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America Counts: Stories About Emergency Management

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Who Doesn’t Have Air Conditioning?

The Census Bureau’s new Local Air Conditioning Estimates (LACE) helps local planners respond to risk of heat exposure in their communities.
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Highlighting Census Business Builder’s Geography Features

Census Business Builder tool features unique ways to pull only the data you need by customizing regions and applying geographic filters.
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The Stories Behind Census Numbers in 2025

A year-end review of America Counts stories on everything from families and housing to business and income.
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Preparing for the 2025 Hurricane Season

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

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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Measuring Weather’s Impact on Business

The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) now collects data on the impact of extreme weather events on business sales.
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Tools for Vulnerable Populations in Puerto Rico

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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Herramientas para poblaciones vulnerables de Puerto Rico

Estimados de Resiliencia Comunitaria de Puerto Rico siguen mostrando alta vulnerabilidad social; nuevas herramientas podrían identificar áreas más necesitadas.
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How to Measure Disasters’ Impact on Supply Chains

Rhode Island floods earlier this year serve as a case study of how Census Business Builder can show the impact of disasters on people and businesses.
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Bracing for an Active 2024 Hurricane Season

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?

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

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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Natural Disasters Are Primary Reason Island Areas Residents Moved

The share of movers in the Island Areas who reported natural disasters was their primary reason for moving from 2015 to 2020 ranged from about 27% to over 41%.
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Now That the Pandemic Emergency Has Ended, What’s Next?

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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Puerto Rico Constitution Day: July 25, 2023

The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Puerto Rico’s population at 3,221,789 on July 1, 2022, a decline of 2.0% from the 2020 Census on April 1, 2020.
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Using Census Data to Inform Emergency Planning, Response and Recovery

The U.S. Census Bureau provides vital tools and data to assist in disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
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Youngest and Oldest Workers Drove Job Recovery After Hurricane Maria

The first Quarterly Workforce Indicators for Puerto Rico released today provide a demographic profile of employment after Hurricane Maria.
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Trabajadores jóvenes y mayores impulsaron empleos después de María

Primeros Indicadores trimestrales de la fuerza laboral de Puerto Rico publicados hoy proporcionan un perfil demográfico del empleo después del huracán María.
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Census Data Tool Helps FEMA Better Understand Disaster Vulnerability

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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Measuring Communities’ Resilience in the Face of Adversity

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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Bracing for the 2021 Hurricane Season

A U.S. Census Bureau infographic shows the impact of last year’s three major hurricanes that hit the United States.
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Many Small Businesses Not Requiring Workers To Get Tested, 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.
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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.
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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...
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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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A Look at Businesses in Coastline Counties During Hurricane Season

Population growth in areas most vulnerable to hurricanes is of concern to emergency managers but so are the 2.4 million businesses in coastline areas.
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How Resilient Are Communities to Disasters?

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.
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How Census Data Help the Nation Respond to Disasters

In a Community Risk Reduction Radio podcast, the Census Emergency Preparedness and Response Team shows how Census data help when any disaster strikes.
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Key Player in Disaster Response: The U.S. Census Bureau

Community planners rely on census statistics to prepare evacuation plans and supply distribution after natural disasters and...
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Jumping Into Action When Disaster Strikes

The Census Bureau’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Team coordinates and disseminates demographic and economic data to emergency managers and the public.
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Tracking Hurricanes’ Potential Impact on Workforce and Industries

In the wake of disasters, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Emergency Management Map provides information on workers and industries, such as manufacturing.
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Knowing Who Lives Where Is Key to Recovery

Disaster recovery efforts rely on Census Bureau data to tailor relief for affected homes and businesses. Emergency planners use the data to plan for the worst.
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Coastline County Population Continues to Grow

Despite three costly hurricanes in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions in 2005, population has risen every year since.
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Area Vulnerable to Flooding Uses Census Data For Emergency Planning

Demographic data available at granular geographic levels from the American Community Survey ensure that emergency plans reflect changing community dynamics.
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Eye on the Hurricanes: Census Staffer on the Front Lines

Jane Callen, a senior writer/editor at the Census Bureau, headed to Florida and the US Virgin Islands as a volunteer emergency medical technician.
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Mapping the Impact of Wildfires and Other Natural Disasters

As disasters unfold, OnTheMap for Emergency Management pinpoints the count and characteristics of people who work and live in affected areas.

Page Last Revised - April 9, 2025

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