responded yet? Let me tell you why it’s important to do so. The economic census is, by far, the most comprehensive measure of our U.S. economy. Every five years we gather data about America’s businesses, its workforce and trillions of dollars in sales by products and services.

Remembering Barbara Bryant

Written by: Robert L. Santos, Director

March 3 — I am sad to share the news of the passing of Barbara Everitt Bryant, former director of the U.S. Census Bureau and the first woman to hold that office, at age 96. Dr. Bryant was a trailblazer and a champion of quality survey methods.

Resources

Emergency Management/Disaster Resources

When major disasters strike, visit our Emergency Management page for demographic and economic data on impacted areas. Each disaster will include data from our key emergency management tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management, Community Resilience Estimates, Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Edition and other useful resources.

Learn What Surveys Are Being Conducted in Your Community

See which of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 130-plus annual surveys are being conducted in your community. In a variety of surveys and censuses, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. Learn more about surveys currently being conducted in each Census Bureau region:

Data Tools

Listed below are a few of the U.S. Census Bureau’s interactive applications used to access statistics from our 130-plus annual surveys. A complete list can be accessed on the Census Bureau’s Data Tools and Apps webpage.

Census Survey Explorer — Discover which surveys meet your criteria or needs. Search by topic, geography, and frequency of publication. This is a great place to jumpstart your research.
Community Resilience Estimates — The Census Bureau’s CRE provide an easily understood metric for how at-risk every neighborhood in the United States is to the impacts of COVID-19.
Poverty Ratios of School-Age Children in Families by School Districts — This animated map series presents national maps of child poverty rates at the school district level.

Training Opportunities

Census Bureau Training Opportunities

Webinars are available on a regular basis to help the public access and use U.S. Census Bureau statistics. These free sessions, which are 60 to 90 minutes each, show users how to navigate Census Bureau databases and mapping tools and find demographic and economic statistics at the local or national level. Descriptions of upcoming sessions are available on our Census Academy page. Login details are provided at least one week before a webinar.

Benefits of Using Census Data to Recruit Students into Liberal Arts Programs (Wednesday, March 15, 1:30-3:30 p.m. EST)
Comparing the American Community Survey to American Housing Survey (Wednesday, March 15, 2-3 p.m. EST)
DECCS 101 Refresher and Important Updates (Tuesday, March 21, 2-3 p.m. EST)
Planning for Community Development (Thursday, March 23, 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST)
What do Unions do? Wages, Incentives, and Investments (Wednesday, March 29, 1-2 p.m. EST)
Building Tables Using MDAT in data.census.gov (Wednesday, March 29, 2-3 p.m. EST)
Exploring Census Data: Using Census Data to Guide Business Decisions (Thursday, April 20, 2-3 p.m. EST)
Researching Formal Privacy for the Census Bureau’s CBP Program (Thursday, April 20, 3-4 p.m. EST)

Archived Training Resources

Visit the Census Bureau’s Educational Resource Library for previously recorded, free training available at your convenience. The library includes presentations, recorded webinars, tutorials and other helpful materials.

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