Modernizing Privacy Protections for the 2020 Census: Next Steps

Census Bureau App Leads Digital Transformation

From the time the U.S. Census Bureau became a permanent agency in 1902, it has been known as “the nation’s fact finder.” At the time, and for many decades thereafter, it released the results of its censuses and surveys in bulky paper volumes, which required users to make a trip to a library to access the findings. How far we’ve come! Today, our agency truly enters the 21st century with the release of its first-ever mobile app, sending economic data, updates and the schedule of upcoming statistical releases directly to your tablets and smartphones.

Measuring America�s Economy and Delivering Economic Indicators on the Go

How do you stay on the pulse of America’s Economy, one that is constantly changing? Now you will have economic indicators available at your fingertips

Changes in Household Net Worth from 2005 to 2010

Household net worth or wealth is an important defining factor of economic well-being in the United States. In times of economic hardship, such as unemployment, illness, or divorce, a person’s or household’s financial assets (e.g., savings accounts) are an additional source of income to help pay expenses and bills.