July Events and Updates
Updates
New Report Details Use of Decennial Census Data in Federal Funds Distribution
U.S. Census Bureau data inform the distribution of federal funding every year. A new report titled Uses of Decennial Census Programs Data in Federal Funds Distribution: Fiscal Year 2021 provides an updated estimate of how much funding is guided in whole or in part by our data for fiscal year 2021. The findings indicate 353 federal assistance programs used Census Bureau data, including American Community Survey (ACS) data, to distribute more than $2.8 trillion in that fiscal year.
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2022 ACS 1-Year Estimates Scheduled to Be Released September 14
The 2022 ACS 1-year estimates are scheduled to be released on September 14, with additional ACS data products scheduled for release in subsequent weeks. The Census Bureau published the planned 2022 ACS data release schedule for all the standard data products. We also published our New and Notable section, which we will update with information on the 2022 ACS data releases as they become available.
Selected Population Tables and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables Data Release
The U.S. Census Bureau released Selected Population Tables and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables to the public on June 15. The data tables are released approximately every five years and provide the most detail for groups that are not published in the standard ACS 5-year estimates. This is the third time the Census Bureau has released these detailed 5-year ACS estimates.
The Census Bureau previewed this data release with a webinar on June 8.
Explore and Share ACS Code Repositories on GitHub
The American Community Survey Office has developed a GitHub page to share repositories of code for working with ACS data developed by data users. All programming languages are welcome! GitHub creates a space for increased collaboration, reaching new potential data users, and promoting open source projects. This will allow for increased knowledge sharing of different ways to work with ACS data. If you are interested in submitting code to the ACS GitHub, please submit an email to acso.users.support@census.gov.
 Events
Stats in Action Webinar: Journalists and the American Community Survey
Learn more about the American Community Survey (ACS) and data available for journalists to use to strengthen and localize their stories. This webinar provides an overview of the ACS and will focus on resources about the ACS and how to access ACS data in data.census.gov, QuickFacts, and other tools. Additionally, we’ll cover resources for media, including the ACS data user handbook for journalists.
Date & Time: Wednesday, July 12 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Presenters: Ryan Ricciardi (American Community Survey Office), Jewel Jordan (Public Information Office), and Dante Chinni (NBC News and Wall Street Journal)
Exploring Census Data Webinar: Race and Ethnicity
Census Bureau’s subject matter experts will present data available from economic and demographic programs. You will learn about the demographic data available on business owners from the Annual Business Survey along with other demographic characteristics from the American Community Survey.
The session includes a live demonstration on how to find key data and resources connected to race and ethnicity. There will be an opportunity to connect with our experts via live chat and during the Q&A segment of the webinar. This webinar is part 4 of 6 in a series to help data users discover Census data related to people, places, and the economy.
Date & Time: Thursday, July 27 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET
Presenters: Jessica Welch (Economic Reimbursable Surveys Division), and Vicki Mack (American Community Survey Office)
Recorded Presentations
Check out recordings from the ACS Data Users Conference
Presentation recordings and PDFs from the ACS Data Users Conference held from May 16-18 are available for viewing. To view PDF versions of the presentations, click on the links in the "Title of Presentation" column. Recordings of the presentations are available on the Population Reference Bureau's YouTube page.
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America Counts
Going With the Flow: State-to-State Migration
More people moved across state lines in 2021 than in 2019, many to and from highly populated and neighboring states, according to recently released Census Bureau estimates.
Nearly 7.9 million people in the United States moved between states in 2021, up from almost 7.4 million in 2019. People moving between states made up 18.8% of all movers in 2021, compared to 16.7% of all movers in 2019. These changes, along with other migration data analyses, are detailed in a recent America Counts article.
Publications
U.S. Marriage and Divorce Rates by State: 2011 & 2021
A new graphic visualizes the change in marriage and divorce rates by state between 2011 and 2021. The national marriage rate for 2021 was 14.9, meaning that 14.9 out of every 1,000 women aged 15 and over got married in the last 12 months in the U.S. The national divorce rate for 2021 was 6.9
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Did you know that the ACS has an online Data Users Group with over 4,500 members? The purpose of the ACS Data Users Group is to improve understanding of the value and utility of ACS data, as well as promote information sharing among data users about key ACS data issues and applications.
The website contains information, such as previous conference presentations and archived webinars and the discussion forum allows members to share messages, materials, and announcements related to ACS. Census Bureau staff are also members and share program updates here.
Membership is free and open to all interested ACS data users.
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