Census Bureau: Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties and School Districts Data Released
The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S. school districts in 2022 was 13.9%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data come from the 2022 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates(SAIPE), which provides the only single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,143 counties…
Census Bureau: New Data on Minority-Owned, Veteran-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new estimates on the characteristics of employer businesses. According to the 2022 Annual Business Survey (ABS), which covers reference year 2021, there were approximately 5.9 million employer firms in total, of which, 1.2 million (21%) were minority-owned, 304,823 (5.2%) were veteran-owned, and around 1.3 million (22%) were owned by women. This release also…
Census Bureau: Current Population Survey Modernization Efforts Set to Launch
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) are launching a joint effort to modernize the Current Population Survey (CPS) and announce proposed plans to implement changes to ensure sustainability. Developed in the 1930s to meet the increased needs for unemployment, the CPS has been conducted in its present form since 1948. It…
FDIC: Results of Summary of Deposits Annual Survey Released
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released results of its annual survey of branch office deposits for all FDIC-insured institutions as of June 30, 2023. The FDIC’s Summary of Deposits (SOD) provides deposit totals for each of the more than 77,000 domestic offices operated by more than 4,600 FDIC-insured commercial and savings banks, savings…
Census Bureau: Webinar Scheduled for September 14th on New 2022 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a webinar explaining how to access data and online resources from the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) set to be publicly released September 14. The webinar will also provide tips for comparing ACS geographies and statistics over time. The American Community Survey provides a wide range of statistics about the nation’s people and…
Census Bureau: Schedule Released for Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Statistics and American Community Survey Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau’s schedule for the release of the 2022 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey (CPS) Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) and the American Community Survey (ACS) is as follows. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 (no embargo): CPS ASEC will be released for calendar year 2022. National 2022 income statistics. Annual release of…
Census Bureau: New 2020 Census Data on Age, Sex, Race, Hispanic Origin, Households and Housing Released
Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 Census Demographic Profile and Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC). These products provide the next round of data available from the 2020 Census, adding more detail to the population counts and basic demographic and housing statistics previously released for the purposes of congressional apportionmentand legislative redistricting. “These statistics belong…
Census Bureau: Largest Southern Cities Lead Nation in Population Growth
Nine of the nation’s 15 fastest-growing cities were in the South, according to Vintage 2022 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Of the nine fastest-growing cities in the South, six were in Texas. New estimates for metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas and for housing units at the national, state and county levels were also…
Census Bureau: New Report Released About Persistent Poverty at County and Census Tract Levels
Today the U.S. Census Bureau released a new report, “Persistent Poverty in Counties and Census Tracts.” While definitions vary, geographies are typically considered to be in persistent poverty if they maintained poverty rates of 20% or more for 30 years. The report examines county and subcounty geographies (specifically, census tracts), identifying additional populations that may benefit…
Census Bureau: 2021 County Business Patterns Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP). This annual series of statistics provides subnational economic data by industry. These data show detailed annual information on the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, and first quarter and annual payroll at the national, state, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical area,…