Emergency Management

Emergency

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The U.S. Census Bureau produces timely local data that are critical to emergency planning, preparedness, and recovery efforts.

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2020 Hurricane Eta

Hurricane Eta was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that caused heavy damage across parts of Central America in early November 2020.

2020 Hurricane Eta

2020 Hurricane Zeta

2020 Hurricane Delta

2020 Hurricane Sally

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic

2020 Hurricane Eta

Hurricane Eta was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that caused heavy damage across parts of Central America in early November 2020.

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Programs

Experimental Data Product

Community Resilience Estimates

The Community Resilience Estimates are experimental estimates produced using information on individuals and households from various surveys and other data.

Spotlight

Household Pulse Survey

The new Household Pulse Survey is designed to deploy quickly, and efficiently collect data on how people’s lives have been impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Spotlight

Small Business Pulse Survey

Measures the effect of changing business conditions during the Coronavirus pandemic on our nation’s small businesses.

Data Tools

Census COVID-19 Data Hub

This site provides users demographic risk factor variables along with economic data on 20 key industries impacted by Coronavirus.

Census COVID-19 Data Hub

OnTheMap for Emergency Management

Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst

NOAA's National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Offices (WFOs)

Explore Census Data

Census COVID-19 Data Hub

This site provides users demographic risk factor variables along with economic data on 20 key industries impacted by Coronavirus.

News

Press Release | June 02, 2021

Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.1 Biweekly Data Release

The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.1 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey.

Stats for Stories | June 2021

2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30

The U.S. Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management offers real-time access to data about the people living and working in areas affected by hurricanes.

Stats for Stories | June 2021

National Ocean Month: June 2021

There are 255 coastline counties in the U.S. located in three regions across 23 states: the Atlantic Ocean (129), Gulf of Mexico (56), and Pacific Ocean (70).

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America Counts Stories

Majority of Small Businesses Not Requiring Employees Get Tested or Vaccinated

First results from Phase 4 of the Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey show the majority of respondents do not require workers get tested or vaccinated.

The Challenge of Mapping Disaster Areas During a National Emergency

All 50 states were declared federal disaster areas due to COVID-19, leading to a redesign of the Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management data tool.

Can Data and Tech Help Solve Environmental Issues?

The Census Bureau's Opportunity Project celebrates its fifth anniversary with four tech development sprints to create solutions to environmental...

Gulf Coast Businesses in the Path of Hurricane Laura

Population impacted by Hurricane Laura is of concern to emergency managers but so are more than 200,000 businesses in coastline areas in Louisiana and Texas.

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Visualizations

OnTheMap for Emergency Management Infographic

The Northern Great Plains

2017 Topical Infographics

How Ready Are We?

Eye of the Storm

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