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Available APIs
Census Microdata API
The U.S. Census Bureau’s microdata is now available as a Census Bureau API.
County Business Patterns 1986-2020 & Nonemployer Statistics 1997-2019
Annual statistics on U.S. businesses with and without paid employees or payroll at detailed levels of geography and industry. Both surveys use NAICS codes.
American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2020)
Data available down to the block-group level. Covers a range of topics about social, economic, demographic, and housing characteristics of the U.S. population.
News
Enhancements to the Census Address Geocoding Tool Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau released the newly designed cloud-based Census Geocoder web application that allows for faster and more efficient processing times.
Census Business Builder Version 4.0 Now Available
The latest version of CBB is now available with significant updates to the Small Business Edition (SBE) and the Regional Analyst Edition (RAE).
Census Bureau Releases Version 3.3 of Census Business Builder
CBB is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.
Updates
Removal of Broken Survey of Business Owner 2012 Endpoint
The older legacy Survey of Business Owner 2012 endpoint for Company Statistics that has been broken has been removed.
Quarterly Workforce Indicators' Endpoints are Down
The U.S. Census Bureau encountered a processing issue with the R2021Q2 release of the Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI).
Quarterly Workforce Indicators Endpoint Restored
The Quarterly Workforce Indicators' endpoints have been restored.