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Special Census Data Products
Looking for Special Census Statistics?
Official population and housing unit counts for governmental units that have requested and paid for a Special Census are publicly available.
View Special Census statistics since the 2000 decade.
A governmental unit receives several data products once data collection, data capture, and tabulation are complete. Customer needs and Census Bureau scheduling requirements will affect when data products are delivered to the customer.
Types of Data Products
Special census data products will be protected using 2020 Census differential privacy methods for disclosure avoidance, as opposed to the disclosure avoidance methods used for the 2010 Special Census Program.
The full suite of data products for the 2020 Special Census Program includes:
- A letter from the Census Bureau director that contains the population and total housing unit counts for the special census area,
- Total population and total housing unit counts by block for the special census area,
- 2020 Census tabulation tract-level (and above) demographic profiles that contain the same content as the 2020 Census demographic profiles.
Some governmental units will not receive the full suite of data products. The geography included in the special census will impact which data products the governmental unit receives based on disclosure avoidance considerations. For those impacted governmental units, the Census Bureau will define the allowable data products that the governmental unit will receive prior to signing the Memorandum of Agreement.
Accessing Your Data Products
Governmental units that request a special census will receive the data file by email once data processing and disclosure avoidance have been completed for the special census.
These Products Will Be Public
The data will also be posted on the Special Census Program webpage for public use. For examples, view statistics published publicly since the 2000 decade.
These data will not be used to update official 2020 Census data products and apportionment counts, but they may be used to update data in the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program.
Page Last Revised - June 20, 2023
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