🏈 Don't Miss the Big Game Census! 📊

The Big Game Census interactive data visualization takes a closer look at the players’ place of birth and gives you their 2020 Census population, in addition to a link within the hover-over box to access more U.S. Census Bureau data points.

🏙️ Click on a city or state within the map to filter the table and highlight the bar chart to learn more about the birthplaces of the players in the big game.

🦅 Clicking on a team will filter to only players from that team. You can also select a player row from the table, to highlight the map, and/or toggle between players by state, or by college conference.

🔎 The corresponding hover-over boxes will provide more detailed information on the map and the table, including a clickable hyperlink redirected to a data.census.gov site for more information on various geographies.

Fun Facts for the Big Game

• Most common first names: Jack (3), Chris (3, including Christian).
• Most common last names: Johnson (4), Smith (3), Williams (3).
• States of birth: Texas (9); Georgia and Mississippi (8); Florida (7); and Ohio (6).
• Foreign born: George Karlaftis (Greece); Jordan Mailata (Australia); and Prince Tega Wanogho (Nigeria).
• Colleges attended: Florida (5), Georgia, Michigan, and Mississippi State (4).
• Conferences represented: 25 Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams; 17 in Big Ten Conference; 13 in Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC); 12 in Big 12 Conference; and 11 in American Athletic Conference (AAC).
• Years of experience: There are 19 rookies and 13 players with 10-plus years (including the Kelce brothers). The average for all players is 4.4 years.

Stats for Stories: The Big Game

The one-time champion Philadelphia Eagles (Feb. 4, 2018) will face the two-time winner Kansas City Chiefs (Feb. 2, 2020 and Jan. 11, 1970). The Eagles have a 1-2 win-loss record in the Super Bowl. The Chiefs are 2-2.

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About the Census Bureau

We serve as the nation’s leading provider of quality data about its people and economy. The Census Bureau is the federal government's largest statistical agency. As the world’s premier statistical agency, we are dedicated to making our nation a better place. Policy-makers, businesses, and the public use our data to make informed decisions.