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The U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of statistical information about the nation’s people. Our population statistics come from decennial censuses, which count the entire U.S. population every ten years, along with several other surveys.

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Age and Sex

Focusing on a population’s age and sex composition is one of the most basic ways to understand population change over time.

Ancestry

Ancestry refers to a person’s ethnic origin or descent, "roots," or heritage, or the place of birth of the person or the person’s parents or ancestors.

Children

All Census Bureau demographic surveys collect information about children. The information collected varies.

Computer and Internet Use

The U.S. Census Bureau has been collecting data on computers and Internet use sporadically since 1984.

Foreign Born

The foreign-born population includes anyone who is not a U.S. citizen at birth, including those who have become U.S. citizens through naturalization.

Hispanic Origin

People who identify with the terms “Hispanic” or “Latino” are those who classify themselves in one of the specific Hispanic or Latino categories.

International

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts demographic, economic, and geographic studies of other countries and strengthens statistical development around the world.

Language Use

Language use, English-speaking ability, and linguistic isolation data are collected in the ACS.

Migration/Geographic Mobility

Geographical Mobility/Migration refers to movement of people within US from one location to another at various geographic levels.

Older Population and Aging

Detailed information and statistics on population older population and aging.

Population Estimates

Annual estimates for the U.S., states, counties, cities, etc. Components of population change (births, deaths and migration) for U.S., states and counties.

Population Projections

The Population Projections Program produces population estimates for future dates. Projections include assumptions about future births, deaths, and migration.

Race

The data on race and ethnicity were derived from answers to the question on race and ethnicity that was asked of individuals in the United States.

Veterans

The U.S. Census Bureau currently collects data on veterans of the Armed Forces using the ACS, CPS, and SIPP.

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Proof of Concept for Upcoming 2020 Census Product
January 31, 2023
A “Proof of Concept” giving data users an opportunity to review how a new disclosure avoidance methodology would affect an upcoming 2020 Census data product.
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New Year's Day 2023: January 1, 2023
January 01, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau projects the U.S. population will be 334,233,854 on Jan. 1, 2023. This is an annual increase of 1,571,393, or 0.47%, from Jan. 1, 2022.
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Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day
December 29, 2022
The U.S. Census Bureau projected the U.S. population will be 334,233,854 on January 1, 2023.

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Population and Housing Unit Estimates
Current population estimates are available for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns, and metropolitan and micropolitan areas.
Population Projections
The Population Projections Program produces projections of the United States resident population by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
ACS County-County Migration Flows
These files contain the complete county-to-county migration flows by age, sex, race, or Hispanic origin using ACS 5-Year estimates.

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Domestic Migration of Older Americans: 2015-2019
September 22, 2022
Older people are far less likely to move than younger people, and most of their moves are short distances within the same county, especially for the oldest-old.
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Language Use in the United States: 2019
September 01, 2022
This report presents data on languages spoken in the United States by people 5 years old and over based on the 1-year 2019 American Community Survey (ACS).
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Asia Aging: Demographic, Economic, and Health Transitions
June 21, 2022
The older population in Asia is expected to triple from 2020 to 2060. The majority of the 1.2 billion older Asians will be in Eastern and Southern subregions.

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Family Pies: Effects of Family Resource Shares in Childhood
December 06, 2022
Effects of birth order on various outcomes have been extensively studied in both life sciences and social sciences.
Working Paper
Implementation of the Revised Relationship to Householder Item
September 2022
This paper evaluates the results of the implementation of the updated relationship to householder item.
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The New Great Migration and Black Marriage Trends in the South
April 07, 2022
Using data from the ACS, this study examines whether the percentage of college-educated Black adults in southern MSAs is associated with marriage prevalence.

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