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Geography is central to the work of the Census Bureau, providing the framework for survey design, sample selection, data collection, tabulation, and dissemination. Geography provides meaning and context to statistical data.

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Geographic Support Program (GSP) Strategic Plan [8.1 MB]

This GSP Strategic Plan provides a roadmap of activities and priorities for its execution for fiscal years 2022 – 2026.

Geographic Support Program (GSP) Address Maintenance Strategy [18.4 MB]

The GSP Address Maintenance Strategy provides an overview of how the GSP is maintaining and enhancing addresses and their locations in the Master Address File/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System using proven techniques combined with innovative cutting-edge methods.

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Census Geocoder

The Census Geocoder geocodes addresses within the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Island Areas.

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TIGERweb system visualizes Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) data, including legal and statistical boundaries and features.
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119th Congressional District Wall Maps

January 2025

This wall map depicts congressional district boundaries in effect for the 119th Congress of the United States (January 2025-2027).
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2025 BAS Maps

January 2025

The 2025 BAS maps display legal boundaries and names as reported through the 2024 BAS.

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America Counts: Stories

America Counts Story

More People Moved Farther Away From City Centers Since COVID-19

May 16, 2024

New July 1,2023 population estimates show that more of the nation’s fastest-growing places were exurban communities.
America Counts Story

Pandemic’s Impact on Commuting and How It Changed U.S. Cities

July 05, 2023

As more people worked from home in 2021, some U.S. counties experienced large drops in commuter-adjusted population.
America Counts Story

Big Population Shifts in Cities and Towns One Year Into Pandemic

May 26, 2022

City and town population estimates for July 1, 2021, show consistent regional trends but smaller gains and larger declines for top cities and towns.
America Counts Story

Mapping Digital Equity in Every State

May 13, 2022

The new Digital Equity Act Population Viewer will help meet the funding goals of the Digital Equity Act of 2021.

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