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We plan on adding more of our publicly available datasets. Here you'll find which of our many data sets are currently available via API. To make specific requests for the release of datasets, please sign up and submit your requests on our Developer Forum.

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American Community Survey 1-Year Data (2005-2022)
September 14, 2023
Areas with populations of 65,000+. Covers a broad range of topics about social, economic, demographic, and housing characteristics of the U.S. population.
American Community Survey 1-Year Supplemental Data (2014 - 2022)
October 19, 2023
High-level detailed tables tabulated on the 1-year microdata for geographies with populations of 20,000 or more.
American Community Survey 3-Year Data (2007-2013)
September 15, 2016
Areas with populations of 20,000+. Covers a broad range of topics about social, economic, demographic, and housing characteristics of the U.S. population.
American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022)
December 07, 2023
Data available down to the block-group level. Covers a range of topics about social, economic, demographic, and housing characteristics of the U.S. population.
American Community Survey Migration Flows
December 19, 2023
Migration flows between counties, minor civil divisions, and metropolitan areas using ACS 5-year data. Flows are crossed by selected characteristics.
Language Statistics: ACS (2013)
September 15, 2016
Counts of speakers for 380 languages/language groups with count in each group speaking English less than “very well.” Geos: counties, CBSAs, states, nation.
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Decennial Census (2020, 2010, 2000)
February 15, 2024
Population data by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin and more. Housing data by occupancy, vacancy status, and tenure. Highest geographic resolution (all levels).
Decennial Census Surname Files (2010, 2000)
December 15, 2016
Tabulations of all surnames occurring 100 or more times in the 2010 Census and Census 2000 returns are provided at the national level only.
Decennial Census Self-Response Rates (2020, 2010)
January 25, 2021
Self-response rates as a reference point for states, counties, cities, census tracts, and various other geographies around the country.
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Economic Census (2002 – 2022)
January 25, 2024
Economic and business data, down to the county level, includes number of establishments, sales and receipts, annual payroll, number of employees and more.
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Population Estimates and Projections
December 21, 2021
Both programs use births, deaths, and migration to gauge population change. Estimates are past and present. Projections are future. Geographies vary.
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Health Insurance Statistics: CPS, SIPP, ACS and SAHIE
August 11, 2022
Current location for Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) API data, and future home of SIPP, CPS, and ACS Health Insurance API data.
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Poverty Statistics: CPS & SAIPE (Time Series: various years)
This page describes two API endpoints containing poverty data: the Current Population Survey (CPS) & Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)
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Annual Business Survey (ABS) APIs
October 26, 2023
The Census Bureau’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows users to create custom queries. Users can embed these statistics into web or mobile apps.
Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D) APIs
February 08, 2024
The Census Bureau’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows users to create custom queries. Users can embed these statistics into web or mobile apps.
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Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs
November 17, 2020
The ASE provides more timely updates on the status, nature, and scope of women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses.
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Annual Survey of Manufactures (2018-2021)
December 15, 2022
Sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employee. General Statistics data only.
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Annual Survey of Manufactures (Time Series 2002-2016)
December 16, 2016
Sample estimates of statistics for all manufacturing establishments with one or more paid employees.
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Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) Time Series (1978 – 2021)
September 28, 2023
The Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS) dataset is now available as a Census Bureau API.
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CBP and ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) API
April 27, 2023
Provides subnational economic data by industry, including the number of establishments, employment, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll.
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Nonemployer Statistics APIs
March 14, 2024
Nonemployer Statistics provides annual statistics on U.S. businesses with no paid employees or payroll at a detailed geography and industry level.
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Commodity Flow Survey (CFS)
August 31, 2020
CFS is a joint project of Census and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics producing data on the movement of goods in the United States.
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Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Time Series (2001 – 2020)
January 11, 2024
PSEO data provide earnings and employment outcomes for college and university graduates by degree level, degree major, and post-secondary institution.
Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) (Time Series: 1990 - present)
September 12, 2016
The QWI are a set of 32 economic indicators including employment, job creation/destruction, wages, hires, and other measures of employment flows.
Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) - Endpoint
August 08, 2018
The Quarterly Workforce Indicators (QWI) are a set of economic indicators including employment, job creation, earnings, and other measures of employment flows.
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Planning Database (2015, 2016, 2018-2022)
March 30, 2023
The Planning Database (PDB) contains select variables from the 2010 Decennial Census and 5-year ACS estimates at the block group and tract levels.
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Annual Public Sector Statistics (1942 to present)
July 06, 2021
These statistics provide the most comprehensive and precise measure of U.S. state and local governments’ economic activity.
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Census Microdata API
April 11, 2024
The U.S. Census Bureau’s microdata is now available as a Census Bureau API.
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Economic Indicators (Time Series: various years - present)
December 10, 2020
Fourteen national, monthly and quarterly surveys cover construction, housing, international trade, retail and wholesale trade, services, manufacturing and more.
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Survey of Business Owners (2012)
February 03, 2022
Business data by gender, ethnicity, race, and veteran status at detailed geography and industry levels, including business and owner characteristics
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Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS)
September 28, 2023
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) provides data on the physical and operational characteristics of the nation’s truck population.
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Community Resilience Estimates
January 30, 2024
The Community Resilience Estimates track how at-risk every neighborhood in the United States is to the impacts of a disaster.
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Household Pulse Survey
February 27, 2024
The Household Pulse Survey is designed to deploy quickly and efficiently, collecting data over time to measure how emergent issues are impacting US households.
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Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units (SOMA)
February 27, 2024
SOMA collects data for new residential construction.
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International Database (Time Series: various year - 2100)
August 08, 2023
The International Database (IDB) offers a variety of demographic indicators for countries and areas of the world with a population of 5,000 or more.
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International Trade (annual 2005 - present, monthly 2013-present)
March 21, 2018
The International Trade Datasets provide detailed monthly and annual statistics on trade between the United States and its international trade partners.
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Census Geocoding Services
The Geocoding Services engine takes a structured address or lat/long. The response can include the lat/long and/or census geographies. Batch coding supported.
Census TIGERweb GeoServices REST API
November 02, 2012
The GeoServices REST Specification provides a way for Web clients to communicate with geographic information system (GIS) servers.
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Page Last Revised - February 27, 2024
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