Data.census.gov Newsletter – August 2021

Latest System Updates

Last month, we released new updates to improve your experience on data.census.gov. With this release, you will now see:

• Enhanced headers
• New options for large tables
• Improved mapping visualization
• Microdata API datasets in the API Discovery Tool
• Fixes to 31 defects

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A major theme of the release is to make it easier to access and view data across the platform. For example, an enhanced header provides new links to the Advanced Search, Microdata, and a variety of educational resources so you can access them in one easy click. We added these links based on feedback from data users who said these resources were difficult to locate.

We also improved your ability to view tables and maps. When you click on a large table, you have a new option to try to view the data on screen, rather than only being able to download the table. In the thematic maps, we now use thinner boundary lines that help you visualize differences between geographies more easily.

And finally, we added a new option for developers to access microdata through the application programming interface (API). This includes access through the API Discovery Tool and a new Microdata API User Guide.

Coming Soon

In future updates to data.census.gov, we are working towards:

• New NAICS Profiles
• Improvements to:
  • Geography Profiles
  • Search relevancy
  • Navigation
• Defects fixes

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New Video Tutorials

• Accessing 2010 Redistricting Data on data.census.gov

• How to Create and Customize a Map Using data.census.gov

Upcoming Webinar

Data.census.gov 
Updates – August 2021
8/25: 2:00-2:30pm ET

We will provide updates on the enhanced header, new options for large tables, improved mapping visualization, and defect resolutions.

Details

New Microdata API User Guide

Through this guide, you will learn what the microdata API is, when to use it, and how to use it to get raw data and custom statistics.

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Featured Question

What is the Census API? How Do I Use It?

The Census Data API is a data service that allows software developers and other data users to publicly access Census data in a standardized way.

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August Events

We will promote data.census.gov to attendees at these events in August:

• American Sociological Association (ASA) Virtual Annual Meeting Presentation – 8/7 at 12:45pm ET
• Kentucky Chapter Grant Professionals Association (GPA) Meeting – 8/9 at 11:30am ET
• Special Libraries Association (SLA) Annual Conference
  Presentation – 8/12 at 11:00am ET