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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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Introduction to Quality Indicators: Operational Metrics

In the coming weeks, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the first set of results from the 2020 Census. Our goal for every census is to count everyone once, only once, and in the right place.

Random Samplings Blog | April 01, 2021

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 01, 2021

Public Transportation Commuters Concentrated in Large Metro Areas

A new report released today shows that 70% of the nation’s public transportation commuters live in one of the seven largest metropolitan areas.

Press Release | April 01, 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

How Do People in Same-Sex Couples Compare to Opposite-Sex Couples?

A U.S. Census Bureau interactive data visualization shows characteristics of same-sex couples at the state level.

Story | March 31, 2021

Working From Home During the Pandemic

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey shows that those who increased frequency of telework had higher income and education and better health.

Story | March 30, 2021

Major League Baseball Is Back April 1 (No Foolin’)

The American and National Leagues have a potential combined fan base of more than 180 million who live in their metro areas.

Story | March 29, 2021

Women Business Ownership in America On the Rise

The nation’s 1,141,410 women-owned employer firms employed 10.1 million workers and generated nearly $1.8 trillion in revenue in 2018.

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