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2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A Press Kit

The 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A) includes detailed data tables on the following:

  • Subjects: Population counts and sex-by-age statistics for approximately 1,500 detailed racial and ethnic groups, such as German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian, and Mexican, as well as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation.

  • Geographies: Nation, state, county, places (cities and towns), census tracts, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) areas.

  • The amount of data available for the detailed racial and ethnic groups and AIAN tribes and villages depends on their population size within a specific geography. This approach allows the Census Bureau to produce as much detail as possible while ensuring strong confidentiality protections. 

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Data Tables

Detailed DHC-A

  • Select geography.
  • Select race and ethnicity groups.

Note:

  • Each group will get a maximum of two tables with data per geography – a population count table and (if the group is large enough) one sex-by-age table.
  • More than one sex-by-age table may appear in the search results, but only one table will show data for the group per geography.

Additional tips: Access Detailed DHC-A Data

Includes step-by-step guides and tutorial videos.

Access the summary file tables

Data Visualization

Blogs

Working Paper

Pre-Release Webinar

Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. EDT

The Census Bureau will hold a prerelease webinar Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. EDT.  EDT, to discuss the Detailed DHC-A to help data users prepare for the release.  

Presenters

  • Rachel Marks, chief, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division 

Post-Release Webinar

Monday, Sept. 25, at 2 p.m. EDT

 

Finding 2020 Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A Data on data.census.gov

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Technical Documentation and Other Data Guidance

Information on data collection, confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, subject definitions, and guidance on using the data:

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Page Last Revised - January 30, 2024
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