What's New?
In June, we released new updates to improve your experience on data.census.gov. With this release, you will now see:
- New “County Subdivision” box added to the “Most Commonly Used Geographies” section of the filter panel
- New option that allows you to clear filters when running a new search in the single search bar
- Improved recognition of search terms and better messaging in instances when the search terms do not result in data tables
- New deep links that allow you to share a particular section of a Geography or Industry Profile
- Improved labeling in the “Notes” section of American Community Survey data tables
- Continued search engine optimization
- Fixes to 18 defects
The June release introduced a multitude of user interface improvements and design enhancements, starting with the new “County Subdivision” box added to the “Most Commonly Used Geographies” section of the Geography filter panel. This update makes it easier to select county subdivisions such as towns, townships, and boroughs. The typeahead search functionality has also been significantly enhanced. Users will now get search suggestions after typing two characters in the single search bar instead of three.
You’ll also notice the filter panel now offers additional options for users to select predefined sets of codes, simplifying the process of refining search results, and improving the overall navigation. In a future update, you will notice these new filter panel categories will contain folders and check boxes when relevant datasets from the International Trade program are added to data.census.gov.
We’ve also improved the search term recognition, leading to a more precise result. When a search query doesn’t yield the result you're looking for, you'll see filter matches for your search terms even when the site does not have data tables to support the search criteria. This is indicated by “No results found” and similar messages.
Additionally, new deep links have been introduced enabling you to share a particular section of a Geography or Industry Profile. When you click one of tabs at the top of a profile, the section you navigated to will now be captured in the URL.
In the notes section of American Community Survey data tables, you will now see the “Estimates” section in the notes to indicate whether the table is from the ACS 5-year or ACS 1-year estimates. The added labeling provides better clarity and helps users quickly find information.
Latest Data Releases
In July, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2020 Island Areas Censuses Demographic and Housing Characteristics Summary File (DHC) for American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Click on the link below to access the press kit for the 2020 Island Area DHC release.
New data releases:
Coming Soon
In future updates to data.census.gov, Microdata Access and the Census Data API, we are working toward:
- Technical updates to improve our internal data review
- Download data tables with “all places in U.S.” geography selection
- The ability to access data for all voting districts in a state
- Select public use microdata areas (PUMAs) in the Microdata Access Tool without slow response times
- Technical work to make back-end data transfer processes run more smoothly
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