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On July 28, we released the following updates:

  • New customizable pop-up windows to generate API queries from a table. When you click the API button at the top of a table, there is now a prompt to enter your API key to obtain an immediately usable API query for the table data.

  • These updates have also been applied to pop-up windows for API queries in the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT). You can enter your API key in the prompt to get API calls with the key included.
  • New functionality that allows you to view critical banner messages at the top of the Microdata Access Tool.
  • Improved messaging to indicate required use of valid API keys. When you run a query in a web browser with a missing or invalid API key, your attempted API query is now accessible to you on the redirect page. This makes it easy to copy the query and try it again with your API key added.
  • Behind the scenes updates to improve the API and Microdata Access Tool (MDAT).
  •  Fixes to 7 defects, including fixes that allow you to:
    • View data.census.gov on touchscreen laptops without seeing prompts to rotate your device.
    • Navigate throughout all parts of the Discovery Tool with your API key maintained if you chose to enter your API key while viewing metadata.
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On May 14, we released the following updates to the site:

  • Updates to make the search by address functionality more intuitive, including:
    • New prompts to specify that a city/state or ZIP Code is needed to search by address.
    • New search button added to the bottom of the address search widget: data.census.gov/addresssearchwidget
  • New message that suggests rotating your device if accessing data.census.gov or the Microdata Access Tool in landscape mode on a mobile device.

You may click the “x” icon if you would like to continue using the site in landscape view.

  • Accessibility updates to data.census.gov and the Population Pyramids application. These updates include the addition of more keyboard-clickable features and text-accessible labels.
  • Fixes to 2 defects, including fixes that allow you to:
    • View maps at the appropriate time while navigating through a Profile.
    • Access the ‘View Table’ button in landscape view of the Microdata Access Tool.
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On April 16, we released the following updates to the site:

  • New pencil icon to edit the titles for custom groups of geographies. This icon replaces the previous navigation at the bottom of the screen to edit titles for custom groups.
  • New note at the top of custom tables created using Current Population Survey (CPS) datasets. The note provides a link to Data Management System (DMS) and Disclosure Review Board (DRB) numbers.
  • Fixes to 2 defects, including fixes that allow you to:
    • View information in the left panel of the Profiles clearly without overlapping text.
    • View population pyramids on desktop devices even when zoomed in.
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On March 19, we released the following updates to the site:

  • Data powering the Profiles and population pyramids have been updated with the latest 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) data.
  • New styling and hover effects:
    Tabs have updated font and effects to more clearly indicate where your cursor is hovering.

Search bars and other selected icons are also shown in blue after hovering over them.

  • Removal of year from the map legend. Refer to source statements for more information about the data vintage associated with your map.
  • Internal technical updates to improve the delivery of new data to data.census.gov.
  • Fixes to 3 defects, including fixes that allow you to:
    • View historical Demographic Profiles from the 2000 Census.
    • View the footer on the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) across different screen sizes and zoom levels.
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