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Why am I getting the message “Data Not Available” or “System Error”?

You can often reload the page or click between different tables to resolve these messages. If the message continues, you are likely receiving it for one of these reasons:

 

The Table is Not Available for the Geography You Selected

1. The table was not produced for your geographic summary level.

Example: You selected the state of Texas for table B02003, but the table is only produced at the national level.

2. Minimum population thresholds have not been met.

Example: Selected Population Profile S0201 for the Japanese alone population in Alabama. This table is not available because there are less than 65,000 people living in Alabama whose race is Japanese alone.

3. The table is suppressed or filtered for your specific geography. This is done to help make sure the Census Bureau releases quality data and protects the confidentiality of respondents.

Example: Table S0502 for Loving County, TX from the 2017 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

 

Technical Issues

1. Slow network connection

2. A Census Bureau system issue

 

Tip: Try adding more geographies or different types of geographic summary levels to help determine if the table is not compatible with the geography you selected. If you get data for other geographies, it is likely that you are getting the error message because the table is not available for the geography you selected.

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