Differential Privacy Press Kit
Please note that the information on this page is no longer current. The Census Bureau is evaluating alternative approaches to comply with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s administrative order prohibiting the use of noise infusion. Updated guidance will be provided once new plans are finalized.
The U.S. Census Bureau is enhancing and strengthening how we protect people’s privacy when they respond to surveys and censuses.
The Census Bureau is modernizing privacy protections so we can defend against new threats, not just now, but into the future using a mathematical framework called “differential privacy”.
News Products
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Census Bureau Releases Latest Privacy Protection Demonstration DataThe Census Bureau released a new set of “demonstration data” to help the data user community evaluate the latest update to the new Disclosure Avoidance System.
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Invitation for Feedback on Proposed 2020 Census Data ProductsToday, the U.S. Census Bureau released an updated 2020 Census Data Product Planning Crosswalk.
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Other Resources
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Fact SheetProtecting the Confidentiality of 2020 Census Redistricting DataBy law, we must ensure that we don’t release information that could identify your information in the statistics we publish.
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Fact SheetComparing Differential Privacy With Older Disclosure Avoidance MethodsDifferential privacy, first developed in 2006, is a framework for measuring the precise disclosure risk associated with each release of confidential data.
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Background Information
Page Last Revised - June 18, 2026