Tip Sheet #24
NOV. 20, 2020
Upcoming
2020 Product Calendar — The U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2020. These products are listed in the Census Bureau’s online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year.
Census Bureau Hosts Virtual Summit to Highlight Data Innovations featuring Tech for Good — The U.S. Census Bureau will showcase over 35 new innovative projects at virtual technology summit from Dec. 9 through 11, created through The Opportunity Project (TOP). These new digital products will highlight how the Census Bureau, industry collaborators, and communities are leading open-data innovation to address challenges like preserving the natural environment, broadening civic education, and assisting refugees. The summit will feature 24 sessions including keynotes, lightning talks and discussions on government innovation, open data strategy, and technology for good. (Scheduled for release Dec. 9.)
2020 Census
2020 Census Paid Temporary Workers — Each Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. (Scheduled for release each Tuesday.)
American Community Survey
Census Bureau to Host Webinar on Release of 2015-2019 American Community Survey Statistics — The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Dec. 3 from 2-3 p.m. EST in advance of the Dec. 10 release of the 2019 American Community Survey 5-year statistics. The webinar will show participants how to access new data and online resources from the 2015-2019 release. Attendees will also learn about changes related to this release, and tips for comparing geographies and statistics over time.
New Statistics From the American Community Survey to Be Embargoed — The U.S. Census Bureau will offer an embargo period for subscribers to view statistics from the 2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year estimates, which cover more than 40 social, economic, housing and demographic topics, such as homeownership rates and costs, health insurance and educational attainment. Embargo subscribers will have access to these statistics beginning Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. EST.
Demographic
Census Bureau to Release New Estimates on America’s Families and Living Arrangements — The U. S. Census Bureau will release the annual America’s Families and Living Arrangements table package, providing new estimates on the changing trends in the number of parents with children, who are under age 18 and living with their parents. The release will also highlight the similarities and differences in living arrangements among fathers and mothers. (Scheduled for release on Dec. 2.)
Census Bureau Releases International Population Estimates and Projections — The U.S. Census Bureau will release new population estimates and projections for over 200 countries and areas through the year 2100. The International Data Base consists of estimates and projections of demographic indicators, including population size and growth (by sex and single year of age up to 100 and over), and components of change (mortality, fertility, and net migration) for 228 countries and areas. (Scheduled for release on Dec. 3.)
Census Bureau Releases Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties and School Districts — The U.S. Census Bureau will release new data on small area income and poverty estimates for states, counties and school districts. The new data come from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program, which provides the only up-to-date, single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,141 counties and 13,197 school districts. (Scheduled for release on Dec. 8.)
Census Bureau Releases Geographic Mobility Data — The U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2020 CPS ASEC Geographic Mobility detailed table package and updates to historical tables and graphs. Geographic mobility and migration both refer to the movement of people from one location of residence to another. These national- and regional-level estimates are from the 2020 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). (Scheduled for release on Dec. 15.)
Total and Voting-Age Population Estimates for the United States and States — July 1, 2020, estimates of the total population and voting-age population will be available for the nation, states, and the District of Columbia. The estimates are based on the 2010 Census and were created without incorporation or consideration of the 2020 Census results. See <https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/technical-documentation/research.html>. (Scheduled for release on Dec. 22.)
2020 Demographic Analysis Estimates —The U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2020 Demographic Analysis Estimates, which include national-level estimates of the population by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, on April 1, 2020. These estimates are developed from historical vital statistics, estimates of international migration, and Medicare records. The demographic analysis estimates are independent from the 2020 Census and will be used to calculate net coverage error, one of the two main ways the Census Bureau traditionally measures coverage of the census. (Scheduled for release in December 2020.)
Story Map: An Aging World 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new visualization that combines maps, charts and text to illustrate trends on population aging in 2020 and projected patterns in 2050 for world regions and countries. The Story Map also discusses fertility and mortality declines, the demographic transition, older dependency ratios, sex ratios, healthy life expectancy, and more. The Story Map format guides users through a data-driven narrative where linked components on the text and figures allow users to explore and understand key analytical concepts by interactively navigating through maps, revealing layers of data as they do so. To view the Story Map, see the Census Bureau’s Older Population and Aging website. (Tentatively scheduled for release in December.)
Supplemental Security Income Receipt in the United States: 2017 — The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release the brief “A Profile of SSI Recipients: 2017,” which examines the characteristics of people receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) using statistics from the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The report examines characteristics of SSI recipients across three age groups: children, working age adults, and people age 65 and over. The brief also includes information about the households in which SSI recipients live. A text feature additionally describes how SSI recipients may also be eligible for and receive Social Security, Medicaid and/or Medicare. (Tentatively scheduled for release in December/January.)
Household Pulse Survey — The experimental Household Pulse Survey is an effort by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the availability of consumer goods and patterns, and other abrupt and significant changes to American life. The Census Bureau began data collection for Phase 3 on Oct. 28, 2020. Biweekly results will be available through the Household Pulse Survey Interactive Tool, detailed tables, and a public use data file on the website Nov. 18, 2020, through Jan. 6, 2021.
Economic
Business Size Tables— The U.S. Census Bureau is releasing the Establishment and Firm Size data at the national level from the 2017 Economic Census. These size tables present data on number of establishments, employment, annual payroll, and sales broken out by the employment and sales size of the establishment and firm. Data are also shown by legal form of organization and other size-related categories. (Tentatively scheduled for release on Dec. 3.)
New 2019 Service Annual Survey Data Available — The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data tables from the 2019 Service Annual Survey (SAS). The SAS table package provides statistics on revenue, payroll, sources of revenue, expenses, exports, inventory, revenue from electronic sources, and other selected industry-specific data for service industries. (Scheduled for release on Dec. 11.)
Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenues: Third Quarter 2020 — The summary provides quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at a national level, as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces three tables: Tables 1 and 2 include income and sales data and Table 3 provides tax collections by state. (Tentatively scheduled for release on Dec. 17.)
Nonemployer Business Demographic Statistics — The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new innovative annual data product covering demographic statistics for nonemployer businesses in the United States. The new product, known as Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics or NES-D, use exclusively existing administrative records and census data to provide demographic characteristics for nonemployer businesses by geography, industry, receipt size class, and legal form of organization. NES-D replaces the nonemployer component of the quinquennial Survey of Business Owners (SBO). Data will be released on the Annual Business Survey (ABS) website. (Scheduled for release on Dec. 17.)
Small Business Pulse Survey — The Small Business Pulse Survey collects near real-time data on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on small businesses. These data inform federal and state decision-making. Data collection for the third phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey began November 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting November 19, 2020 through January 14, 2021. Data are available through the Small Business Pulse Survey Interactive Tool and downloadable files. (First results of Phase 3 will be released this Thursday.)
Weekly Business Formation Statistics — The U.S. Census Bureau is releasing weekly business application data at the national and regional levels in addition to releasing the quarterly Business Formation Statistics (BFS). First released in Feb. 2018, BFS tracks trends in business applications and formations at the state, regional and national levels. The weekly data provide timely and granular information on the state of the economy, but appropriate caution is required in interpreting fluctuations since high-frequency weekly data are subject to variation from seasonal factors including holidays and beginning and end of calendar year effects. The Census Bureau publishes the weekly BFS series at the national, regional and state levels every Thursday by 12 p.m. EST.
Facts for Features
National African American (Black) History Month: February — To commemorate and celebrate the contributions to our nation made by people of African descent, the U.S. Census Bureau presents a collection of demographic and economic statistics about the black community. (Tentatively scheduled for release in December.)
Irish-American Heritage Month — Congress designated March Irish-American Heritage Month in 1991 and the president issues a proclamation commemorating the occasion each year. Some of the statistics in this release include the number of U.S. residents who claim Irish ancestry, the number of foreign-born U.S. residents who reported Ireland as their birthplace, and the estimated number of U.S. residents who spoke Irish (also known as Gaelic) in 2013. (Tentatively scheduled for release in January.)
Women’s History Month — The roots of National Women’s History Month go back to March 8, 1857, when women from various New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. The first Women’s Day celebration in the United States was also in New York City in 1909, but Congress did not establish National Women’s History Week until 1981 to be commemorated annually the second week of March. In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. (Tentatively scheduled for release in January.)
Stats for Stories
Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the U.S. 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.
Cyber Monday: November 30, 2020
Small Business Saturday: November 28, 2020
National Miners Day: December 6, 2020
National Pawnbrokers Day: December 6, 2020
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: December 7, 2020
Bill of Rights Day: December 15, 2020
Wright Brothers Day: December 17, 2020
National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day: December 21, 2020
Texas 175th Anniversary of Statehood (1845): December 29, 2020
Multimedia
Radio
Upcoming segments include the success of excess in “TV Dinners” (Nov. 29) and marking credits and debts in “Full Accounting” (Dec. 9).
The daily features are available at <www.census.gov/library/audio/profile-america.html>. The menu options allow selection for Profile America and Al Dia with download options for MP3 and WAV files or zip files for the entire month (MP3).
Recently Released
(Released since Nov. 6, 2020)
2020 Census
Statement from Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham — Nov. 19 — During post-collection processing, certain processing anomalies have been discovered. These types of processing anomalies have occurred in past censuses. I am directing the Census Bureau to utilize all resources available to resolve this as expeditiously as possible. As it has been all along, our goal remains an accurate and statistically sound Census.
Census Bureau Statement on Data Collection — Nov. 9 — The U.S. Census Bureau is very proud of the hundreds of thousands of census takers who performed their duties professionally and efficiently and were responsible for one of the highest national address resolution rates in census history — 99.98%. The Census Bureau knows of no attempts to systemically falsify respondent information. We employed new information technologies and safeguards to prevent and identify mistakes or misreporting of data. We also conducted extensive follow-up quality assurance interviews.
American Community Survey
2019 U.S. State Geographic Mobility and Place of Birth Tables — Nov. 18 — The U.S. Census Bureau released two new data products based on the 2019 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. These state-level table packages include origin-destination flow estimates for geographic mobility and place of birth. The 2019 state-to-state migration flow tables provide estimates of the number of people moving between origin and destination geographies. The 2019 place-of-birth table package shows estimates for state of current residence by area of birth.
Commuting Patterns of Older Workers in the United States, 2013-2017 — Nov. 10 — The U.S. Census Bureau released the report “Commuting Patterns of Older Workers in the United States: 2013-2017” that describes commuting patterns of older workers in the United States based on data from the 5-year 2013-2017 American Community Survey (ACS). Older workers are a diverse group but understanding how their commuting behavior varies from that of younger workers helps planners and policymakers accommodate the needs of this growing share of the working population.
Demographic
Census Bureau Releases New Report on Veterans — Nov. 10 — A new report released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows post-9/11 veterans are more likely to be employed and earn more than nonveterans. The report, The Employment, Earnings, and Occupations of Post-9/11 Veterans, looks at how these veterans’ labor market experiences, earnings and job characteristics differ from those in the broader U.S. population who never served.
Economic
North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) — Nov. 19 — The U.S. Census Bureau released the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) data at the national and selected state levels from the 2017 Economic Census. The NAPCS tables represent a new way to release the product lines data that are published as part of the Economic Census. This new classification system not only standardizes the way products data are released across each Economic Census sector, but also releases the data all at one time and in one comprehensive dataset.
Annual Business Applications by State and County — Nov. 10 — The U.S. Census Bureau released a new visualization that shows annual business application data by state and county from 2005 to 2019. The visualization’s interactive map interface allows users to quickly identify geographic trends.
Facts for Features
Holiday Season — Nov. 18 — This festive season, or simply the holidays, is a time for gathering and celebrating with family and friends, gift-giving, reflection and thanks. To commemorate this time of year, the Census Bureau presents holiday-related facts and figures from its collection of statistics.
Veterans Day (Nov. 11) — Nov. 3 — On this day, the nation honors U.S. military veterans with parades and other observances across the country and a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Some of the statistics from this day include the number of veterans in the country, their racial and ethnic backgrounds, and the number who vote.
American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month (November) — Oct. 1 — To commemorate American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, the U.S. Census Bureau compiled a list of statistics about the American Indian and Alaska Native population.
America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new, inviting way. We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency preparedness and population. New stories include:
Manufacturing Faces a Labor Shortage as Workforce Ages (Nov. 17)
Gaps in the Wealth of Americans by Household Type in 2017 (Nov. 16)
Post-9/11 Veterans More Likely Than Nonveterans to be Employed (Nov. 10)
Stats for Stories
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.
National Aviation History Month: November 2020
National Family Caregivers Month: November 2020
Atlantic Hurricane Season: June 1-November 30, 2020
Native American Heritage Day: November 27, 2020
Black Friday: November 27, 2020
National Family Week: November 22-28, 2020
National Child’s Day: November 20, 2020
Blogs
Fancy Another Pint? — Written by Stephen T. Jackson, Trade Data Collection Branch — Nov. 17 — Beer is one of the most widely consumed drinks. Few would question its worldwide appeal, but I want to show you what the numbers say. So let me take you through some Census Bureau stats at data.census.gov and USA Trade Online.
Director’s Blog – “Thank You to Our Dedicated Field Team” — By Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the U.S. Census Bureau — Nov. 10 — As dedicated and resilient census takers, you have successfully wrapped up data collection ― meaning you have knocked on your last door and filled out your final questionnaire ― in the Census Bureau’s quest to get a complete and accurate count of our great and vast country. You were a critical part of accounting for 99.98 percent of all addresses nationwide.
Multimedia
Radio
Profile Americas segments include spark of inspiration in “Plugging In” (Nov. 8) and an expanded menu in “Friday Food Options” (Nov. 13). Internet address: <www.census.gov/library/audio/profile-america.html>.
Resources
Learn What Surveys Are Being Conducted in Your Community — See which of our 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 U.S. Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. See surveys currently being conducted in each Census Bureau region:
Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
All Surveys
Data Tools
See below for a few of the U.S. Census Bureau’s interactive applications to access statistics from our 130-plus annual surveys. Click here for a complete list.
Census Engagement Navigator — This interactive data visualization allows users to quickly understand what areas of the country had high or low return rates in the 2010 census.
Explore Census Data — This new platform on data.census.gov is based on overwhelming feedback to streamline the way you get data and digital content from the U.S. Census Bureau.
OnTheMap for Emergency Management — Access U.S. population and workforce statistics in real time for areas being affected by natural disasters.
Training Opportunities
Census Bureau Training Opportunities — Webinars are available on a regular basis to help the public access and use U.S. Census Bureau statistics. These free sessions, lasting 60 to 90 minutes, show how to use Census Bureau databases and mapping tools and find demographic and economic statistics at a local or national level.
Descriptions for each of the upcoming sessions is available on our Census Academy page. Login details provided at least one week before a webinar.
An Overview of Recently-Released NAPCS Data From the Economic Census (Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2-3 p.m. EST)
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-year Pre-Release Webinar (Thursday, Dec. 3, 2-3 p.m. EST)
DECCS Tips and Tricks (Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2-3 p.m. EST)
ACE AESDirect Export Filings Webinar (SPANISH) (Thursday, Dec. 10, 2-3:30 p.m. EST)
Archived Training Resources — Visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s Educational Resource Library for previously recorded trainings that are free and available at your convenience. The library includes presentations, recorded webinars, tutorials and other helpful materials.
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