📊 Updates You May Have Missed

The South continues to lead the way with the largest and fastest population growth among U.S. cities, according to Vintage 2023 Population Estimates released last week by the Census Bureau.

Cities with populations of 50,000 or more grew by an average of 0.2% in the Northeast and 0.1% in the Midwest after declining an average of 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively, in 2022. Those in the West went up by an average of 0.2% from 2022 to 2023. Cities in the South grew the fastest – by an average 1.0%.

How is the population shifting in cities or towns in your state? Check out our data visualization to find out.

Explore the percent change in population for the 15 largest cities or towns in each state with new Census Bureau data from our Vintage 2023 population estimates.

Census Bureau data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. businesses is now available from our 2022 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey.

Explore if or when businesses returned to normal levels of operation and the impact on planned spending of assets to restore normal operations.

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Check out our course on the American Community Survey, our largest survey that provides Census Bureau data for over 40 topics down to the local geography level.

Module four is now available. It addresses common questions about the survey, demonstrates how to compare ACS data over time and provides available resources to support data seekers.

📌 In Case You Missed It

Our Mobility, Opportunity, and Volatility Statistics (MOVS) project tracks geographic and demographic aspects of income growth among working-age adults over time.

Read America Counts to learn more about MOVS and our new interactive data tool that offers unprecedented insight into general and group-specific patterns of income and household change.

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• Data Visualization: Mobility, Opportunity, and Volatility Statistics (MOVS)

Check out new Census Bureau data on educational attainment, marital status, employment status, occupation, earnings, and other social and economic statistics from the Current Population Survey, one of the nation's oldest and largest surveys.

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