Resources needed to maintain an old system duplicate efforts and take away from our ability to build a new system. The vision for data.census.gov is based on overwhelming feedback to simplify the way you get Census Bureau data and put it in a centralized place. To fully commit to this vision, and because of the great functionality that is already available on data.census.gov, we are putting all efforts into the new site.

Our development approach allows us to make updates that align with the needs of our users. We continuously collect feedback, improve the site, and release those improvements on the public site every two months. These incremental updates will continue over the next couple of years after the official launch as we work to provide what you want and need in a dissemination system.