Census 2020 Story Recipe: How to find and explore Census data
We recently received a question from a reporter in North Carolina asking how to compare 2010 Census redistricting data to 2020 Census redistricting data when it is released on Thursday, August 12. This...
View ArticleFirst look at 2020 Census for North Carolina
This post will be updated as we get data up and analyzed. We’re looking at the redistricting data file that was released on August 12, 2021. North Carolina Data Files (CSVs) (will be updated as...
View ArticleNC growth over last decade entirely from adult population
Between 2010 and 2020, North Carolina’s population grew by 903,905 individuals, an increase of 9.5%, faster than the national growth rate of 7.3%. Over that same period, North Carolina’s: child...
View ArticleNorth Carolina’s Hispanic Community: 2021 Snapshot
North Carolina’s Hispanic population is now greater than one million people, with 1,118,596 residents according to the 2020 Census. The state’s Hispanic/Latino population grew from just over 75,000 in...
View ArticleOpportunity Youth: County-level estimates
Our recently published guide on Opportunity Youth explains why we replaced the Disconnected Youth indicator on the MyFutureNC state dashboard with the Opportunity Youth indicator and expanded the ages...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about the 2020 American Community Survey
In October, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report detailing why it planned to release the results of the 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates in an experimental format. The ACS is...
View ArticleOpen: Comments on proposed 2020 Post-Census Group Quarters Review
The 2020 census is a point-in-time count of all individuals living in the United States on April 1, 2020. As part of ensuring complete and accurate data, the Census Bureau gives communities the...
View ArticleWho needs more than four COVID-19 tests per household?
The federal government launched a new website on Wednesday to provide four free at-home COVID-19 tests for every residential address in the United States. There are many households in the United States...
View ArticleA new dashboard helps visualize millions of NC criminal justice records
The Criminal Justice Innovation Lab (“Lab”) at UNC’s School of Government recently released a Measuring Justice Dashboard. The dashboard visualizes millions of North Carolina criminal justice records...
View ArticleA new tool for understanding educational trends in NC
Today we are launching a new tool with myFutureNC—the myFutureNC Attainment Trends Workbook—to help you understand trends in educational indicators at the state- and county-level. This tool draws from...
View ArticleThe pandemic baby bust was smaller than we thought
Nationally, and in North Carolina, there was evidence of a Covid-19 “baby bust”, meaning the number of births decreased after the pandemic started in March 2020. We reached out to the State Center for...
View ArticleMailbag: Questions about ACS, Census, and population estimates
There are three key data sets from the U.S. Census Bureau that we use to understand population trends: the decennial census, the American Community Survey (ACS), and population and housing unit...
View ArticleNew ACS data helps us understand social and economic changes in NC
Last week, the Census Bureau released the 2016-2020 5-Year American Community Survey data. Here’s what you need to know. What is the American Community Survey? The American Community Survey (ACS) is an...
View ArticleCounty estimates show more deaths than births, pandemic migration
The 2021 county population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau are the first set of population estimates based on the 2020 Census. Here’s what the new data tells us about how North Carolina counties...
View ArticleStory Recipe: Finding specific microdata about your county
We recently received a request from a resident in Lincoln County, asking for assistance in locating data related to digital inclusion, in order to help enroll residents who qualify for the FCC...
View ArticleNC’s fastest growing municipalities in Triangle and Brunswick
On Thursday, the Census Bureau released 2021 population estimates for municipalities. Here’s what the new data tell us about how North Carolina’s cities and towns have changed since the 2020 Census....
View ArticleEstimating future first-generation college students
As part of our work on the county attainment profiles with myFutureNC, we regularly identify new data sources and metrics that help answer questions we are hearing from local stakeholders. For example,...
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