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Written by: Rachel Marks, Chief, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division; Jessica E. Peña, Senior Researcher, Race/Ethnicity Research and Outreach, Population Division; Alli Coritz, Senior Analyst, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division
The upcoming 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A) greatly expands what we know about the racial and ethnic composition of the U.S. population.
While the 2020 Census has already revealed much about the overall Hispanic population and the major race groups (White, Black or African American, Asian and so on), the Detailed DHC-A provides data on detailed groups – such as German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian and Mexican – and on American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation.
In total, we will release 2020 Census population counts for about 1,500 detailed race and ethnicity groups and AIAN tribes and villages. Depending on the size of the group, we’ll also provide sex-by-age statistics (the number of males and females within certain age categories). This is our most detailed racial and ethnic accounting of who we were as a nation in 2020.
 💻 TODAY: Pre-Release Webinar on 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A
The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a prerelease webinar today, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss the 2020 Census Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A) to be released to the public on Sept. 21.
This product provides population counts and sex by age statistics for approximately 1,500 detailed racial and ethnic groups, such as German, Lebanese, Jamaican, Chinese, Native Hawaiian and Mexican, and detailed American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) tribes and villages like the Navajo Nation.
The webinar will provide information on the data that will be available and how to access it.
Webinar Access
The webinar will consist of an online presentation. Credentialed media and data users will be able to ask questions following the presentation.
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