2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File B Press Kit

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

  • Subjects: Household type and tenure information for approximately 1,500 detailed race and ethnicity groups and detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages. 
  • 2020 geographies: Nation, state, county, places (cities and towns), census tracts, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian (AIANNH) areas.

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Detailed DHC-B – Tables available on data.census.gov.

  • Select geography.
  • Select race and ethnicity groups from the Topics filter.
  • Note:
    • Each group will get a maximum of two tables with data per geography – a household type and tenure table (if the group is large enough).
    • More than two tables may appear in the search results, but only two will show data for the group per geography.
    • Additional tips are available in the Tutorials section.

Access the summary file tables.

Post-Release Webinar

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

The Census Bureau hosted a webinar on how to access the Detailed DHC-B data on the data platform, data.census.gov.

Prerelease Webinar

Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 2 p.m. EDT

The Census Bureau held a prerelease webinar Tuesday, July 23, at 2 p.m. EDT, to discuss the Detailed DHC-B to help data users prepare for the release.  

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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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