How-to Materials for Using the Census API
How-to Materials for Using the Census API
Do you have questions on how to use the Census API? Check out our step-by-step guidance to learn how to use the Census API to find the data you need. To learn more about the Census API, and to begin using it to locate data, visit our Census API Developers page.
Census Data API User Guide
This user guide is to instruct developers and researchers on how to use the Census Data Application Programming Interface (API) to request data from U.S. Census Bureau datasets.
How to Extract Data from the Census API
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Video2020 Census Supplemental DHC: Using the Census Data API to Get a TableSeptember 19, 2024Learn how to use the API to get a table from the 2020 Census Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File.
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Video2020 Census Supplemental DHC: Using the Census Data API to Get Individual Data PointsSeptember 19, 2024Learn how to use the API to get individual data points from the 2020 Census Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File.
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Video2020 Census Detailed DHC-B: Using the Census Data API to Get Individual Data PointsAugust 01, 2024Learn how to access data from the API to find individual data points from the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B.
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Video2020 Census Detailed DHC-B: Using the Census Data API to Get a TableAugust 01, 2024Learn how to access data from the API to get a table from the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B.
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Video2020 Census Detailed DHC-A: Using the Census Data API to Get a TableSeptember 21, 2023Learn how to access data from the Application Programming Interface (API) to get a table from the 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A.
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Video2020 Census Detailed DHC-A: Using the Census Data API to Get Individual Data PointsSeptember 21, 2023Learn how to access data from the Application Programming Interface (API) to find individual data points from the 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A.
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Video2020 Demographic and Housing Characteristics File: Using the Census Data API to Get a TableMay 25, 2023Learn how to access data from the API to get a table from the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File.
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Video2020 Demographic and Housing Characteristics File: Using the Census Data API to Get Individual Data PointsMay 25, 2023Learn how to access data from the API to find individual data points from the 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File.
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VideoRedistricting Data Through the Census Data API: Tables and Group CallsSeptember 16, 2021Following a few core concepts and steps, you can learn how to extract 2020 P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data using the Census Bureau's API.
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VideoRedistricting Data Through the Census Data API: Single EstimatesSeptember 16, 2021Learn the core concepts and steps needed to extract 2020 P.L. 94-171 Redistricting Data using the Census Bureau's Application Programming Interface (API).
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VideoUsing the API to Get Results for Multiple EstimatesMay 20, 2021In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to get data for only the variables you need from the 2018 ACS 1-Year Data Profiles.
Webinars
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The ABCs of the Census APIStart your journey into the Census Bureau’s application programming interface (API), a powerful tool that allows data users to quickly access data in a standard
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Data at Your Door: Census API DecodedThis webinars introduces you to the API through a few core concepts.
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Demystifying the Census APIJoin this webinar for an introduction and live demonstration of our application programming interface (API) in action.
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