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The Week Ahead: The Stories Census Bureau Data Told in 2022
Take a look at some of the America Counts stories that revealed shifts in our population, from growing diversity and declining poverty to where and how we live.
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 š Observances
InĀ December, we celebrate theĀ 2022 Holiday Season.
Learn about upcoming observances and celebrations withĀ Stats for Stories.
Call for Workshop Presentations for the 2023 LED Partnership Virtual Workshop
The LEHD program is welcoming proposals to present at the 2023 LED Partnership Virtual Workshop held on March 28-30, 2023. We will be highlighting the work of our state Labor Market Information (LMI) partners and other data users through plenary sessions.
This yearās theme is āLED: Big Data Illuminating Local Outcomes,ā and we are interested in presentations from a wide variety of disciplines, including, but not limited to: workforce development, economic development, transportation planning, economic analysis, and emergency management. We are particularly interested in examples from our state partners and strongly encourage LMI shops to apply.
Additional information regarding the agenda and the workshop will be posted in the coming weeks. Please see this document for additional proposal guidelines and contact information.
The deadline to submit proposals is Monday, January 9, 2023. Direct any additional questions about the workshop to CES.Local.Employment.Dynamics@census.gov.
2020 Census Urban Areas Release
On Thursday, December 29, we will release the list of 2020 Census urban areas as well as clarification of criteria for identifying both individual urban areas and the rural areas of the nation.
After each decennial census, we redefine urban and rural areas to provide a baseline for analyzing urban and rural populations and economic activity.
Following the 2020 Census, there are three key changes to our urban area criteria. Read about them in our new blog.
Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Yearās Day
As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau will release total population projections for the nation and world for January 1, 2023. For the nation, these projections show annual population growth and growth since Census Day (April 1) 2020. The release, scheduled for December 29, will also include components of change estimates (births, deaths and net international migration). Simulated real-time growth of the U.S. and world populations is available on the Census BureauāsĀ Population Clock.
data.census.gov Workshops:
Basics of Using the Microdata Access Tool
Our participatory classes walk you through examples of creating tables in the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) within data.census.gov. Microdata Access on data.census.gov/mdat allows you to create custom tables that are not available in the pre-made tables on data.census.gov without having to use your own statistical software or special programming.
Registration is required to attend these workshops. Attendance is limited to 50 participants per session.
š Happy Birthday Iowa, Texas, and Georgia!
Tomorrow, we will celebrateĀ Iowa's 176th anniversaryĀ of statehood. OnĀ Thursday, December 29, we will celebrateĀ Texas' 177th anniversaryĀ of statehood, and onĀ Monday, January 2, we will celebrateĀ Georgia's 235th anniversaryĀ of statehood.
 šĀ Did you know?Ā Iowa is theĀ 23rdĀ largest state by area and was theĀ 29thĀ state to join the Union.
š¦ The state bird is theĀ Eastern Goldfinch.
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The state nickname is theĀ Hawkeye State.
š The largest city isĀ Des Moines.
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