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Halloween: October 31, 2025

September 30, 2025

Halloween is a festive celebration characterized by activities like carving pumpkins and donning masks and costumes to trick-or-treat.
Press Release

2010-2020 Intercensal Estimates by Demographics

September 30, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2010-2020 Intercensal Estimates by demographic characteristics.
Press Release

New Foreign-Born Data Tables Now Available

September 29, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau released new data tables on the foreign-born population by generation from the 2024 CPS ASEC.
Press Release

The Census Bureau Releases 2025 Government Organization Counts

September 24, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2025 Annual Government Organization counts which includes three data tables.
Stats for Stories

National Manufacturing Day: October 3, 2025

September 23, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau joins organizations across the country celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy.
Press Release

The U.S. Centenarian Population Grew by 50% Between 2010 and 2020

September 22, 2025

Centenarians account for 2 out of 10,000 people in the U.S.
Stats for Stories

Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance

September 11, 2025

The 2022 American Community Survey estimated there were 197,582 U.S. emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics, up from 136,900 in 2010.
Random Samplings Blog

Understanding the 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates

September 11, 2025

This blog discusses elements that may contribute to differences observed in some 2024 ACS 1-year estimates compared to prior years.
Press Release

The Cost of Homeownership Continues to Rise

September 11, 2025

The median monthly owner costs for U.S. homeowners with a mortgage increased to $2,035 in 2024 from $1,960 (inflation-adjusted) in 2023.
Press Release

El costo de tener vivienda sigue aumentando

September 11, 2025

El precio de tener un hogar sigue subiendo.
Press Release

2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates to be Embargoed

September 08, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to embargo 2024 ACS 1-year estimates, which are set to be publicly released on Sept. 11.
Press Release

Acceso restringido a las estimaciones de 1 año de la ACS del 2024

September 08, 2025

La Oficina del Censo dará acceso restringido a nuevas estimaciones de 1 año de la ACS del 2024 desde el 9 de septiembre de 2025, 10:00 a. m., hora del este.
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data

September 03, 2025

Educational attainment data highlights include type of degree by occupation and industry.
Stats for Stories

National Preparedness Month: September 2025

September 2025

Find resources on wildfires, air quality, hurricanes, extreme heat, tornadoes, floods, pandemics and more at census.gov/disasters.
Facts for Features & Special Editions

Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana: 2025

August 27, 2025

La celebración empezó en 1968 cuando el Congreso autorizó al presidente a emitir una proclamación anual designando la Semana Nacional de la Herencia Hispana.
Facts for Features & Special Editions

National Hispanic Heritage Month: 2025

August 27, 2025

September 1968: Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim National Hispanic Heritage Week.
Press Release

Census Bureau to Host Webinar and Embargo of 2024 ACS 1-Year Estimates

August 21, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a prerelease webinar about the 2024 ACS 1-year estimates on Thursday, Sept. 4 at 1 p.m. ET.
Stats for Stories

Back to School: August 2025

August 2025

It’s back-to-school season and an estimated 54.1 million K-12 students and 5.7 million teachers are set to return to the classroom this fall.
Press Release

Uninsured Rates Down in 194 Counties, Up in 85 Counties

July 31, 2025

New Small Area Health Insurance Estimates available — the only source for single-year county-level health insurance estimates of people under age 65.
Press Release

2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation

July 24, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau today released data from the 2024 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP).
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases New Credit Access and Opportunity Data

July 17, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau and Opportunity Insights released new data on children’s outcomes (such as poverty and incarceration) in adulthood.
Press Release

El Censo publica estadísticas sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico

July 15, 2025

La Oficina del Censo publica el cronograma de estadísticas sobre ingresos, pobreza y seguro médico, y las estimaciones de la ACS.
Press Release

Schedule for Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics

July 15, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau is set to release the 2024 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the CPS ASEC and the ACS in September.
Stats for Stories

World Population Day: July 11, 2025

July 10, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau’s International Database projects that the world population will reach 8.1 billion in 2025 and 9 billion in 2038.
Facts for Features & Special Editions

The Fourth of July: 2025

June 27, 2025

On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation.
Press Release

Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States, Nearly Half of Counties

June 26, 2025

The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024.
Press Release

Adultos mayores superan a niños en 11 estados y casi mitad de condados

June 26, 2025

El número de adultos mayores supera el de niños en 11 estados y en casi la mitad de los condados de los Estados Unidos.
Press Kit

Vintage 2024 Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin

June 26, 2025

View information on the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin release.
Facts for Features & Special Editions

Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2025

June 24, 2025

July 26, 1990: President George H. W. Bush signed into law the American with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
Press Release

Census Bureau to Embargo New Population Estimates by Demographics

June 10, 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau will offer a 2-day embargo period for members of the media to view Vintage 2024 Population Estimates.
Press Release

La Oficina del Censo embargará estimaciones de población demográficas

June 10, 2025

La Oficina del Censo de EE. UU. ofrecerá acceso restringido durante dos días a los medios para ver las estimaciones de población de 2024.
Press Release

New Data on Detailed Languages Spoken

June 03, 2025

This release provides data on over 500 individual languages and language groups spoken across the country during the five-year period from 2017 to 2021.
Press Release

Population Growth Reported Across Cities and Towns in All U.S. Regions

May 15, 2025

Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 Subcounty population estimates released today.
Press Release

Crece la población en las ciudades y los pueblos de los EE. UU.

May 15, 2025

Se reportó un crecimiento de la población en las ciudades y los pueblos de todas las regiones de los EE. UU.
Press Release

Census Bureau Releases Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico

May 15, 2025

The 2023 Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico show level of social vulnerability to disasters for the commonwealth, municipios and census tracts.
Press Kit

Vintage 2024 Housing Unit and Subcounty Population Estimates Press Kit

May 08, 2025

View information on the upcoming Vintage 2024 Housing Unit and Subcounty Population Estimates release.

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