The U.S. Census Bureau is the leading source of statistical information about the nation’s people. Our population statistics come from decennial censuses, which count the entire U.S. population every ten years, along with several other surveys.
News
STATS FOR STORIES | APRIL 02, 2019
Equal Pay Day: April 2, 2019
The Current Population Survey reports the female-to-male earnings ratio: 0.805 in 2017, 0.778 in ‘07, 0.742 in ‘97, 0.652 in ‘87, 0.589 in ‘77 and 0.578 in ‘67.
STATS FOR STORIES | MARCH 28, 2019
Major League Baseball Opening Day 2019: March 28, 2019
The 2017 Population Estimates of the 25 Metro Areas with MLB teams found the largest is New York with 20,320,876 and the smallest is Milwaukee with 1,576,236.
STATS FOR STORIES | MARCH 21, 2019
National Single Parent Day: March 21, 2019
According to the Current Population Survey, from 1968 to 2018, the percentage of children living with one parent (mother or father only) rose from 11.8 to 26.6.
Data
Population and Housing Unit Estimates
Current population estimates are available for the nation, states, counties, cities and towns, and metropolitan and micropolitan areas.
Population Projections
The Population Projections Program produces projections of the United States resident population by age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin.
ACS County-County Migration Flows
These files contain the complete county-to-county migration flows by age, sex, race, or Hispanic origin using ACS 5-Year estimates.
Publications
PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 06, 2018
A Child's Day: Parental Interaction, School Engagement, and Activities
This report uses SIPP data to analyze a number of school- and home-related child well-being measures.
PUBLICATION | OCTOBER 2018
The Population 65 Years and Older in the United States
This report provides a look at selected demographic, social, housing and economic characteristics of the 65 years and older population in the United States.
PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 25, 2018
Trends of Health and Well-being of Older Population in SAGE Countries
This report uses SAGE Wave 2 data and provides information on health and well-being outcomes for older population in Ghana, Mexico, and South Africa.
Working Papers
WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 2019
Racial Disparities in Women’s Occupational Mobility
Racial disparities exist in occupational mobility, with Black and Hispanic women less likely to exit service occupations than White, non-Hispanic women.
WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 2019
E-Census Part 3: Timeline Impacts
This technical note explores changes to the census calendar when transitioning from paper to tablet-based censuses and provides guidance on timeline impacts.
WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 2019
Measuring Fertility in a Census
This technical note provides guidance on recommended questions to ask in a census and common methods to estimate fertility.