Tip Sheet (TP25-18)
Upcoming
Online Product Calendar — The U.S. Census Bureau provides anticipated release dates for its regular and recurring statistical products through its online product calendar. This calendar is regularly updated to reflect the most current information.
Census Bureau Releases New Geospatial Data Products — The Census Bureau is scheduled to release new Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER)/Line files, including updated Shapefiles, Geodatabase, GeoPackages formats, allowing data users to create custom, thematic maps from a variety of data sources. (Scheduled for release September 23.)
American Community Survey
2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates — The 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates are scheduled to be released September 11. These data will be available for the nation, states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, congressional districts, metropolitan areas, counties, places and other geographic areas with a population of 65,000 or more. These estimates include topics such as language spoken at home, educational attainment, commute to work, employment, mortgage status and rent, income, poverty and health insurance coverage. The Census Bureau is set to hold a webinar Thursday, September 4, at 1 p.m. ET, explaining how to access data and online resources related to this release. Embargo subscribers can access these statistics beginning at 10 a.m. ET, Tuesday, September 9. (Scheduled for release at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, September 11.)
Demographic
Income in the United States: 2024 — The Census Bureau will announce the nation’s annual estimates on income, earnings and inequality to evaluate national economic trends and to understand their effect on the well-being of households and individuals. These estimates are based on the 2025 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). (Scheduled for release September 9.)
Health Insurance in the United States: 2024 — The Census Bureau will announce the nation’s annual health insurance coverage estimates. These estimates, based on the 2025 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), highlight comparisons between 2023 and 2024 data and examine characteristics by health insurance status to better understand the well-being of individuals. (Scheduled for release September 9.)
Poverty in the United States: 2024 — The Census Bureau will announce the nation’s official poverty and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) estimates to help understand the economic well-being of households, families and individuals. These estimates are based on the 2025 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). (Scheduled for release September 9.)
The Centenarian 2020 Special Report — The Census Bureau is set to release the new Centenarians: 2020 special report. The report provides an updated portrait of the centenarian population in the United States and is based on age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, living arrangements and geographic distribution information from the 2020 Census. The characteristic profile and geographic distribution of centenarians are compared with those of other age groups in the older population to illustrate how centenarians are distinct. (Scheduled for release September 22.)
Census Bureau Releases Intercensal Estimates by Demographic Characteristics: 2010-2020 — The Census Bureau is scheduled to release the 2010-2020 Intercensal Estimates by demographic characteristics. Intercensal estimates are produced once every 10 years and are released after the decennial census. (Scheduled for release September 30.)
Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey — The Census Bureau has expanded data collection for the experimental Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) to 30,000 households. This expanded sample size will allow for data to be released at a subnational level. Launched in January, the HTOPS is a successor to the Household Pulse Survey (HPS). HTOPS will continue the strong tradition of the HPS by providing rapid insights into national events that have socioeconomic impacts on U.S. households.
Economic
Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenues: 2nd Quarter 2025 — The Census Bureau will release a summary of quarterly estimates of state and local government tax revenue at the national level as well as detailed tax revenue data for individual states. This report produces two income and sales data tables and one table for tax collections by state. More information about this data can be found on the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Tax Revenue page. (Scheduled for release September 11.)
Cannabis Excise Sales Tax Collections: 2nd Quarter 2025 — The Census Bureau will release experimental data featuring quarterly tax collections at the state level for cannabis sales. Data for cannabis sales taxes were reported in the Quarterly Summary of State and Local Government Tax Revenue and were first released for the second quarter of 2023. More information about this data can be found online. (Scheduled for release September 11.)
“Made in America: A Data-Driven Look at U.S. Manufacturing Using Census Data” — The Census Bureau and the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership, in collaboration with the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) and the Labor Market Information (LMI) Institute, welcome Adam Grundy as he presents, “Made in America: A Data-Driven Look at U.S. Manufacturing Using Census Data.” In preparation for the Census Bureau’s upcoming observation of Manufacturing Day (October 3), Grundy explores the manufacturing sector’s use of interactive Census Bureau tools. Discover how this vital economic industry is shaping the nation and where manufacturing activity is happening across the country. (Scheduled for September 17.)
2025 Annual Government Organization and Structure — The Census Bureau is set to release 2025 Annual Government Organization counts. The release includes three data tables: Government Units by State, Local Governments by Type and State and Special District Governments by Function and State. Also set to be released is the annual Organization Public Use File for state and local government units, including independent governments, dependent school systems and public pension systems. (Scheduled for release September 24.)
2023 Business Dynamics Statistics — The Census Bureau will release the 2023 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) data in the Census API, data.census.gov, in CSV format on the BDS website and BDS Explorer. The BDS is an annual time-series — covering the years 1978 to 2023 — and provides measures of business dynamics (such as job creation and destruction, establishment births and deaths and firm startups and shutdowns) for the economy, aggregated by establishment and firm characteristics. (Scheduled for release September 25.)
Census Bureau Celebrates 14th Anniversary of Manufacturing Day — The Census Bureau is set to promote a series of data products to recognize the manufacturing sector’s importance and vast contribution to the nation’s economy. The weeklong celebration begins on Manufacturing Day, observed annually (the first Friday in October since 2011) to showcase the benefits and potential of modern manufacturing and spur interest in manufacturing careers. More information is available on the Manufacturing Day webpage. (Schedule for release in October.)
Business Trends and Outlook Survey — The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) measures business conditions on an ongoing basis. BTOS experimental data products are representative of all employer businesses other than farms in the U.S. economy. The data allow greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous and timely information for key economic measures. Data are released biweekly and are available by sector, state, employment size and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas.
Monthly Business Formation Statistics — Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely, high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations monthly. The data are available at the state, regional and national levels, and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS will be released September 11 and will include August 2025 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov)
Federal Register Notices
The Census Bureau publishes updates in the Federal Register to keep the public informed about surveys, censuses and related activities. Some notices include a comment period during which the public can provide feedback. For more information on Census Bureau Federal Register notices (FRNs), check out Collections of Information and Federal Register Notices.
Current FRNs include:
Recently Released
(Released since August 22, 2025)
Address Count Listing Files and Related Map Viewers — August 29 — 2025 Address Count Listing Files and the related map viewers, Current Address Count Listing Files Viewer and Housing Unit Change Viewer are now available. The files include total housing units and total group quarters counts by census tabulation block and include data for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Island Areas. The Housing Unit Change Viewer application includes three maps depicting the change in the number of housing units (including transitory units but not including group quarters) from the 2020 Census to July 2025.
Demographic
Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data — September 3 — The Census Bureau released the Educational Attainment in the United States: 2024 table package examining the education level of adults aged 18 and over by age, sex, race, nativity and other demographic and social characteristics. Data are based on statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Fertility of Women in the United States: 2024 — August 25 — The Census Bureau released a new table package with estimates of fertility among women ages 15 to 50, disaggregated by age, race, nativity and other demographic and social characteristics. Data are from the 2024 Current Population Survey Fertility Supplement and 2023 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.
Facts for Features
Hispanic Heritage Month: 2025 — August 27 — During this month-long observance, our nation celebrates the culture and traditions of U.S. residents who trace their roots to Spain, Mexico and the Spanish-speaking nations of Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The Census Bureau joins in the celebration with this fact sheet presenting a range of updated statistics describing the demographic state of the nation’s Hispanic population. Spanish
America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
America Counts tells the stories behind the numbers in a new and inviting way. We feature stories on various topics such as families, housing, employment, business, education, the economy, emergency preparedness and the population.
Heat Risks and Cooling Problems in America’s Households (September 4)
Why Own a Business? (August 19)
Stats for Stories
Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the Census Bureau’s newsworthy statistics that relate to current events, observances, holidays and anniversaries. The story ideas are intended to assist the media in story mining and producing content for their respective audiences.
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
National Preparedness Month: September 2025
Blogs
How Inflation Affects the Census Bureau’s Income and Earnings Estimates — September 2 — Written by: Michael D. King and Melissa Kollar — On Sept. 9, 2025, the U.S. Census Bureau will release a new report comparing estimates of median income and earnings between 2023 and 2024 and historical income and earnings dating back to 1967. The report, Income in the United States: 2024, is based on information collected in the 2025 and earlier Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplements (CPS ASEC) conducted by the Census Bureau.
Comparing Poverty Measures: Development of the Supplemental Poverty Measure and Differences with the Official Poverty Measure — September 2 — Written by: John Creamer — There has been continued debate about the best way to measure poverty in the United States since the first official U.S. poverty statistics were published in the mid-1960s. The U.S. Census Bureau releases two poverty measures each September. The first, called the official poverty measure, is based on cash resources. The second, the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM), includes both cash and noncash benefits and subtracts necessary expenses (such as taxes and medical expenses). The official poverty measure has remained mostly unchanged since it was introduced in the mid-1960s. In contrast, the SPM was designed to improve as new data and methods become available. This blog discusses the development of the SPM and differences between the two measures.
Resources
Emergency Management/Disaster Resources — When major disasters strike, visit our Emergency Management webpage for demographic and economic data on impacted areas. Each disaster will include data from our key emergency management tools: OnTheMap for Emergency Management, Community Resilience Estimates, Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Edition and other useful resources.
Learn What Surveys Are Being Conducted in Your Community — Discover which of the Census Bureau’s annual surveys are being conducted in your community. In a variety of surveys and censuses, evolving from the first census in 1790, the Census Bureau provides official information about America’s people, businesses, industries and institutions. Learn more about surveys currently being conducted in each Census Bureau region:
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