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Global Diversity Awareness Month: October 2022

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Global Diversity Awareness Month: October 2022

Report Number CB22-SFS.138

From Census.gov > History: scroll down to “Census Bureau Diversity:”

The U.S. Census Bureau was one of the first government agencies to hire men and women of many races and ethnicities. Census Bureau enumerators and supervisors … bring with them the local knowledge, language skills, and cultural understanding needed to make the census successful.

Key Stats

Source: 2020 Census.

web Press Release: 2020 Census Statistics Highlight Local Population Changes and Nation’s Racial and Ethnic Diversity (August 12, 2021)
web Infographic: 2020 Census: Racial and Ethnic Diversity Index by State (August 12, 2021)


web Census Interactive Gallery: Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.: 2010 Census and 2020 Census (August 12, 2021)

More Stats

Source: 2010-2020 Population Estimates and 2010 Census.

web State Population by Characteristics: 2020-2021
web State Population by Characteristics: 2010-2020
xls Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 6 Race Groups (5 Race Alone Groups and Two or More Races) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (SC-EST2021-ALLDATA) [<.1.0 MB]
xls Annual State Resident Population Estimates for 5 Race Groups (5 Race Alone or in Combination Groups) by Age, Sex, and Hispanic Origin: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021 (SC-EST2021-ALLDATA5) [<1.0 MB]

Note: To understand the SEX, ORIGIN, and RACE column numeric codes in the tables above, check the File Layout.

Source: 2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates. 

aff Table C02003, Detailed Race
aff Table DP05, ACS Demographic and Housing Estimates

From Census Academy > Data Gems:    

web How Can I Access Data About Race and Ethnic Diversity from the 2020 and 2010 Census? (September 13, 2021)
web How Can I Visualize Race and Hispanic Origin Data from the 2020 and 2010 Census? (September 13, 2021)

From the Library:

web America Counts Story: Broad Diversity of Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Population (May 2022)
web America Counts Story: Nation’s Teachers More Diverse but Still Lag Racial, Ethnic Makeup of Students (January 2022)
web America Counts Story: 2020 U.S. Population More Racially and Ethnically Diverse Than Measured in 2010 (August 2021)
web America Counts Story: Unmarried Partners More Diverse Than 20 Years Ago (September 2019)
web Infographic: Classroom Diversity on the Rise (December 2018)

From the Newsroom: 

web Stats for Stories: National Disability Employment Awareness Month: October 2022
web Stats for Stories: Minority Enterprise Development Week: September 18-24, 2022
web Press Release: 2020 Census Statistics Highlight Local Population Changes and Nation’s Racial and Ethnic Diversity (August 12, 2021)
web Stats for Stories: Multiracial Heritage Week: June 7-14, 2022
web Stats for Stories: LGBTQIA+ Pride Month: June 2022
web Stats for Stories: Older Americans Month: May 2022
web Stats for Stories: Equal Pay Day: March 15, 2022
web Press Release: Women’s Earnings by Occupation From the 2018 American Community Survey (March 13, 2020)

From Statistics in Schools (SIS), Classrooms Powered by Census Data:

web Diversity: Differences in Communities (Activity for grades 3-4)
web Diversity: Everyone Is Special! (Activity for preschool)
web Diversity: Minority Entrepreneurship and the Economy (Activity for grades 9-12)
web SIS High School Map: Diversity in the United States

Sources: 2010 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates; 2010 Census and 1940 Census.

The 1940 Census came at a momentous time in our nation’s history — as we recovered from the Great Depression and not long before our entry into World War II. It was also the first census that looked deeper into the details of American life.

web Infographic, 1940-2010: How Has America Changed? (March 2012)

From About the Bureau:   

web Census Careers > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
web Census Careers > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion > Affinity Groups

Outside Links

web Executive Order 13583—Establishing a Coordinated Government-wide Initiative to Promote Diversity and Inclusion in the Federal Workforce (August 18, 2011)
web U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Statistics
web U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Diversity and Inclusion
web U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Diversity & Inclusion
web United Nations, The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)

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