Upcoming
2022 Product CalendarThe U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2022. These products are listed in the U.S. Census Bureau’s online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year.
American Community Survey
American Community Survey 5-Year Migration FlowsThe U.S. Census Bureau will release migration statistics from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS). These data tables highlight the geographic mobility of people between counties, metropolitan statistical areas, minor civil divisions in some states, and municipalities (municipios) in Puerto Rico. The 5-year data provide estimates of in-migration, out-migration and net migration of movers and nonmovers between origin and destination of these geographies. The Census Flows Mapper tool will also be updated with the data. (Tentatively scheduled for release in January.)
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Citizen Voting Age by Race and Ethnicity (CVAP) Special TabulationThe U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Citizen Voting Age by Race and Ethnicity (CVAP) Special Tabulation. This special tabulation is created for use in voting rights analysis and will be published for a series of geographies, down to block-group level. Publication of this special tabulation will only be available for download from the Census Bureau Citizen Voting Age by Race and Ethnicity webpage. (Scheduled for release February 1.)
Demographic
CPS ASEC 5-Year Geographic Mobility Tables
The U.S. Census Bureau will release new tables from the 2020 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC), as the 5-year Geographic Mobility detailed table package. These tables will contain information on the movement of U.S. residents from one location of residence to another within the previous 5 years, including details about the types of moves made and the characteristics of people who moved. (Scheduled for release January 26.)
New 2021 Journey to Work Report
The U.S. Census Bureau will release a new report, Home-Based Workers and the COVID-19 Pandemic, that describes trends in working from home during 2019 and 2021. The report uses data from the 2019 and 2021 American Community Survey 1–year estimates to describe the sociodemographic, occupational and geographic patterns associated with working from home the year before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to the first full year after the pandemic’s onset. (Scheduled for release in January.)
The experimental Household Pulse Survey is an effort by the U.S. Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning. Data collection for phase 3.7 began on December 9, with data dissemination, including detailed data tables and public use data files, on a monthly basis. (Scheduled for release January 5; January 25; and February 22.)
The Census Bureau has begun collecting data from schools for the new School Pulse Panel (SPP) as part of efforts to monitor the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and staff in U.S. public schools. The SPP is sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics and collects data on instructional mode offered, learning loss mitigation strategies, staffing levels, safe and healthy school mitigation strategies, use of technology and more. To learn more, visit the School Pulse Panel webpage.
Economic
2022 Economic Census Set to Begin January 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau is set to begin data collection for the 2022 Economic Census January 31. The economic census is the U.S. government’s official five-year measure of businesses in the United States and their economic impact. It is sent to over 4.2 million businesses locations. This provides the most comprehensive data available at the national, state and local level, representing most industries and geographies. Invitations to respond will be sent to selected businesses across the nation on January 31. Respondents will be asked to respond online by March 15 using an improved data collection instrument. More information about the 2022 Economic Census is available online. (Scheduled to begin January 5.)
Business Trends and Outlook Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau launched a new survey to measure business conditions on an ongoing basis. The Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) is the successor to the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), a high-frequency survey that measured the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic and other major events like hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses.BTOS experimental data products are representative of all single-location employer businesses in the U.S. economy, excluding farms. The data will allow greater insight into the state of the economy by providing continuous, timely data for key economic measures. The first data were released October 13 and will continue to be released biweekly and available by sector, state and the 25 most populous metropolitan statistical areas.
Monthly Business Formation Statistics
Business Formation Statistics (BFS) provide timely and high-frequency data on business applications and employer business formations on a monthly basis. The data are available at the state, regional and national level and by industry sector at the national level. The next monthly BFS release is January 17 and will include December 2022 data. Business Formation Statistics - Release Schedule (census.gov)
Stats for Stories
Stats for Stories provides links to timely story ideas highlighting the U.S. 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.
- New Year’s Day: January 1, 2023
- National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2023
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: January 16, 2023
- National Popcorn Day: January 19, 2023
- Chinese New Year, January 22, 2023
- National Spouses Day: January 26, 2023
Radio
By the Numbers: Join us each month as we shine a spotlight on notable observances, anniversaries and historical events for the month ahead. Celebrate your state’s birthday with fun facts. Explore Census Bureau data through audio, video, infographics and more that we invite you to share.
Check out our December spotlight, which includes:
- A feature on the Holiday Season
- 4 Facts for the Holiday Season
- Our History: Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and Bill of Rights Day
- A Celebration of 9 State Anniversaries
- A look back at the year in Census Bureau data
- Listen to a 1-minute interactive overview of each of this month’s features
- Downloadable audio files and scripts
- Shareable videos to post on social media or embed on your website
