📅 The Week Ahead: Happy Holidays! 🎆

Happy Holidays from all of us at the U.S. Census Bureau!

Explore our Facts for Features page on the 2024 Winter Holiday Season.

❄️ Festive Fun With Statistics In Schools

Ugly Sweater Day was on December 20.

Enjoy a week full of festive fun with Census Bureau data from Statistics in Schools!

📊 Coming Soon

Census Bureau Projects U.S. and World Populations on New Year’s Day

On Monday, December 30, the Census Bureau will release population projections for the United States and the world as of January 1, 2025.

📌 In Case You Missed It

We’re building the 2030 Census on the successes and innovations of the 2020 Census, lessons learned, feedback from stakeholders and the public, and ongoing work by different areas of the Census Bureau.

Read our new blog for a recap of our research so far, what we've learned, and how we will incorporate insights into the next census.

📌 In Case You Missed It

Following historically low growth at the height of COVID-19, the U.S. population has grown substantially since 2023, signaling a significant turnaround from the meager population gains at the start of this decade.

Read more about U.S. population trends since 2000 on America Counts.

Related Content 

• News Release: Net International Migration Drives Highest U.S. Population Growth in Decades

🎂 Iowa Statehood Anniversary

On Saturday, December 28, Iowa will celebrate its 178th anniversary. Learn more about Iowa with our data.census.gov state profile. 

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📈 Economic Indicators 

Monday: Advance Report on Durable Goods – Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders

Monday: New Residential Sales

Monday: Preliminary U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products

Friday: Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, and Wholesale)

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