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Data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] Newsletter ? January 2024

Using geographic components to search on the Census Data Platform [ [link removed] ]

*What's New?*

This month you will notice enhancements on data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] aimed at improving your user experience:


* *Show/Hide Component Buttons for All Levels of Geographic Entities:* This update aligns with the 2020 Census, allowing you to access all available data for geographic components, such as urban and rural portions of a county.
* *Updated MDAT Filter by Topic to Display Accurate Variable Selection:* With this update, only the variables that are compatible with your specific dataset will be returned to you. This means that duplicate and or irrelevant variables will no longer appear in the list of results.
* *Updated?data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] Map URLs:* This update restructures our map URLs to allow search engines, such as Google, to better connect with the maps found on data.census.gov [ [link removed] ].
* Technical updates to improve analytics for data.census.gov [ [link removed] ].
* More behind-the-scenes work to improve the future layout of table notes.
* Technical updates to the data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] sitemap, which is used by search engines to recognize data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] content.
* 18 defect fixes

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Featured Question

*How can I get data from the American Community Survey (ACS)?*


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Data from the American Community Survey are available using a variety of tools, such as:


* data.census.gov [ [link removed] ]: You can find all the available data products through data.census.gov [ [link removed] ]. Data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] is the primary data access tool for the ACS.
* Application Programming Interface (API): The API is a tool that programmers can use to access data more efficiently. Learn more about the API in our handbook, Using the Census Data API with the ACS: What Data Users Need to Know.
* ACS Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files: PUMS files contain records for a subsample of persons in housing units and group quarters and information on the characteristics of these housing units and group quarters. Learn more about PUMS files in our handbook, Understanding and Using the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample Files: What Data Users Need to Know.
* ACS Summary File: The ACS Summary File contains the complete set of the Detailed Tables in a comma delimited file format to allow users to import these data into databases, spreadsheets, SAS datasets, and other formats. Learn more about the Summary File in our handbook, Using the American Community Survey Summary File: What Data Users Need to Know.
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*Featured Video Tutorials*

*Finding Geographic Information Using the Census Geocoder [ [link removed] ]*

Noemi Mendez speaks about finding geographic information using the Census geocoder. [ [link removed] ]

Learn how to find geographic information about a given geography using the Census Geocoder. In this tutorial, our instructor will walk you through locating geographic information in the Geocoder using a physical address.

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Upcoming Webinar: January 23

*Data.census.gov News and Updates: January 2024 [ [link removed] ]*

*Time:* 2:00 p.m. ET

Join us for this webinar where we will cover the most exciting data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] updates from September to January 2024. Learn more about new features available on our data search platform, like new filter hover effects, improved ZIP download output, new functionality for table notes, and updates to mapping capabilities.

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*January Workshops*

Join us for *data.census.gov workshops [ [link removed] ]*. These participatory classes walk you through examples that cover the basics of using data.census.gov [ [link removed] ] to find demographic and economic data. Learn more [ [link removed] ].?

*Basics of Using the Microdata Access Tool in data.census.gov* [ [link removed] ]

*Basics of Using the Census API* [ [link removed] ]

*Advanced Usage of Data on data.census.gov* [ [link removed] ]

*Basics of Finding Data using data.census.gov* [ [link removed] ]

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December Releases

*2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Comparison Profiles [ [link removed] ]* ? December 7, 2023

*2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data Profiles* [ [link removed] ] ? December 7, 2023

*2022 American Community survey 5-Year Detailed Tables* [ [link removed] ] ? December 7, 2023

*2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Subject Tables [ [link removed] ]* ? December 7, 2023

*November 2023 Current Population Basic Monthly Survey* [ [link removed] ] ? December 14, 2023

*2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Migration Flows [ [link removed] ]* ? December 19, 2023









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