TIP SHEET: TP24-19
Upcoming
2024 Product Calendar — The U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2024. These products are listed in the Census Bureau’s online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year.
Census Scientific Advisory Committee 2024 Fall Meeting — September 19-20 — The U.S. Census Bureau hosted the Census Scientific Advisory Committee meeting September 19-20. Experts from across the nation attended the virtual meeting to discuss implementation of the updated race/ethnicity standard, American Community Survey (ACS) Group Quarters Internet Data, The Young Children Working Group, and the implementation of the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) utilizing enterprise solutions.
2030 Census
2030 Census Advisory Committee Fall Meeting — The U.S. Census Bureau will host the 2030 Census Advisory Committee Fall Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET and Friday, October 18, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. ET. Agenda topics include Small-Scale Response Testing, Undercount of Young Children, Overview of Administrative Data Acquisition and Applications for 2030 Testing, Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA), Reimaging Office Infrastructure and the Impact on Recruiting, Hiring, and Training for the 2026 Census Test. The meeting will be open to the public via webcast. For more information and the agenda, visit 2030 Census Advisory Committee Fall Meeting and Federal Register notice: 2030 Census Advisory Committee.
2020 Census
Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population Report — This special report focuses on the people in emergency and transitional shelters (a portion of the population experiencing homelessness) during the 2020 Census and their demographic characteristics. It also examines the geographic distribution of the population throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. (Scheduled for release in September.)
American Community Survey
American Community Survey (ACS), 5-year State-to-County Migration Flows — The U.S. Census Bureau will release new 2018-2022 ACS, 5-year migration flows. Migration refers to the movement of people from one location to another. The state-to-county migration flows highlight the number of people moving into specific counties from states and state equivalents, U.S. Island Areas and foreign regions. (Scheduled for release September 26.)
Demonstration Data: Tables Using American Community Survey (ACS) Race and Ancestry Data — The U.S. Census Bureau will release tables that show characteristics of 100+ population groups produced using the race and ancestry questions in the 2022 ACS 1-year estimates. These tables will show how data collected from the Census Bureau’s race and ancestry questions would differ if the ethnic populations were identified using race rather than ancestry data. (Scheduled for release September 26.)
Demographic
50 Years of Data: Upcoming Release of American Housing Survey (AHS) — In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the AHS, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau will release products from the 2023 AHS. The biennial AHS is the nation’s most comprehensive housing survey, providing current data on a wide range of housing subjects. Data will be available through the AHS Table Creator and public-use file. (Scheduled for release September 25.)
Multiple Jobholders in the United States: 2019 — The U.S. Census Bureau is schedule to release the Multiple Jobholders Report. This report uses data from the 2020 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) to examine the characteristics of people who held multiple jobs in 2019. The report looks at jobholders by sex, industry, occupation and work schedule. In addition, the analysis includes seasonality of multiple jobholding, and how rates of multiple jobholding varied by geography. (Scheduled for release in September.)
ACCESS BROADBAND Dashboard — The U.S. Census Bureau and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will unveil the next release of their joint interactive dashboard that allows users to compare U.S., state, county and census tract-level maps displaying broadband availability and adoption statistics with select social and economic indicators. This is the first release to include data from the Federal Communication Commission’s Broadband Data Collection on available broadband services with speeds of at least 25/3 megabits per second (Mbps) and 100/20 Mbps. (Scheduled for release in October.)
Household Pulse Survey — The experimental (Household Pulse Survey HPS) is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Phase 4.2 topics include access to transportation and the internet, shortage of critical items and updated response options for the ages of children and school enrollment. Previously asked questions on babies or infants in the household and unemployment insurance items have been removed. Data collection for phase 4.2 began July 23 with data dissemination, including detailed data tables, an interactive data tool, and public-use files, on a monthly basis. Phase 4.2 marks the final phase of the Household Pulse Survey. Beginning in October, HPS will transition to a longitudinal design that will continue to address the need for timely data and ensure long-term sustainability. In January 2025, HPS will be relaunched as the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS), utilizing a panel design comparable to surveys like the Survey of Income and Program Participation. For more information about the new panel survey, visit Evolving the Household Pulse Survey. (Scheduled for release September 12 and October 3.)
Economic
2023 Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES) Due — The due date for the 2023 AIES has officially passed. Businesses can report by logging on to the respondent portal and accessing their survey card. For more information or assistance completing this survey, visit www.census.gov/aies/information or call the AIES customer help line at 1-800-681-3012, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET.
2022 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) — The U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2022 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data in the Census API, data.census.gov, in CSV format on the BDS website and BDS Explorer. The BDS is an annual time series — covering the years 1978 to 2022 — and provides measures of business dynamics (such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths, and firm startups and shutdowns) for the economy, aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics. (Scheduled for release September 26.)
Census Business Builder Version 5.7 — The U.S. Census Bureau will release version 5.7 of the Census Business Builder (CBB) tool. This update will include variables from the ACS and the BDS which will be available in both the app and the CBB Business Profile. CBB v5.7 will also include the 2022 Geography update, 2022 USVI and 2024 Consumer Expenditure data, as well as enhancements to existing functionality and fixes for previously known issues. More information on Census Business Builder is available online. (Tentatively scheduled for September 30.)
New Policy Benefits Communities That Lost Manufacturing Jobs — The U.S. Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership, in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcomes Aurelia Glass, a policy analyst for the Inclusive Economy team at the Center for American Progress, to present “New Policy Benefits Communities That Lost Manufacturing Jobs.” In this presentation, Glass shares her analysis using the Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) to determine the percentage of counties with a lower proportion of manufacturing jobs by receipt of private investment. (Scheduled for October 15.)
Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) of U.S. Goods Traders: 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau will publish the 2022 BDS-Goods Traders providing annual measures between 1992-2022 of business dynamics by four mutually exclusive goods-trading classifications: exporter only; importer only; exporter and importer; and nontrader. The 2022 release will include applicable changes and improvements reflected in the 2022 BDS. (Scheduled for release October 17.)
Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) of U.S. High Tech Industries: 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau will publish the 2022 BDS-High Tech Industries (BDS-HT) providing annual measures between 1978 and 2022 of business dynamics for high tech and nonhigh tech industries, defined by science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupation intensity. BDS-HT data tables allow users to compare job creation and destruction, establishment openings and closings, and number of startups and firm shutdowns between the high tech and nonhigh tech sectors. The release will include applicable changes and improvements reflected in the 2022 BDS. (Scheduled for release October 17.)
Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) of High Growth Firms: 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau will publish the 2022 BDS-High Growth Firms (BDS-HG) providing annual measures between 1978 and 2022 of business dynamics by the firm growth rate distribution. BDS-HG data tables group firms into bins based on their annual employment change, allowing users to track the share of high-growth firms over time and to study the relationship between growth and firm age, size and geography. The release will include applicable changes and improvements reflected in the 2022 BDS. (Scheduled for release October 17.)
Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) of Single Unit Firms With Revenue: 2022 — The U.S. Census Bureau will publish the 2022 BDS-Single Units with Revenue (BDS-SU-REV) providing year-over-year changes in employment and payroll for each quarter of the year for businesses that operate in a single location. BDS-SU-REV tables cover 2007: Quarter 1 – 2022: Quarter 4 and provide information about job and payroll creation and destruction and firm entry and exit within a year, providing a more detailed time series of economic activity. In addition, the tables include changes in annual revenue from 2017 to 2022, showing how these measures are related to changes in employment and payroll. (Scheduled for release October 17.)
2022 Census of Governments - Finance Component — The U.S. Census Bureau will release data from the 2022 Census of Governments – Finance Component. These data show revenues, expenditures and debt by level of government (state, local, and state and local combined). The statistics are organized by state. Several content changes in the 2022 Census of Governments will be documented with the release. (Scheduled for release in October.)
Census Bureau Celebrates 13th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day — The U.S. Census Bureau is set to hold a series of events to recognize the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast contribution to the nation’s economy. The weeklong celebration begins on Manufacturing Day, observed annually (the first Friday in October since 2011) to showcase the benefits and potential of modern manufacturing and spur interest in manufacturing careers. (Schedule for release in October.)
Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) — BTOS measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. BTOS experimental data products are representative of all employer businesses in the U.S. economy, excluding farms. The data allow greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely information for key economic measures. Data are released biweekly and are available by sector, state, employment size and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas.
Monthly Business Formation Statistics — Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely, high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations monthly. The data are available at the state, regional and national levels and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS will be released October 10 and will include September 2024 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov).
Recently Released
(Released since September 6, 2024)
Livestream Meeting With Stakeholders on Disability Data Needs — September 16 — The U.S. Census Bureau will livestream its upcoming meeting with disability community stakeholders September 30 from 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET in the Washington, DC, metro area. The event livestream will be available on Census Live for public viewing. The purpose of the meeting is to better understand challenges in data availability and access for the disability community based on feedback in response to a Federal Register notice outlining proposed changes to the American Community Survey (ACS).
2020 Census
Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (S-DHC) — September 19 —The Census Bureau has released the Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (S-DHC). The S-DHC — the final 2020 Census data product to be released — combines the characteristics of households and the people living in them. The data are available for the nation, the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. These tables supplement the data about households and people released in the Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC) in May 2023. The S-DHC provides average household size and counts of people living in certain types of households.
American Community Survey
2023 American Community Survey (ACS), 1-Year Estimates — September 12 — The ACS, 1-year estimates were released September 12. These data are available for the nation, states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, congressional districts, metropolitan areas, counties, places and other geographic areas with a population of 65,000 or more. These estimates include topics such as language spoken at home, educational attainment, commute to work, employment, mortgage status and rent, and income, poverty and health insurance coverage. The Census Bureau held a webinar Thursday, September 5, at 1 p.m. ET, explaining how to access data and online resources related to this release. Spanish
Demographic
Census Bureau Announces Transition to New Longitudinal Design for Household Pulse Survey — September 17 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced Phase 4.2 will be the final phase of the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) using current methodology. Plans are to transition the HPS to a new longitudinal design. In collaboration with multiple federal agencies, the Census Bureau launched the HPS in April 2020 to measure the social and economic impact of COVID-19 in near real-time to inform federal and state action. While these data have proven valuable, the Census Bureau seeks to mature the HPS in a manner that reduces burden and enables measurement of change over time -- while preserving its agility and value to the data user community.
Income in the United States: 2023 — September 10 —The U.S. Census Bureau announced the nation’s annual estimates on income, earnings and inequality to evaluate national economic trends and understand their effect on the well-being of households and individuals. These estimates are based on the 2024 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). Spanish
Health Insurance in the United States: 2023 — September 10 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced the nation’s annual health insurance coverage estimates, highlighting comparisons between 2022 and 2023 data as well as examining characteristics by health insurance status to better understand the well-being of individuals. These estimates are based on the 2024 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). State-level American Community Survey (ACS) data was released September 12.
Poverty in the United States: 2023 — September 10 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced the nation’s official poverty and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) estimates to help gauge the economic well-being of households, families and individuals. These estimates are based on the 2024 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC).
Local Estimates of Internet Adoption (LEIA) — September 9 — The U.S. Census Bureau and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released the 2022 LEIA, an experimental data product that measures internet adoption at the county level.
Economic
Exploring Census Data Webinar Series: Economic Census – A Look Into Comprehensive Business Statistics — September 19 — Join us for the Exploring Census Data webinar series on the Economic Census – A Look Into Comprehensive Business Statistics. In this session, a U.S. Census Bureau expert will highlight key insights from the 2022 Economic Census of the Island Areas. Discover the wealth of information available by industry and geography that can empower your business decisions. The session will feature a review of current and upcoming releases, a demonstration of how to access and use data effectively, and a live Q&A with our expert. Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding of Census Bureau data and its impact on people, places and the economy. This webinar is the final installment in a six-part series designed to unlock the potential of Census Bureau data.
Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenues: 2nd Quarter 2024 — September 12 — The U.S. Census Bureau released a summary of quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at the national level as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces two income and sales data tables and one table of tax collections by state. More information about this release is available in the 2024 Quarterly Summary of State and Local Tax Revenue tables at census.gov.
Cannabis Excise Sales Tax Collections: 2nd Quarter 2024 — September 12 — The U.S. Census Bureau released experimental data and an updated data visualization featuring quarterly tax collections at the state level for cannabis sales. Data for cannabis sales taxes were reported in the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue and were first released for the second quarter of 2023. The data visualization provides cannabis revenue as a percentage of the states’ total tax revenue where available and percent change from the prior quarter. More information about this data can be found online.
Dispersion Statistics on Productivity (DiSP) — September 12 — The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a new version of the experimental data product, DiSP, at www.census.gov/disp. DiSP provides information on the within-industry dispersion in productivity at the 4-digit NAICS level for the manufacturing sector. The new version of the DiSP data covers years 1987 to 2021.
Facts for Features
Hispanic Heritage Month: 2024 — August 15 — During this monthlong observance, our nation celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The U.S. Census Bureau joins in the celebration with this fact sheet presenting a range of updated statistics describing the demographic state of the nation’s Hispanic population. Spanish
America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new and inviting way. We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency preparedness, and the population. New stories include:
Majority of Household Population Lived in Coupled Households in 2020 (September 19)
Health Coverage for Working-Age Adults Rose in Every State Since 2013 (September 12)
Largest Annual Real Increase in Gross Rental Costs Since 2011 (September 12)
Older Adults and Child Poverty Rates Changed in Many States in 2023 (September 12)
How Age and Poverty Level Impact Health Insurance Coverage (September 10)
Supplemental Poverty Measure Rose in 2023 for Second Consecutive Year (September 10)
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.
Blogs
Evolving the Household Pulse Survey — Written by: Cassandra Logan, Survey Director: High Frequency Surveys Team, Demographic Programs; Jennifer Hunter Childs, Senior Statistician for Demographic Research, Demographic Programs; and Eloise Parker, Assistant Director for Demographic Programs — September 16 — In March of 2020, the world changed due to a global pandemic. Many U.S. Census Bureau programs were at a standstill. We had no way to reach the public — our field representatives could not go on personal visits; our telephone centers were closed, pausing telephone interviewing; and our processing center was closed, suspending the mailing of invitations. We could not collect crucial information at a time when it was most needed. A small group convened to discuss how to collect these critical data. From those discussions, the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) was born. The HPS is a program developed by the Census Bureau to meet data needs for informing emerging policy questions in an exceptionally timely way. Conceived in March 2020 and launched in April 2020 to address critical data gaps for understanding the social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the HPS was initially seen as a source for guiding emergency response across multiple dimensions of American life.
Understanding the Supplemental DHC File — Written by: Stacy Vidal, editorial content advisor, Public Information Office; Evan Brassell, assistant division chief for Housing Characteristics, Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division; and Michael Hawes, senior statistician for Scientific Communication, Research and Methodology Directorate — September 16 — This week, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the final data product from the 2020 Census. On Sept. 19, we’ll release the Supplemental Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (S-DHC). While the pandemic delayed our operations, we moved deliberately to ensure we produced the high-quality statistics the public expects and to implement new confidentiality protections. In this blog, our goal is to equip you for the release of the S-DHC.
Using Administrative Data to Evaluate Nonresponse Bias — Written by: Adam Bee and Jonathan Rothbaum — September 10 — In the latest release of its annual income report, Income in the United States: 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau tabulates the national income distribution using survey responses collected during February 2024 through April 2024 (with the majority of data collected in March) as part of the 2024 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). However, as Research Matters blog posts from each of the last four years have explained (in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023), nonresponse in the CPS ASEC has biased income and poverty estimates.1Nonresponse bias means there are differences between those who respond to a survey and those who do not respond, potentially leading to an estimate that is less representative of the population.
How Updating Annual Poverty Thresholds Impacts Poverty Rates — Written by: John Creamer — September 10 — In Poverty in the United States: 2023, the U.S. Census Bureau released updated estimates of the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). Notably, the official poverty rate fell in 2023 by 0.4 percentage points to 11.1%, while the SPM rate increased by 0.5 percentage points to 12.9%. A primary reason for these results is the differences in the way poverty thresholds, or the definition of basic needs, are updated each year. To learn why the Census Bureau produces two different rates on poverty (the official poverty measure and the SPM), check out our recently released blog on the topic.
Resources
Emergency Management/Disaster Resources — When major disasters strike, visit our Emergency Management webpage for demographic and economic data on impacted areas. Each disaster will include data from our key emergency management tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management, Community Resilience Estimates, Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Edition, and other useful resources.
Learn What Surveys Are Being Conducted in Your Community — Discover which of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 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 Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. Learn more about surveys currently being conducted in each Census Bureau region:
Atlanta
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
All Surveys
Data Tools
Below are a few of the U.S. Census Bureau’s interactive applications used to access statistics from our 130-plus annual surveys. A complete list can be accessed on the Census Bureau’s Data Tools and Apps webpage.
Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) for Puerto Rico Viewer — The CRE for Puerto Rico Viewer is an easy-to-use interactive mapping tool that provides social vulnerability estimates for municipios and census tracts.
Housing Unit Change Viewer: 2020 to 2023 — This map application includes three maps depicting the change in the number of housing units from the 2020 Census to November 2023.
Developers — Developer portal to access services and documentation for the U.S. Census Bureau's APIs.
Training Opportunities
Census Bureau Training Opportunities — Webinars are available on a regular basis to help the public access and use Census Bureau statistics. These free sessions, which are 60 to 90 minutes each, show users how to navigate U.S. Census Bureau databases and mapping tools and find demographic and economic statistics at the local or national level. Descriptions of upcoming sessions are available on our Census Academy webpage. Login details are provided at least one week before a webinar.
Navigating data.census.gov for 2020 S-DHC Data (Tuesday, September 24, 2-3 p.m. ET)
StatVentures Address Geolocation Challenge Phase 2 Info Session (Monday, September 30, 2-3 p.m. ET)
StatVentures Address Geolocation Challenge Phase 2 Info Session (Friday, October 11, 2-3 p.m. ET)
New Policy Benefits Communities That Lost Manufacturing Jobs (Tuesday, October 15, 1:30-2:45 p.m. ET)
Archived Training Resources — Visit the U.S. Census Bureau’s Educational Resource Library for previously recorded, free training available at your convenience. The library includes presentations, recorded webinars, tutorials and other helpful materials.
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