Census Resources
Insight: The Retirement of American FactFinder
By: Mallory Bateman Mar 30, 2020 – You might know that April 1 is Census Day, or the point of reference for the 2020 Census. What you might not know is that on March 31, 2020, American FactFinder will be going offline. For the past decade and a half, American FactFinder (AFF) has been the way for the public to access the Census Bureau’s data. While the interface could be challenging and navigation was not always intuitive, AFF served its purpose and became a go-to resource. Over that time, technology and the types of data requests coming from the public[...]
Insight: Time to celebrate! New data from the American Community Survey
By: Mallory Bateman Dec 19, 2019 – Today marks the release of the 2014-2018 5-Year American Community Survey (ACS) Estimates. The ACS is an ongoing survey that provides information on social, demographic, and economic characteristics of communities. The ACS began in 2008 and replaced the Census Long Form in 2010. Each year, we receive a new update to both the 1 and 5-Year Estimates. This is the second release shared on the new data.census.gov platform. […]
Insight: What’s going on with the 2020 Census?
By: Mallory Bateman The 2020 Census is just over seven months away for most of the US, with Census Day being April 1. Enumerations start even earlier in Alaska, with efforts starting in January to maximize accessibility to areas that can’t be reached in other times of the year. The Demographics Team at the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute has a vested interest in the Census, due to our ongoing partnerships with the Census Bureau, our 2020 Census Technical Advisory Committee, and our suite of products being reliant on a good baseline being established through the data. However, the Census[...]
Insight: Shape your Future. START HERE
By Mallory Bateman The Census Bureau took another step into 2020 Census season today with the release of the tagline “Shape your future. START HERE.” This provides us the perfect opportunity to consider what the Census is and why it is important. […]
Video: Census 2020: What You Need to Know
Utah is a place of dynamic growth and change, and in order for us to have an accurate understanding, we must know who we are and who we are becoming. The Census provides us with a gold standard of data to help accomplish just that, so that we can paint an accurate portrait of what our state and our nation will look like for generations to come.
Insight: Three Utah counties among fastest growing in the nation
By: Emily Harris, M.S. Utah made national headlines last December when the Census Bureau identified Utah as the fastest growing state in the nation. Today the Census Bureau released the county-level estimates for July 1, 2016, and Utah continues to make headlines. Three Utah counties, San Juan, Wasatch, and Juab, were in the top 10 fastest growing counties in the nation. […]
Insight: New Data Sheds Light on Utah’s Shifting Demographics
By: Dr. Pamela S. Perlich, Ph.D. This past week, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2015 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. [i] These data show us that while Utah maintains its “signature demographics”, it continues to follow long run national demographic and economic trends. Evidence of the ongoing recovery from effects of the Great Recession also appear in these data. […]
Insight: Utah’s Hidden Diversity: Decoding Evidence from the Census
By: Dr. Pamela Perlich, PhD I have the honor of delivering the keynote at the 63rd Annual Utah State History Conference on Friday, October 2, 2015. This years’ theme is Deep Roots, Many Voices: Exploring Utah’s Multicultural Past. It is held at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. It is a full day of panels, discussions, documentaries, exhibits, and presentations that explore many facets of Utah’s richly diverse population. […]