Census Scientific Advisory Committee 2024 Spring Meeting 

The U.S. Census Bureau will host the Census Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting March 14-15. Experts and representatives of various organizations from across the nation will attend the virtual meeting to discuss census programs, operations and innovative processes.

Initial Strategies for 2030 Census Preparations

The Census Bureau plans to release five strategy documents outlining how it plans to carry out the next decennial census. The strategies cover the Census Bureau’s approach for conducting a complete count, designing operations, developing the IT solution, sourcing contracts and engaging with stakeholders for the 2030 Census. (Tentatively scheduled for release in March.)

New Report on the Nation’s Foreign-Born Population 

The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release new data products highlighting select demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the nation’s foreign-born population. The Foreign-Born Population 2022 report compares 2010 and 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates to provide insight into the changing composition of the foreign-born population in the United States. The Highlights of the Foreign-Born Population data visualization displays 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates about the foreign-born population at various levels of geography (including national, state and county). (Tentatively scheduled for release in mid/late March.)

Grandparents and Coresident Grandchildren Report

The U.S. Census Bureau will release a report on Grandparents and Their Coresident Grandchildren: 2021, which provides characteristics of grandparents living with grandchildren under age 18. The report also compares the characteristics of grandchildren by whether their parent or grandparent is the householder, and the age of the grandparent. Data in the report comes from the American Community Survey, Current Population Survey, Survey of Income and Program Participation and 1970-2000 Censuses. (Scheduled for release February 26.)

Making Everyone Count: A Fireside Chat With the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Census Bureau

USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health Dr. Atul Gawande will host a fireside chat with Census Bureau Director Robert Santos about the enduring and successful partnership between the two agencies of close to 70 years, aimed at fostering collaboration and evidence-based policymaking worldwide. They will share their agencies’ perspectives on the vital role of population data and data equity in advancing development objectives and explore ways to expand and continue to work together. The discussion will be livestreamed on Census Live. (February 29, 10-11 am ET.)

New 2022 Congressional Election Voting Report 

The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2022 report based on data from the 2022 Current Population Survey (CPS) Voting and Registration Supplement. The report highlights patterns in voter turnout over time among the citizen voting-age population (CVAP) and explores how demographic groups were over- and under-represented among voters in the 2022 congressional elections compared to the CVAP as a whole. (Tentatively scheduled for release in March.)

Household Pulse Survey 

The experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS) is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Phase 4 topics include employment status, spending, food security, housing, health, mental health, natural disasters, inflation and spending, vaccine receipt, COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, shortage of critical products, disability, income, social connection and child care arrangements. Data collection for phase 4.0 began January 9, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public-use files on a monthly basis. (Scheduled for release March 21 and April 18.)

2022 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey 

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release data from the 2022 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES) highlighting the industries with the largest total capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with employees in 2022. Data are based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The ACES provides the only comprehensive estimates of annual U.S. capital expenditures data covering all domestic nonfarm businesses and detailing investments by type and industry. (Scheduled for release February 28.)

New Annual Integrated Economic Survey Set to Launch

The U.S. Census Bureau will launch its newest survey, the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES), beginning in March. This new program replaces seven annual economic surveys and streamlines reporting by consolidating all necessary questions into one convenient survey. Companies selected to participate in the AIES will receive a survey invitation in March of 2024.

The statistics created from collected data will provide key measures of economic activity, including the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues, expenses and assets on an annual basis. For more information on the AIES, visit census.gov/aies.

2021 Nonemployer Statistics 

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the 2021 Nonemployer Statistics (NES). This annual series provides subnational economic data for businesses that have no paid employees or payroll, are subject to federal income tax and have receipts of $1,000 or more ($1 or more for the Construction sector). The data consist of the number of businesses and total receipts by industry and are available for approximately 470 industries at detailed geographic levels, including national, state, county, metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas and combined statistical areas. (Scheduled for release March 14.)

“New Enhancements of the Census Business Builder (CBB)”

The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Nidaal Jubran as he presents, “New Enhancements of the Census Business Builder.” Recently the U.S. Census Bureau released version 5.4 of the Census Business Builder tool. This update will feature a new enhancement that will allow users to evaluate declared disaster areas and their impacts. CBB v5.4 will also include enhancements to existing functionality and the latest data available including workforce data from the Quarterly Workforce Indicators. More information on Census Business Builder is available online. (Schedule for release March 20.)

2024 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Virtual Workshop 

The U.S. Census Bureau will host the 2024 Local Employment Dynamics Partnership Virtual Workshop on May 14-16. This year’s theme is “Multidimensional Perspectives of the Labor Market” and will feature Julia Pollak, Chief Economist at ZipRecruiter, as the keynote speaker. The workshop will highlight the work of State Labor Market Information (LMI) partners, state and local data users, and U.S. Census Bureau researchers. See here for more information on the workshop and here for more details on the call for presenters Proposals to present are due by March 15.

Business Trends and Outlook Survey

The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. BTOS experimental data products are representative of all employer businesses in the U.S. economy, excluding farms. Data are available by additional employment size classes: 1-4 employees, 5-9 employees, 10-19 employees, 20-49 employees, 50-99 employees, 100-249 employees and 250 or more employees. The data allow greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely information for key economic measures. Data are released biweekly and are available by sector, state and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas. Additional details on artificial intelligence use and types used will be added for one cycle starting December 4, 2023, and released in March 2024. Because of the change in sample composition, BTOS data from before September 11, 2023, are not directly comparable with data after that date.

Monthly Business Formation Statistics

 Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely, high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations monthly. The data are available at the state, regional and national levels and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS will be released March 12 and will include February 2024 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov).

2020 Island Areas Censuses Detailed Cross-Tabulations Data

February 15 — The Census Bureau released detailed cross-tabulation data for the U.S. Island Areas: American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The release includes 95 demographic, social, economic and housing characteristics tables. These characteristics are cross tabulated by race, age, sex, place of birth, educational attainment, labor force status, occupation, industry, and income and earnings. Housing characteristics are cross tabulated by age of householder, household income in 2019, household size, tenure, units in structure and year built. This final release of 2020 Island Areas Censuses data includes the Island Area and county levels of geography. More information is available on the 2020 Island Areas Censuses Data Products webpage. Spanish translations available for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Census Bureau Releases 2022 Community Resilience Estimates Equity Supplement 

February 20 — The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2022 Community Resilience Estimates Equity Supplement, an update to the CRE for Equity Interactive Tool, for U.S. areas most socially vulnerable to disasters. The Community Resilience Estimates Equity Supplement shows a connection between income inequality and higher social vulnerability to the impact of disasters and includes new 2022 equity estimates with race-iterated variables that allow users to examine select topics related to social vulnerability by specific racial and Hispanic origin groups.

New Brief on the Commuting Patterns in the United States and Puerto Rico

 February 20 — The U.S. Census Bureau released a brief highlighting the newest available statistics on commuting behavior from the American Community Survey (ACS). Commuting in the United States: 2022 explores recent commuting trends in the United States and Puerto Rico using estimates from the 2022 ACS 1-year dataset, with comparisons to ACS data from 2019 and 2021. The brief highlights changes in the way people travel to work since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, variation in commute time by year and across different types of community, and shifts in the distribution of workers leaving for work at different times of day between 2019 and 2022. 

Census Bureau to Hold Webinar Highlighting New “My Community Explorer for Puerto Rico” Tool for Underserved and At-Risk Communities 

February 15 — The U.S. Census Bureau held a webinar on February 22 to show attendees how to use the new “My Community Explorer (MCE) for Puerto Rico 1.0” tool. The tool displays natural disaster layers, such as hurricanes, and shows the impact of significant disasters on at-risk communities and underserved neighborhoods.

“Studying Workers’ Travel Patterns to Employment Centers Using Census Data”

February 21 — The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute presented, “Studying Workers’ Travel Patterns to Employment Centers Using Census Data.” This study explores workers’ historical travel patterns, utilizing the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES) data to gain insight into the relationship between demographic characteristics and primary employment centers in the San Diego region. Results of this study will help local policy makers and key stakeholders to institute data driven programs and policies to improve regional transportation systems leading to reduced congestion and emissions. 

America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new and inviting way. We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency preparedness and the population. New stories include:

• 95th Oscars®/Academy Awards: March 10, 2024
• Employee Appreciation Day: March 1, 2024
• Frozen Food Month & Day: March & 6, 2024
• Red Cross Month: March 2024
• Presidents’ Day: February 19, 2024
• Singles Awareness Day: February 15, 2024
• Oregon 165th Anniversary of Statehood (1859): February 14, 2024
• American Heart Month: February 2024

Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the Census Bureau’s newsworthy statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences.

• Valentine’s Day: February 14, 2024
• Mardi Gras: February 13, 2024
• Inventors’ Day: February 11, 2024
• Super Bowl LVIII: February 11, 2024
• Lunar New Year: February 10, 2024
• National Weatherperson’s Day: February 5, 2024
• Grammy Awards: February 4, 2024
• Mail Carrier Day: February 4, 2024
• National Women Physicians Day: February 3, 2024
• Groundhog Day: February 2, 2024
• American Heart Month: February 2024

Emergency Management/Disaster Resources — When major disasters strike, visit our Emergency Management webpage for demographic and economic data on impacted areas. Each disaster will include data from our key emergency management tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management, Community Resilience Estimates, Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Edition, and other useful resources.

Learn What Surveys Are Being Conducted in Your Community — Discover which of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 130-plus annual surveys are being conducted in your community. In a variety of surveys and censuses, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. Learn more about surveys currently being conducted in each Census Bureau region:

• Atlanta
• Chicago
• Denver
• Los Angeles
• New York
• Philadelphia
• All Surveys

Below are a few of the U.S. Census Bureau’s interactive applications used to access statistics from our 130-plus annual surveys. A complete list can be accessed on the Census Bureau’s Data Tools and Apps webpage.

My Community Explorer for Puerto Rico — Interactive map-based tool with demographic & socioeconomic data showing capacity of individuals & households to absorb stresses of the impacts of a disaster.

My Congressional District — Access selected statistics about your Congressional district collected through the American Community Survey (ACS) and County Business Patterns (CBP).

QuickFacts — QuickFacts provides frequently requested Census Bureau information at the national, state, county, and city level.

Census Bureau Training Opportunities — Webinars are available on a regular basis to help the public access and use Census Bureau statistics. These free sessions, which are 60 to 90 minutes each, show users how to navigate Census Bureau databases and mapping tools and find demographic and economic statistics at the local or national level. Descriptions of upcoming sessions are available on our Census Academy webpage. Login details are provided at least one week before a webinar.

• Comparing the American Community Survey to the Household Pulse Survey (Wednesday, February 28, 2-3 p.m. EST)
• Community Resilience Estimates (Thursday, February 29, 2-3 p.m. EST)
• Comparing Health Insurance Data from the ACS and the SAHIE Program (Wednesday, March 13, 2-3 p.m. EST)
• Navigating the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) (Wednesday, March 13, 11-12 p.m. EST)
• Introduction to Geographic Areas (Thursday, March 14, 2-3 p.m. EST)
• New Enhancements of the Census Business Builder (CBB) (Wednesday, March 20, 1:30-3 p.m. EST)
• TIGERweb - Prowling Through Geographic Attributes (Thursday, March 28, 2-3 p.m. EST)

Visit the Census Bureau’s Educational Resource Library for previously recorded, free training available at your convenience. The library includes presentations, recorded webinars, tutorials and other helpful materials.