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Interactive Apportionment Map Preview Now Available

The “Historical Apportionment Data Map” currently displays apportionment results for each census from 1910 to 2010.

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Administrative Records and the 2020 Census

Each decade we are asked, “Why don’t you just use the information the government already has about me for the census? Why ask me again?”

Press Release | April 14, 2021

Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.1

The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for phase 3.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey.

Press Release | April 13, 2021

2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun releasing the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay during a specific weekly pay period.

Press Release | April 08, 2021

Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 4 Weekly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the fourth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS).

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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers

Were American Homes Ready for the Pandemic?

Isolating when someone is infected with COVID-19 is challenging when 38% of U.S. multi-person households don’t have two bathrooms and enough bedrooms.

Story | April 12, 2021

Number of Children Living Only With Their Mothers Has Doubled in Past 50 Years

Newly released Current Population Survey tables show the percentage of children under 18 who live with two parents declined since 1968.

Story | April 07, 2021

Who Had Medical Debt in the United States?

Detailed tables from the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation provide a snapshot of households more likely to have medical debt in 2017.

Story | April 05, 2021

Who Are Our Health Care Workers?

Health care, the nation’s largest and fastest-growing sector, employs 22 million. We profile this workforce now on the front line of the fight against COVID-19.

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