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America Counts: Stories About Community Resilience Estimates

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America Counts: Stories About Community Resilience Estimates

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Preparing for the 2025 Hurricane Season

June 05, 2025

Hurricane season began June 1 and we highlight Census Bureau tools available to help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from natural disasters.
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Hurricane Helene’s Impact on the Socially Vulnerable in North Carolina

October 11, 2024

In 27 North Carolina counties declared disaster areas, recovery for 20.2% of the population may be challenging because of old age, disability and other factors.
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Herramientas para poblaciones vulnerables de Puerto Rico

September 26, 2024

Estimados de Resiliencia Comunitaria de Puerto Rico siguen mostrando alta vulnerabilidad social; nuevas herramientas podrían identificar áreas más necesitadas.
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Tools for Vulnerable Populations in Puerto Rico

September 26, 2024

Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico continue to show high social vulnerability, and new and updated data tools may help identify areas most in need.
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Bracing for an Active 2024 Hurricane Season

June 12, 2024

A look at Census Bureau data, maps and tools that can support emergency managers in disaster preparation and response.
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Who Commuted on Baltimore’s Key Bridge?

May 08, 2024

Francis Scott Key Bridge commuters had long, early commutes and were concentrated in specific earnings and occupational categories.
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Bridge Collapse Could Affect Over a Million People in Baltimore Area

April 10, 2024

The Community Resilience Estimates show that 21.7% of residents in the combined areas of Baltimore city and County are considered socially vulnerable.
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Now That the Pandemic Emergency Has Ended, What’s Next?

August 08, 2023

U.S. Census Bureau tools created or modified in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted focus now that the national emergency has ended.
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Almost a Quarter of U.S. Population Vulnerable to Rising Heat

July 11, 2023

Climate-focused data product finds that social factors contribute to low resilience to extreme heat exposure for almost 1 in 4 individuals in the United States.
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How Socially Vulnerable Is Puerto Rico to Disasters?

June 07, 2023

All municipios and 87% of census tracts in Puerto Rico showed higher social vulnerability than the United States.
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¿Cuánta vulnerabilidad social ante desastres tiene Puerto Rico?

June 07, 2023

Todos los municipios y el 87 % de los sectores censales en Puerto Rico muestran una mayor vulnerabilidad social que los Estados Unidos.
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How Resilient Are Communities Along the U.S.-Mexico Border?

October 18, 2022

The Community Resilience Estimates show that more people living in the 44 counties along the U.S.-Mexico border are less resilient than the nation as a whole.
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Census Data Tool Helps FEMA Better Understand Disaster Vulnerability

March 15, 2022

The U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) tool helps FEMA better understand “at-risk” populations during a natural disaster.
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Understanding Equity Through Census Bureau Data

September 14, 2021

U.S. Census Bureau surveys and programs provide insight into social, economic and housing equity gaps in the United States.
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Measuring Communities’ Resilience in the Face of Adversity

September 07, 2021

The Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates moves from the experimental phase to a regularly published data product that will be continually updated.
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How Resilient Are Communities to Disasters?

June 29, 2020

New Community Resilience Estimates indicates more than a quarter of the U.S. population may be at high risk of experiencing the negative impacts of COVID-19.

Page Last Revised - April 9, 2025

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