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Census Bureau Releases 5-Year ACS data

2011-12-08T08:18:00.000-05:00

Below is the official news release about the 5-Year ACS estimates released today:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THURSDAY, DEC. 8, 2011

Census Bureau Releases New Set of 5-Year American Community Survey Estimates

Estimates Provide Detailed Look at Every Community Nationwide

The U.S. Census Bureau today released findings from the American Community Survey — the most relied-on source for detailed, up-to-date socio-economic statistics covering every community in the nation every year — for the combined years from 2006 to 2010.

Consisting of about 11 billion individual estimates and covering more than 670,000 distinct geographies, the five-year estimates give even the smallest communities timely information on more than 40 topics, such as educational attainment, income, occupation, commuting to work, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs.

Visitors to the Census Bureau website can find their community's estimates in the <American FactFinder> database.

“These estimates are ideal for public officials to use to make key decisions,” Census Bureau Director Robert Groves said. “School boards will find them helpful in forecasting demand for classroom space, teachers and workforce training programs, and they will be a tremendous asset to planners in identifying traffic concerns and building roads and transit systems to ease commutes. Local governments will also find them useful in forecasting needs for services such as police and fire protection.”

Today's release is based on completed interviews with almost 2 million housing units each year from 2006 through 2010. By pooling several years of survey responses, the American Community Survey can generate detailed statistical portraits of smaller geographies. The Census Bureau issues new sets of these five-year estimates every year, permitting users to track trends in even the smallest of areas over time.
Two Briefs Using the Five-Year Estimates

In addition to the estimates released in the 940 detailed tables through American FactFinder, the Census Bureau is also releasing today two five-year ACS briefs, which are short, topic-based reports that analyze statistics for a wide range of topics. These new five-year briefs join the series previously only using one-year data and estimates. The five-year briefs take advantage of the very small geography and groups that can only be estimated with five years of data. A complete list of all released Briefs is accessible here: <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2010_acs_briefs/>.
Native North American Language Speakers Concentrated in a Handful of Counties

Sixty-five percent of Native North American language speakers lived in just three states, Alaska, Arizona and New Mexico. Nine counties within these states contained half the nation's Native American language speakers. Apache County in Arizona had 37,000 speakers of a Native American language, making it the highest in the nation. McKinley County, N.M., had the second most speakers at 33,000. Together, about 20 percent of all Native American language speakers in the nation lived in these two counties.

The most commonly spoken Native North American language was Navajo, with more than 169,000 people speaking this language nationally. The number of Navajo speakers was nearly nine times larger than the second and third most commonly spoken languages of Yupik and Dakota, with each having about 19,000 speakers. Although the majority of Native North American language speakers resided in an American Indian and Alaska Native area, only 5 percent of people living in an American Indian and Alaska Native area spoke a Native North American language.
More than One-in-Five Live in “Poverty Areas”

People living in poverty tend to be clustered in certain neighborhoods rather than being evenly distributed across geographic areas. About 67 million people across the nation, or 23 percent of the population, lived in “poverty areas” — that is, census tracts with poverty rates of 20 percent or more. Among states, the percentage ranged from 46 percent in Mississippi to 5 percent in New Hampshire. In 15 states and the District of Columbia, more than one-quarter of the population resided in poverty areas.

Of the 10 million people residing in tracts where poverty was especially prevalent (poverty rates of 40 percent or more), 43 percent were white, 38 percent were black, 3 percent were Asian, 11 percent were some other race, and 2 percent reported two or more races.

Individuals residing in tracts with poverty rates of 40 percent or more were less likely to have completed high school, to work year-round, full time and to own a home, and were more likely to be living in a female-householder family and to be receiving food stamps than individuals living in tracts with low poverty rates (poverty rates of less than 13.8 percent).
More about the American Community Survey

The American Community Survey replaces the “long form” that historically produced demographic, housing and socio-economic estimates for the nation as part of the once-a-decade census. The decennial census program, which includes the American Community Survey and the 2010 Census, along with the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates program, serve as the basis for the allocation of more than $400 billion in federal funds to state, local and tribal governments every year. These vital estimates also guide planning in the private sector as well as the work done by policy makers at all levels of government and in communities of all sizes. All survey responses are strictly confidential and protected by law. The collection of this information has been directed by Congress or the federal courts.

This is the third set of statistics from the American Community Survey released this fall. In September, the Census Bureau released single-year estimates for 2010 for all areas with populations of 65,000 or more. In October, a corresponding set of three-year estimates (2008-2010) was released for areas with populations of 20,000 or more.
Methodology

As is the case with all surveys (including the 2000 Census “long form”), statistics from sample surveys are subject to sampling and nonsampling error.

Please consult the data tables for specific margins of error. For more information, go to <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/documentation_main/>.

Changes in survey design from year to year can affect results. See <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/data_documentation/2010_release/> for more information on changes affecting the 2006-2010 American Community Survey results. See <http://www.census.gov/acs/www/guidance_for_data_users/comparing_2010/> for guidance on comparing 2006-2010 American Community Survey results with results from previous years and the 2000 Census.

5-year ACS Estimates for 2010 Census Tracts and Block Groups Released Tomorrow

2011-12-07T12:11:00.001-05:00

The first American Community Survey estimates for sub-county data conforming to 2010 Census geographies (tracts, block groups) will be released tomorrow, on December 8, 2011. Kentucky has 1,115 tracts (up from 994 in 2000 Census) and 3,284 block groups (up from 3,157 in 2000) for which their will be new social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population. The data were collected during the period of 2006-2010 and are a 5-year aggregated sample. Also of note, these population characteristics will be available for all incorporated places and counties and not limited to the 20,000 or more people threshold of the 3-year estimates.

Previously, the 2010 Census data had been the only data available for these smaller Census geographical areas. Copied below are the Census Bureau notes about documentation and links to the new data:

U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation for the 2006-2010 ACS 5-Year Estimates and 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year PUMS File
We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2006-2010 ACS 5-year estimates and the 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) file. These data sets are scheduled for release on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The code lists, subject definitions, product changes, and other documentation available now offer ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's data release.

New and updated documentation related to this release is available now on the 2010 Data Release page.

This page includes links to the following pages:

Summary File FTP site: Includes the Summary File Technical Documentation, Sequence Number Table Number Lookup and table shells

Product Changes page: Explains new, modified, and removed tables.

Documentation page: Includes code lists, subject definitions, group quarters definitions, and instructions for applying statistical testing.

PUMS Documentation page: Includes code lists, subject definitions, group quarters definitions, and instructions for applying statistical testing.

If you need information or have questions about the survey, please call our Customer Services Center on 1 (800) 923-8282.

Thank you,
American Community Survey Office
U.S. Census Bureau

New Forecasts of Households and Household Size for Kentucky, ADDS and Counties

2011-11-07T09:52:00.000-05:00

As a compliment to recently released population projections, KSDC has released forecasts of the number of households (occupied housing units) and household size (persons per household) for the state, ADDs, and counties. To produce these projections, the reliable cohort-headship method was employed with the KSDC projections of the population in households. Launched from 2010, projections are given at five-year intervals to 2050.
All of the new forecasts are available on the Kentucky State Data Center Projections site.

Census Bureau Announces Two More Releases

2011-10-31T08:52:00.000-04:00

The last week of October has been a busy one at the Census Bureau, with the release of the 2008-2010 3-Year Estimates (for Census geographies that have 20,000 or more people) and the Decennial Census Summary File 1 National Update for areas that cross state boundaries. Below are the Census Bureau release notes for these two new data sets:

2008-2010 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
The U.S. Census Bureau will release findings from the 2008-2010 American Community Survey, the most relied-upon source for up-to-date socioeconomic information every year. The release covers more than 40 topics, such as educational attainment, income, health insurance coverage, occupation, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs. The estimates are available in detailed tables for the nation, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district, every metropolitan area, and all counties and places with populations of 20,000 or more.Summary File tables

American FactFinder

2010 Census Summary File 1 National Update
New geographic levels, including the U.S., regions, divisions and other areas that cross state boundaries, are now available for the 2010 Census Summary File 1. State and lower-level geographies were released during June through August. The summary file provides a number of detailed tables on age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units, detailed race and Hispanic or Latino origin groups, and on the population in group quarters. More information on Summary File 1 can be found online at <http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/summary-file-1.html>.

Internet address: <http://factfinder2.census.gov>.

2010 ACS Single Year Estimates Released

2011-09-22T11:36:00.001-04:00

New estimates of economic, housing and social characteristics from the American Community Survey are available today. The sample data were collected in 2010 and are available for geographic areas with at least 65,000 people. In Kentucky there are 13 counties that meet the threshold and have new estimates available. Louisville and Lexington are the only two cities in Kentucky that meet the requirements to be included in this data release.
The Kentucky State Data Center has posted the profiles for Kentucky counties and cities from this release on its web site. This is also the first release of ACS data on the New American FactFinder. The legacy AFF hosted the previous releases and is slated to be deactivated by the end of 2011. If you want to look at other geographic areas or detailed tables, please check out the new AFF.

Counties (Boone, Bullitt, Campbell, Christian, Daviess, Fayette, Hardin, Jefferson, Kenton, Madison, McCracken, Pike and Warren)

Selected Economic Characteristics for Counties
Selected Housing Characteristics for Counties
Demographic and Housing Estimates

Cities (Lexington and Louisville)
Selected Economic Characteristics
Selected Housing Characteristics
Demographic and Housing Estimates

Here is the link to the Bureau's official news release about this new data.

New Kentucky Population Projections Released

2011-09-13T08:56:00.000-04:00

The Kentucky State Data Center has released new population forecasts based on the 2010 Census for state of Kentucky, the 15 Area Development Districts, and the 120 counties. Projections are provided for the total population and the population in households by sex and age. Launched from 2010, projections are given at 5-year intervals to 2050. Population pyramids displaying persons in households and group quarters are also provided for the 2000 Census, the 2010 Census, and projections in 2020, 2030, 2040, and 2050.

The household population and the group quarters population age 65 and above were projected using the demographic cohort-component method. County-specific assumptions about future mortality, fertility, and migration were derived from the latest demographic patterns and trends of the 2000-2010 decade. The group quarters population under age 65 was projected to remain constant at their 2010 Census counts. Projections of the group quarters population above age 65 were based on their share of the 2010 Census total population.

Demographic Profiles Released for Tracts, Zip Codes and School Districts

2011-08-26T14:43:00.000-04:00

The Census Bureau has released 2010 Census Demographic Profiles for lower-level geographies - including ZIP code tabulation areas, school districts and census tracts. The new profiles for these smaller geographic areas were released August 25. The same demographic profiles were released by state down to the place level in May and provide statistics on topics such as age, race, Hispanic origin, sex, household relationship, household type, group quarters population and home ownership.

The new geographies for the demographic profiles arre available on the Census Bureau's American FactFinder website at <http://factfinder2.census.gov> . The files are also available for FTP download at <http://www2.census.gov/census_2010/03-Demographic_Profile_with_SF1geos/> . More information about the 2010 Census Demographic Profiles can be found at <http://2010.census.gov/news/press-kits/demographic-profiles.html> .

Kentucky's 2010 Census Summary File 1 Data (released July 21, 2011)

2011-07-21T16:21:00.000-04:00

Summary File 1 tables provide the most detailed information available so far from the 2010 Census, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, characteristics of owners and renters, detailed race and Hispanic or Latino origin groups, and group quarters. The Census Bureau has several data access tools available and KSDC will be compiling Area Development District profiles and other data from this release in the coming weeks. Below are some useful links to the new SF1 data:
Census Bureau SF1 Release Page

American FactFinder 2 (search and query for SF1 tables)

Technical Documentation (pdf)

Data Dictionary Table Matrix (.doc)

Summary Level Sequence Chart (pdf)

FTP site (download the data sets)

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Available Now at KSDC are 2010 Block Shapefiles with Redistricting Data

2011-06-29T13:49:00.001-04:00

2010 BLOCK SHAPEFILES WITH POPULATION AND HOUSING UNITS

Several people have requested KSDC make available the block level redistricting data for use in GIS applicatons. Below is a link to the 2010 Public Law 94-171 TIGER Shapefiles for tabulation blocks with Table P1 (Total Population by Race) and Table H1 (Housing Units by Tenure) joined in the attribute tables. This ia a large zipped file (153 megabytes) containing all 161,672 blocks in Kentucky. There is a "County" field available to select out blocks by county. For more information about using this data, visit the Redistricting Data web site. You can find the Technical Documentation here.

The shapefiles can be downloaded here from the KSDC Census data page.

Group Quarters Population Totals Released

2011-05-09T10:43:00.000-04:00

The Kentucky State Data Center has 2010 Census Group Quarters data at the county, tract and block level available for download on the KSDC web site. This advance release from the Census Bureau contains total population counts and does not include any characteristics of the population. The release was intended to help redistricting efforts by denoting where large group quarter populations reside in voting districts. You can find more information about this data release from the Advanced Group Quarters News Release.

Some details from the Bureau's news release:

2010 Census Advance Group Quarters Summary File

The Census Bureau, in response to Federal and state officials, as well as other data users, is providing an early version of Table P-42 from the 2010 Census Summary File 1, showing the seven types of group quarters. No characteristics of the group quarters are provided. The institutionalized group quarters categories include correctional facilities for adults, juvenile facilities, nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities and other institutional facilities; while the non-institutionalized group quarters categories include college/university student housing, military quarters and other non-institutional facilities. Data are provided for states, counties, census tracts and blocks. This table is only available via the FTP, so will not be found in the American Fact Finder.

This early release of data on the group quarters population may be beneficial to many data users including those in the redistricting community who must consider whether to include or exclude certain populations in redrawing boundaries as a result of state legislation. It will permit state and local redistricting officials to overlay this file with the 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File data. Three states (Delaware, Maryland and New York) have legislation requiring use of group quarters data in their line drawing. Other states exclude military, and Kansas reassigns intrastate college students back to their home town.

In addition, this product may be useful in determining if a geocoding error has occurred. The Count Question Resolution (CQR) Program provides state, local, and tribal governments the opportunity to challenge their 2010 Census housing unit and group quarters counts. The CQR program begins June 1, 2011, prior to the release of the Summary File 1.

2010 Census Advance Group Quarters Summary File Technical Documentation [PDF] 4.85 MB

2010 Census Advance Group Quarters Summary File FTP Data

2010 Census Advance Group Quarters Microsoft Access Shells -- These shells (MS Access 2007 and MS Access 2003 versions) contain the file import specifications, example tables, an example block level query, and a brief data dictionary extract, to assist you with importing and extracting the data. These shells are used similarly to the ones in the instructions titled How to use Access Shells.pdf [PDF] 880 KB

New Kentucky Demographic Profiles from the 2010 Census Released

2011-05-05T08:38:00.000-04:00

The U.S. Census Bureau today released the Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. The demographic profiles provide 2010 Census data on age and sex distributions, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship and type, the group quarters population, and housing occupancy and tenure (whether the housing occupant owns or rents). Throughout May, these profiles are being released on a rolling basis for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The profile includes more than 150 data items in all, plus percentage distributions. Highlights from the state data released today include:

Kentucky

The median age was 38.1.

The average household size was 2.45 people per household.
Among the state's occupied housing units, 68.7 percent were owned, compared with 31.3 percent that were rented.

In addition to the state-level data, demographic profiles are available for other areas down to the place/functioning minor civil division-level. Profiles for the nation, regions and divisions will be available at the end of May with the final states' releases.

The characteristics data found in the demographic profiles will be available for additional levels of geography, such as census tracts or blocks, as part of the next 2010 Census data product, Summary File 1, to be released on a state-by-state flow basis between June and August.

Accessing the Data

The demographic profiles can be found on the Census Bureau's American FactFinder website at .

A summary file version of the profile data is also available for users who want to download the data set for all of the geographies within the state and run their own analysis and rankings. The summary file contains two parts: a file with the geographic headers (in fixed-length ASCII format) and the data file (in comma-separated ASCII format). The summary file is available for download at <http://www2.census.gov/census_2010/03-Demographic_Profile/>.

For local context, contact your State Data Center: <http://www.census.gov/sdc/network.html>.

Block Level Kentucky Data Products Available on KSDC Web Site

2011-03-31T15:42:00.000-04:00

The Kentucky State Data Center made available several new data products on the web site that may help you work with the new 2010 Census Redistricting Data. Available for download are Excel workbooks with County, City, and even Tract and Block level population, race, Hispanic and housing unit data from the recently released data set. KSDC has also calculated change from the 2010 Census for many of these tables.

You can access the new data on the Census Page at the KSDC web site.

Interactive map available for 2010 Census data

2011-03-25T15:36:00.000-04:00

The Census Bureau and the Kentucky State Data Center are not the only places to find tools for accessing census data. The New York times has created a United States Map application that offers county level census data for all counties in the United States by moving you computer mouse over any county.

You can find and use this neat tool at:
http://projects.nytimes.com/census/2010/map

2010 Census Redistricting Data Released

2011-03-18T14:28:00.001-04:00

On March 17 the Census Bureau released the 2010 Census Redistricting Data for Kentucky. You can read the press release and access the Bureau's data at this news release site.

Looking at the data in the County and Cities files put together by the KSDC, you may find some interesting details about change among Kentucky's cities and counties over the past ten years.

1) Six cities lost over 1,000 population since 2000; Covington (-2,730), Wilmore (-2,219), Frankfort (-2,214), Newport (-1,775), Campbellsville (-1,390) and Paducah (-1,283).

2) Two cities have grown over 100 percent in total population in this period, with Coal Run Village (Pike County) leading all cities in the Commonwealth by increasing 195.7%, from 577 to 1,706 people. Crestwood (Oldham County) had a population increase of 126.7%.

3) Two cities saw a population decrease of over 50%. Blaine decreased from 245 to 47 people (80.8%) and South Park View declined from 196 to 7 people (96.4%).

4) South Park View's seven people also means that it has the smallest population of all 422 cities. Dycusburg was next with 26 people in 2010. In all, there were eleven cities with fewer than 100 people.

5) Foster and Heritage Creek were not incorporated as cities in 2000 and are the only new cities on the list.

We'll be updating this blog and the KSDC web site with more information from this data release in the coming days as we have more time to analyze it.

Are You Ready? Next Week Kentucky 2010 Census Data Are Released

2011-03-11T10:49:00.001-05:00

The Census Bureau has announced it will release Redistricting Data for Kentucky next week! Here is the official release note:

Next week, the U.S. Census Bureau anticipates releasing local-level 2010 Census population counts for Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and Tennessee. For each state, the Census Bureau will provide summaries of population totals, as well as data on race, Hispanic origin and voting age. These data will be presented for multiple geographies within the state, such as census blocks, tracts, voting districts, cities, counties and school districts.

According to Public Law 94-171, the Census Bureau must provide redistricting data to the 50 states no later than April 1 of the year following the census. As a result, the Census Bureau is delivering the data state-by-state on a flow basis in February and March. All states will receive their data by April 1, 2011.

Each state's geographic products and redistricting data are first delivered to the state's leadership, such as the governor and majority and minority leaders in the state legislative body. Upon confirmation of delivery to the state leadership, we will release a news release with five custom tables of data. At that time, we will release the full data set to our FTP download site. Within 24 hours, the full set of five detailed tables will also be available to the public online at http://factfinder2.census.gov/.

For more information on the Census Bureau's Redistricting Data Program, visit http://www.census.gov/rdo.

ACS 3-year PUMS data released

2011-02-24T14:44:00.000-05:00

The U.S Census Bureau has released the 2007-2009 ACS 3-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. The PUMS files are individual-level datasets that ACS data users can download and analyze on their own computers.

For access to the 2007-2009 ACS 3-year PUMS files and PUMS technical documentation, please visit the ACS PUMS Data Web page.

Kentucky Redistricting Data from the 2010 Census Available Soon

2011-02-22T15:09:00.000-05:00

Redistricting Data from the 2010 Census are being released on a state-by-state basis in February and March 2011. Kentucky data is expected to be released in March. You can keep up with the 2010 Census releases on the KSDC 2010 Census page.

Tthe Kentucky State Data Center will provide quick access tools to the data and custom data products when the data are released. You can visit this Census Bureau web site to see which states have Redistricting Data available and learn more about accessing and using the data sets.

New Public Use Micro Data Sample (PUMS) released

2011-02-09T14:21:00.000-05:00

On February 8 the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2005-2009 ACS 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files. The PUMS files are individual-level datasets that ACS data users can download and analyze on their own computers.

For access to the 2005-2009 ACS 5-year PUMS files and PUMS technical documentation, please visit the ACS PUMS Data web page.

Data users can create their own custom tables and analysis using this data. For Kentucky data users this is useful for state wide analysis not available through the summary tables on the American FactFinder.

New ACS Release of 3-Year Estimates

2011-01-12T13:56:00.001-05:00

On January 12 the U.S Census Bureau released the 2007-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 3-year estimates on American FactFinder. This release covers the same topics included in the previously released 2009 ACS 1-year estimates. The 2007-2009 ACS estimates have a 3-year time frame and are only available for areas with populations of 20,000 or more. With this new release, all three estimates series contain 2009 data.

The Kentucky State Data Center has direct links to Kentucky profiles from all three ACS estimates series (1-year, 3-year and 5-year) at:
http://ksdc.louisville.edu/1acs.htm

With this new release, all three estimates series contain 2009 data.

Kentucky 2010 Census Population Total Released Today

2010-12-21T15:39:00.000-05:00

The first data from the 2010 Census have been released and Kentucky's official resident population on April 1, 2010 was 4,339,367 people. For congressional apportionment, which also includes overseas U.S. military and federal civilian employees (and their dependents living with them) allocated to their home state, as reported by the employing federal agencies, Kentucky's total is 4,350,606 people. Kentucky keeps all six of it Congressional Districts as a result of the new national apportionment totals. More data from this release is available from the Census Bureau here.

New Demographics Available Today from ACS 5-Year Sample Release

2010-12-14T09:13:00.001-05:00

Today, the Census Bureau is releasing first set of 5-year (2005-2009) American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. The release provides timely and detailed estimates on 72 social, economic, housing and demographic topics for all communities — more than 670,000 distinct geographic areas. The first set, to be released Dec. 14, is based on survey responses spanning the five years between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2009. A new set of 5-year estimates will be released every year, covering the most recent five-year period.

You can access data for all geographies down to the Census Tract level at the American FactFinder.

2009 Income and Poverty Estimates for All Counties and School Districts - Released Today

2010-12-08T16:22:00.000-05:00

The new estimates show poverty in Kentucky is still at highest levels in the Eastern Counties. Ranking the 120 counties by percent of all persons in poverty reveals that the 22 highest poverty rates are all in the eastern half of the state. Martin, Clay and Owsley are the only three counties with over 40% of their populations living below the poverty level, with Martin County having the highest rate in Kentucky at 45%.

At the other end of the spectrum, three suburban counties were the only ones with fewer than 10% of their population under poverty; Oldham (5.9%), Boone (7.9%) and Spencer (9.6%).

All the Kentucky counties data are available here on the Kentucky State Data Center poverty data page.

The Official Census New Release is quoted below:

Between 2007 and 2009, the poverty rate for children ages 5 to 17 in families rose in 295 counties and declined in 19 counties, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today showing income and poverty in 2009 for every school district and county in the nation. However, in the majority of counties across the United States, the poverty rate for children ages 5 to 17 in families showed no statistically significant change between these years. By comparing the 2009 estimates released today with those from 2007, variations can be seen from data collected prior to the recession.

The 2009 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) are available for roughly 3,140 counties and nearly 14,000 Title I-eligible school districts. The 2009 estimates also show that 1,084 counties had child poverty rates (ages 5 to 17 in families) significantly above and 866 significantly below the national poverty rate of 18.2 percent.
SAIPE, released annually, also provides county and state estimates for the total number of people in poverty, the number of children under 5 in poverty (for states only), the number of children 5 to 17 in families in poverty, the number of children under 18 in poverty and median household income. This release includes publication of the 2009 SAIPE Highlights Document, which presents SAIPE data trends and explains the sources and approach.
SAIPE combines the latest American Community Survey (ACS) data with aggregate data from federal tax information, administrative records on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation, 2000 Census statistics and annual population estimates.
The 2009 ACS 1-year estimates were released in September. The 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates will be released later this month and provide data for all counties and school districts — along with additional geographies — and many more subjects.
School district estimates from SAIPE, produced for the Department of Education to implement provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, are available for the total population, the number of children 5 to 17 and the number of children 5 to 17 in families in poverty.

These data, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, are used as one of the criteria to allocate federal funds to local jurisdictions. In addition, state and local programs use these data for distributing funds and managing school programs.

New Demographics for Kentucky Cities, Counties and Small Population Areas

2010-12-01T08:58:00.004-05:00

1) New Demographics for Kentucky Cities, Counties and Small Population Areas

The American Community Survey 5-year sample is scheduled for release on December 14, 2010. This data set will include demographic estimates for areas with small populations (less that 20,000 people). These will be the first official demographics for these smaller areas since the 2000 Census data releases. All 120 Kentucky Counties and 400+ Kentucky cities will be included in this release. The sample will include survey data collected from 2005 through 2009.

The American Community Survey data can be obtained at:
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=datasets_2&_lang=en

2) Demographic Analysis Webinar on Wednesday, December 1 at 1:15pm

The Census Bureau will hold a webinar prior to the release of the 2010 Demographic Analysis estimates of the national population by age, sex and race. The webinar will help explain the methodology behind demographic analysis, why it is conducted and how it relates to 2010 Census numbers and other U.S. population figures being released by the Census Bureau. Although not 2010 Census counts, these estimates provide one way of measuring the size of the U.S. population and will be used to analyze 2010 Census results.

More info and how to join in available at: http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/2010_census/cb10-cn84.html

3) Census Apportionment and Redistricting Data Coming Soon!

Apportionment is the process of determining the number of representatives to which each state is entitled in the U. S. House of Representatives based on the decennial census. Article 1, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution established that the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives shall be based upon a national census. The Census Bureau must submit the apportionment results to the President by December 31 of the census year.
Redistricting is the redrawing of boundaries for areas from which people elect representatives to the U. S. House of Representatives, a state legislature, a county or city council, a school board, and so forth. Public Law 94-171 requires that the redistricting data must be delivered to state officials responsible for legislative redistricting within one year of Census day or no later than April 1, 2011.
The Census Bureau website for accessing the Redistricting Data and schedule for data releases is at http://www.census.gov/rdo/
A schedule for other 2010 Census data releases is at http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/glance/index.html

Other Census News That May Interest You

4) Re-release of 3-year American Community Survey PUMS data

5) USA Counties data available

Coming Soon! 2010 Census Apportionment and Redistricting Data Releases

2010-11-22T11:02:00.000-05:00

For those curious about just when we get to see some results from this year's
Census, here are some answers.

But first, some information about the difference between the Apportionment data and the Redistricting data from the Bureau website:

Population data from the decennial census provide the basis for both apportioning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the states and for Congressional and Legislative redistricting.

Apportionment is the process of determining the number of representatives to which each state is entitled in the U. S. House of Representatives based on the decennial census. Article 1, Section 2, of the U.S. Constitution established that the apportionment of the U.S. House of Representatives shall be based upon a national census. The Census Bureau must submit the apportionment results to the President by December 31 of the census year.

Redistricting is the redrawing of boundaries for areas from which people elect representatives to the U. S. House of Representatives, a state legislature, a county or city council, a school board, and so forth. Public Law 94-171 requires that the redistricting data must be delivered to state officials responsible for legislative redistricting within one year of Census day or no later than April 1, 2011.

Now, just when can you see that data? As seen in the text above, the Apportionment Data must be delivered by December 31 and the Bureau is expected to release the data in late December.

For all other Census data, the Census Bureau has a web page showing the release schedule for all 2010 Census data products through the year 2013. From this we can see that the redistricting data will be released in February and March on a state-by-state basis. Data for Kentucky is expected to be released in the middle of this period. So we'll be neither the first nor last state to get to work with redistricting data.

As a reminder, because there was no long-form questionnaire this year, there will be no 2010 social and economic characteristics from the Census as were available in the past. Instead, data from the American Community Survey are intended to be used in lieu of long-form data.

While it may take more effort to understand and use the ACS data effectively, the good news is that it will be available with annual updates. And the first 5-year sample release is scheduled in December 2010. This means updated social and economic characteristics will be availble for small population areas for the first time since the 2000 Census data releases. You can view the ACS release schedule and learn more about the data here.

Census Bureau Releases Revised 2009 Population Estimates for Incorporated Places

2010-09-10T11:44:00.001-04:00

The Census Bureau has released two sets of revised 2009 estimates: 1) July 1, 2009 population estimates for incorporated places and minor civil divisions and 2) July 1, 2009 housing unit estimates for counties. The original estimates were released in June 2010. These revisions have no effect on any of the previously released Vintage 2009 population estimates at the national, state or county level.
The impact of the revision is relatively small. Of the nation's 35,901 subcounty areas, 5,847 (16 percent) experienced population changes as a result of this revision. Of these areas, 4,377 changed by fewer than 25 people. For the housing unit estimates, the 2009 national total increased by 44,232 units (0.03 percent). *

For the data released in June, some updates from the members of the Federal-State Cooperative for Population Estimates (FSCPE) were not incorporated into the housing unit estimates. The revised estimates now reflect these updates.
These are the last set of estimates for the decade to be based on Census 2000. The 2010 Census results will supersede these estimates.

For more information on these changes, please consult the following explanation: http://www.census.gov/popest/errata.html.
The entire estimate series is available from the Census Bureau here.

Additional housing unit and population estimate tables are availble on the KSDC Estimates Page.

2010 Kentucky Kids Count Data Book Released

2010-09-07T15:50:00.000-04:00

Kentucky Youth Advocates releases the 2010 Kentucky KIDS COUNT County Data Book. The 20th edition of the County Data Book provides updated data at the state and county level on indicators of economic well-being including: child poverty, median household income, children receiving food stamps, infants and children receiving WIC, public schools students eligible for free or reduced-priced meals, child support, children receiving KTAP, children receiving Supplemental Security Income, Earned Income Tax Credit returns, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit returns, unemployment, and affordable housing. The Kentucky State Data Center provided data collection and processing for the report. Access the 2010 Data Book here.

New American Fact Finder coming soon! Fall Preview will be available

2010-08-27T14:58:00.001-04:00

The Census Bureau is revamping the American Fact Finder online query service for downloading data. The version is set to be released in January 2011, but the Bureau is advertising a preview available this Fall. If you'd like to sneak a peak at the upcoming changes, here is a link to a Bureau document describing some of the changes and new features to expect.

American Fact Finder preview.

The 2010 Census data releases are scheduled to begin in 2011 as well, just in time to be included in the new American Fact Finder.

County Level Health Insurance Estimates Released July 27, 2010

2010-07-28T14:22:00.000-04:00

On July 27, 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau today released 2007 estimates of health insurance coverage for each of the nation's roughly 3,140 counties. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) are currently the only source for estimates of health insurance coverage status for every county in the nation.

SAHIE are based on models combining data from a variety of sources, including the Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey, 2000 Census, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program, the County Business Patterns data set, and administrative records, such as aggregated federal tax returns and Medicaid participation records.

SAHIE provide information on health insurance coverage by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and income categories at the state level and by age, sex and income categories at the county level. They therefore enable local planners to determine, for instance, the counties in which low-income children are most likely to lack health insurance coverage. The data pertain to those under age 65.

Here is the link to access the data.

SAHIE are used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in support of its National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. The program provides free cancer screenings to low-income, uninsured women. The health insurance estimates assist in determining the level of need for breast and cervical cancer screening in communities nationwide.

In September, the Census Bureau will release health insurance coverage estimates from the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS). These single-year estimates will be available for counties and other geographic areas with total populations of 65,000 or more. The health insurance question was added to the 2008 ACS to permit the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to more accurately understand state and local health insurance needs. Eventually the ACS will have health insurance coverage data for smaller areas from three-year and five-year estimates.

In Kentucky, 16.5% of people less than 66 years old were uninsured in 2007. For comparison, the following list shows the percent of population age 65 and under who were uninsured in Kentucky counties in the same period:

Adair 20.0

Allen 16.8

Anderson 15.3

Ballard 19.2

Barren 17.2

Bath 16.4

Bell 12.4

Boone 15.5

Bourbon 17.3

Boyd 15.1

Boyle 16.7

Bracken 18.8

Breathitt 11.9

Breckinridge 21.8

Bullitt 17.1

Butler 20.5

Caldwell 16.5

Calloway 23.6

Campbell 14.0

Carlisle 24.3

Carroll 15.3

Carter 16.7

Casey 20.1

Christian 20.4

Clark 15.4

Clay 13.0

Clinton 16.7

Crittenden 20.0

Cumberland 20.1

Daviess 15.5

Edmonson 21.8

Elliott 17.0

Estill 15.5

Fayette 19.6

Fleming 18.2

Floyd 13.3

Franklin 16.3

Fulton 14.0

Gallatin 18.8

Garrard 18.8

Grant 18.3

Graves 19.9

Grayson 16.2

Green 20.8

Greenup 14.8

Hancock 15.9

Hardin 17.7

Harlan 13.1

Harrison 15.8

Hart 18.3

Henderson 15.2

Henry 21.4

Hickman 21.3

Hopkins 17.1

Jackson 17.1

Jefferson 14.3

Jessamine 19.3

Johnson 14.8

Kenton 12.5

Knott 14.5

Knox 13.0

Larue 20.5

Laurel 14.8

Lawrence 14.2

Lee 12.1

Leslie 12.6

Letcher 13.7

Lewis 16.5

Lincoln 17.7

Livingston 18.9

Logan 17.7

Lyon 22.4

McCracken 16.8

McCreary 17.5

McLean 20.7

Madison 19.0

Magoffin 13.5

Marion 18.4

Marshall 18.1

Martin 12.7

Mason 15.6

Meade 20.8

Menifee 17.3

Mercer 17.1

Metcalfe 20.0

Monroe 19.9

Montgomery 16.1

Morgan 16.7

Muhlenberg 17.8

Nelson 18.0

Nicholas 18.7

Ohio 16.8

Oldham 15.8

Owen 21.3

Owsley 11.8

Pendleton 20.2

Perry 15.0

Pike 14.5

Powell 17.3

Pulaski 15.4

Robertson 19.0

Rockcastle 15.9

Rowan 18.5

Russell 18.6

Scott 14.8

Shelby 20.2

Simpson 15.7

Spencer 19.9

Taylor 14.2

Todd 23.4

Trigg 18.2

Trimble 18.5

Union 19.1

Warren 22.3

Washington 19.7

Wayne 15.7

Webster 19.9

Whitley 13.7

Wolfe 15.4

Woodford 17.9

Presenters announced, permits mailed for Economic Census Conference

2010-07-15T10:53:00.000-04:00

Attention Attendees: We look forward to seeing you at the Kentucky conference on data from the Economic Census. Parking permits and maps to the event were mailed July 14 to the address you furnished when you registered for the event, so be on the look out for those materials.

Your expert presenters from U.S. Census Bureau headquarters in Washington, DC, are Paul Zeisset and Chuck Brady, Economic Planning and Coordination Division. Kentucky State Data Center staff will also be there assisting with the workshop.

If you have any questions, please call the Kentucky State Data Center at (502) 852-7990.
The online campus map to the UofL parking lots is here: http://louisville.edu/parking/maps/Belknap%20Map%2010-11.pdf

Directions to the conference in Miller IT Center Room 03 are available in a PDF here: http://ksdc.louisville.edu/data1/KSDC_Conference_Directions.pdf

The workshop and presentation materials for the Kentucky Conference are now available online if you would like to preview them at: http://www.census.gov/econ/census07/www/conferences/conference_materials.html

July 22 Economic Census Worshop Almost Full

2010-07-07T09:53:00.000-04:00

If you were putting off enrolling in the FREE workshop KSDC is hosting about the 2007 Economic Census data you might want to sign up soon. As of this morning there are only 1 workstation ticket and five "bring your laptop and use our wifi" tickets remaining.

This half-day workshop will cover a lot of data resources that are useful for businesses and economic development officials. The workshop will take place on the University of Louisville's Belknap Campus (main campus) on Thursday, July 22 from 1:00pm-4:30pm.

Sign-up page and details are available here.

2009 City Population Estimates Released Today

2010-06-22T17:25:00.000-04:00

The U.S. Census Bureau today released July 1, 2009, population estimates for each of the nation's incorporated places, including cities, boroughs and villages and minor civil divisions, such as towns and townships. The new estimates are not 2010 Census population counts. They are, however, the last estimates to use 2000 Census results as a base.

The city estimates are based on 2000 Census data updated to reflect legal boundary changes, housing unit estimates updated to reflect inputs such as building permits, and county population estimates. The county population estimates are produced by using administrative records — namely births, deaths, and domestic and international migration. The resulting county population estimates are then distributed to the areas within each county by using the updated housing unit estimates.

The Kentucky State Data Center has made the following Excel workbooks available for download:
Annual Population Estimates for Kentucky Cities from 2000 to 2009
Percent Change in City Population Estimates, 2000-2009

The entire estimate series is available from the Census Bureau here. Additional housing unit and population estimate tables are availble on the KSDC Estimates Page.

New Housing Unit Estimates Released

2010-06-17T13:32:00.000-04:00

The latest estimates of total housing units by state and county - for July 1, 2009 - were released June 16, 2010. You can access the data here. Three Kentucky counties were in the top one hundred nationally for rate of increase in housing units from 2000 to 2009 among counties with at least 5,000 housing units. Spencer County ranked 35th with an increase of 47.2%. Boone County ranked 90th (36.5%) and Scott County ranked 97th (35.7%). No Kentucky counties ranked in the top one hundred for single-year increase from July 2008 to July 2009, though the state of Kentucky added 8,233 new housing units during this period, ranking Kentucky 29th among the states for annual rate of increase.

Registration for Economic Census Conference Now Open

2010-06-17T11:09:00.000-04:00

Data users can now register for the hands-on workshop and conference about the 2007 Economic Census hosted by the Kentucky State Data Center. Visit the registration page to reserve your spot. The conference is free, but limited to the first 38 attendees to register.

If you cannot attend or would like to preview the conference, you can download handouts and materials from previous Economic Census Conferences here.

A list of all the Bureau's upcoming Economic Census Conferences and a typical program schedule are located here.

Economic Census Conference - July 22, 2010

2010-06-08T09:36:00.003-04:00

The Kentucky State Data Center is hosting the 2007 Economic Census Conference on July 22, 2010 at the University of Louisville Belknap Campus. This hands-on training session will be conducted by Census Bureau staff in a computer-lab setting. New users will learn about the range of data about businesses available from the Census Bureau, including both the Economic Census and more frequent data sets. Experienced users will learn about new features of the data, comparability issues, and qualifications of the data. Attendees will gain skills in accessing Economic Census data in American FactFinder, very important now that PDFs and other media are no longer provided.

Please plan on joining us for this unique opportunity. Information about registration and program details will be forthcoming soon.

The Economic Census is conducted every five years (i.e. 2002, 2007) and is a huge resource for industry and economic information. Visit the Economic Census web site to learn more or access the data now.

Kentucky 2010 Participation Rate Bests The 2000 Census

2010-04-29T10:42:00.004-04:00

The Census Bureau has released final tallies for the mail participation rates in the 2010 Census. Kentucky had a 75% rate, which bested the 2000 particpation rate of 70%. In all, 28 states had better participation rates than in 2000.

Among Kentucky counties, the highest participation rates were in Leslie County (86%) and Robertson County (85%). Bell county had the lowest rate at 43% and Wolfe county was next lowest at 44%. All of the state, county and city rates can be viewed here on the Bureau's Participation Rate Map.

Census Takers Start Door-to-Door Canvasing on May 1st

2010-04-28T16:56:00.000-04:00

On May 1st, census takers will begin going door-to-door to roughly 1/3 of households that did not mail back their forms. They also will verify that housing units indicated as "unoccupied" to us by the postal service or others are indeed unoccupied and vacant. Click here for more information about this phase of the Census.

Particpation Rate Updated Today

2010-03-29T16:22:00.000-04:00

The Census Bureau updated the particpation map today and now Kentucky has nearly half the state households particpating with less than three days until Census Day on April 1. Kentucky stands at 49% participation, still ahead of the national rate which is 46%.

If you haven't mailed your census form yet, please take ten minutes and mail it back. It saves the cost and time of an enumerator coming to your home to record the data.

Kentucky Census Participation Rates

2010-03-29T09:34:00.001-04:00

The Census Bureau has made available tools for checking the Census mail participation rates for states, counties and cities. As of March 29, Kentucky has a 40% participation rate. This is slightly better than the Nation participation rate of 34%.

You can go to this link to zoom in on the national and state maps to see your local county and city participation rates. Below is an image of the Kentucky participation rates that was captured today. The darker colors are counties with the lowest mail return rates. Eastern Kentucky counties are faring worse than other areas.

The Census is important for determining how many Congressional Representatives each state has, as well as used to distribute federal funds for highways and other purposes. It only takes a few minutes, so please encourage everyone you know to mail it in!

New Kentucky County 2009 Population Estimates Released Today

2010-03-23T17:05:00.002-04:00

The United States Census Bureau has released 2009 County population estimates. The new estimates reveal that Spencer County has outpaced all other counties with a population growth of 50.7% since 2000. Kentucky added 271,825 people in that period for a 6.7% gain. There were 28 counties that had their populations increase at greater rates than the state, and 37 counties lost population in this period.

Kentucky's westernmost counties fared among the worst for population decline. Of the four counties that border the Mississippi River, Fulton (-12.1%) and Hickman (-7.8%) had the greatest percentage declines, ranking last and next-to-last among all 120 counties, with Carlisle (-2.7%) and Ballard (-1.5%) also seeing population declines.

You can see the Kentucky population estimates for each year from 2000 to 2009 here at the KSDC web site or visit the Census Bureau estimates page to see estimates for all available geographies in the United States.

% Change		July	April	Number	Percent
Rank		2009	2000	Change	Change
	Kentucky	4,314,113	4,042,288	271,825	6.7%
1	Spencer County	17,737	11,766	5,971	50.7%
2	Scott County	45,841	33,061	12,780	38.7%
3	Boone County	118,576	85,991	32,585	37.9%
4	Elliott County	9,083	6,756	2,327	34.4%
5	Shelby County	42,078	33,337	8,741	26.2%
6	Oldham County	58,095	46,618	11,477	24.6%
7	Bullitt County	75,653	61,236	14,417	23.5%
8	Jessamine County	47,589	39,041	8,548	21.9%
9	Madison County	83,258	70,872	12,386	17.5%
10	Warren County	108,669	92,522	16,147	17.5%
11	Nelson County	43,550	37,477	6,073	16.2%
12	Garrard County	17,085	14,792	2,293	15.5%
13	Montgomery County	25,835	22,554	3,281	14.5%
14	Grant County	25,542	22,384	3,158	14.1%
15	Anderson County	21,790	19,111	2,679	14.0%
16	Fayette County	296,545	260,512	36,033	13.8%
17	Christian County	80,938	72,308	8,630	11.9%
18	Trimble County	8,958	8,125	833	10.3%
19	Barren County	41,747	38,033	3,714	9.8%
20	Laurel County	57,749	52,715	5,034	9.5%
21	Clark County	36,159	33,144	3,015	9.1%
22	Pulaski County	60,853	56,217	4,636	8.2%
23	Whitley County	38,813	35,870	2,943	8.2%
24	Owen County	11,380	10,547	833	7.9%
25	Lincoln County	25,172	23,361	1,811	7.8%
26	Woodford County	24,986	23,208	1,778	7.7%
27	Marion County	19,486	18,215	1,271	7.0%
28	Casey County	16,498	15,447	1,051	6.8%
29	Allen County	18,982	17,797	1,185	6.7%
30	Henry County	16,060	15,060	1,000	6.6%
31	Taylor County	24,420	22,924	1,496	6.5%
32	Russell County	17,377	16,315	1,062	6.5%
33	Lawrence County	16,573	15,569	1,004	6.4%
34	Calloway County	36,348	34,177	2,171	6.4%
35	Fleming County	14,667	13,792	875	6.3%
36	Grayson County	25,581	24,055	1,526	6.3%
37	Hardin County	99,770	94,174	5,596	5.9%
38	Boyle County	29,263	27,697	1,566	5.7%
39	Trigg County	13,290	12,597	693	5.5%
40	Hart County	18,396	17,445	951	5.5%
41	Carroll County	10,703	10,155	548	5.4%
42	Mercer County	21,920	20,817	1,103	5.3%
43	Kenton County	158,729	151,464	7,265	4.8%
44	Bath County	11,618	11,094	524	4.7%
45	Adair County	18,029	17,244	785	4.6%
46	Bracken County	8,653	8,279	374	4.5%
47	Harrison County	18,794	17,983	811	4.5%
48	Gallatin County	8,202	7,870	332	4.2%
49	Daviess County	95,394	91,549	3,845	4.2%
50	McCreary County	17,795	17,080	715	4.2%
51	Wayne County	20,748	19,923	825	4.1%
52	Jefferson County	721,594	693,607	27,987	4.0%
53	Martin County	13,070	12,578	492	3.9%
54	Simpson County	17,019	16,405	614	3.7%
55	Marshall County	31,200	30,125	1,075	3.6%
56	Rowan County	22,872	22,094	778	3.5%
57	Pendleton County	14,887	14,390	497	3.5%
58	Mason County	17,378	16,803	575	3.4%
59	Washington County	11,257	10,916	341	3.1%
60	Greenup County	38,020	36,888	1,132	3.1%
61	Knox County	32,710	31,783	927	2.9%
62	Hancock County	8,635	8,393	242	2.9%
63	Ohio County	23,534	22,916	618	2.7%
64	Franklin County	48,968	47,687	1,281	2.7%
65	Lyon County	8,291	8,080	211	2.6%
66	Powell County	13,566	13,237	329	2.5%
67	Butler County	13,329	13,009	320	2.5%
68	Edmonson County	11,926	11,646	280	2.4%
69	Todd County	12,253	11,972	281	2.3%
70	Logan County	27,174	26,573	601	2.3%
71	Breckinridge County	19,057	18,648	409	2.2%
72	Larue County	13,663	13,376	287	2.1%
73	Bourbon County	19,729	19,360	369	1.9%
74	Graves County	37,719	37,028	691	1.9%
75	Johnson County	23,827	23,446	381	1.6%
76	Henderson County	45,496	44,829	667	1.5%
77	Morgan County	14,092	13,948	144	1.0%
78	Nicholas County	6,874	6,813	61	0.9%
79	Meade County	26,501	26,349	152	0.6%
80	Menifee County	6,593	6,556	37	0.6%
81	McCracken County	65,880	65,514	366	0.6%
82	Wolfe County	7,099	7,065	34	0.5%
83	Metcalfe County	10,063	10,037	26	0.3%
84	Green County	11,510	11,515	-5	0.0%
85	Campbell County	88,423	88,616	-193	-0.2%
86	Carter County	26,771	26,880	-109	-0.4%
87	Rockcastle County	16,504	16,582	-78	-0.5%
88	Hopkins County	46,167	46,517	-350	-0.8%
89	Perry County	29,136	29,422	-286	-1.0%
90	Robertson County	2,237	2,263	-26	-1.1%
91	Magoffin County	13,166	13,332	-166	-1.2%
92	Floyd County	41,899	42,443	-544	-1.3%
93	Caldwell County	12,870	13,062	-192	-1.5%
94	Ballard County	8,161	8,286	-125	-1.5%
95	Monroe County	11,569	11,756	-187	-1.6%
96	Muhlenberg County	31,274	31,839	-565	-1.8%
97	Jackson County	13,243	13,495	-252	-1.9%
98	Livingston County	9,598	9,804	-206	-2.1%
99	Clinton County	9,403	9,634	-231	-2.4%
100	Lewis County	13,752	14,092	-340	-2.4%
101	Boyd County	48,527	49,752	-1,225	-2.5%
102	Carlisle County	5,209	5,351	-142	-2.7%
103	Crittenden County	9,110	9,384	-274	-2.9%
104	Estill County	14,859	15,307	-448	-2.9%
105	Webster County	13,706	14,120	-414	-2.9%
106	Knott County	17,126	17,649	-523	-3.0%
107	Breathitt County	15,575	16,100	-525	-3.3%
108	McLean County	9,607	9,934	-327	-3.3%
109	Bell County	28,972	30,060	-1,088	-3.6%
110	Clay County	23,629	24,556	-927	-3.8%
111	Union County	14,990	15,637	-647	-4.1%
112	Pike County	65,446	68,734	-3,288	-4.8%
113	Owsley County	4,619	4,858	-239	-4.9%
114	Cumberland County	6,706	7,147	-441	-6.2%
115	Letcher County	23,633	25,277	-1,644	-6.5%
116	Harlan County	30,956	33,202	-2,246	-6.8%
117	Leslie County	11,503	12,401	-898	-7.2%
118	Lee County	7,339	7,916	-577	-7.3%
119	Hickman County	4,851	5,262	-411	-7.8%
120	Fulton County	6,814	7,752	-938	-12.1%

Someone's Knocking At The Door . . .

2010-03-16T09:36:00.001-04:00

. . . or at least they will be if you do not mail back your Census form!

Most households should receive the Census questionnaire in this week's mail, and if you wait too long to return it an enumerator will likely be knocking on your door in the next few weeks. So, if you want to avoid that, please do not delay and mail it back as quickly as possible. It takes only a few minutes.

The following information about missing or erroneously addressed Census forms is taken from the Census Blog. You may find this helpful if you or someone you know has this problem:

"One question keeps popping up: What should I do if my census form has an incorrect address or if I don’t receive a form at all?

If your form has the wrong city name or zip code, please note the following:
* The actual location of your address has been verified for accuracy. Contained in the barcodes on your form is information about the correct geographic location to which your housing unit belongs. This geographic information was verified last year by census workers who physically located each housing unit on the ground and assigned the housing units a “geocode” using special census maps and GPS coordinates.

* The address on your census form or advance letter may not list the city name you identify with or are used to seeing on your mail. This is a result of a cost-saving measure that streamlines how the forms are sorted and delivered to you by the U.S. Postal Service. It will NOT affect which city, town or block your household’s responses will be assigned to. If your city or area did not receive census forms, please be patient. The forms are either on their way, or census workers will come in May through July to conduct the census in person.
If you don’t receive a form at all, please take the following steps:
1) Wait: If you haven’t received a form, wait until April 12 to allow time for it to arrive. Millions of census forms are on their way to households across the country.
2) Contact Us: If you still have not received your form by April 12, then you may contact one of our 2010 Census Toll-free help lines.
* English: 1-866-872-6868

* Chinese: 1-866-935-2010

* Korean: 1-866-955-2010

* Russian: 1-866-965-2010

* Spanish: 1-866-928-2010

* Vietnamese: 1-866-945-2010

* TDD (Telephone Display Device for the hearing impaired): 1-866-783-2010

* Puerto Rico (in English): 1-866-939-2010

* Puerto Rico (in Spanish): 1-866-929-2010"

Count Every Kentuckian-- Babies and small children too!

2010-03-11T16:25:00.000-05:00

In our efforts to count every Kentuckian for the 2010 Census, please spread the word-- babies count too!

Children have been undercounted in every census since the first one in 1790. Local communities rely on census information in planning for schools, child care, health and other critical services. Babies need to be counted today, so they can benefit tomorrow from community services.

What do Irish Heritage and Women's History Month have to do with the Census?

2010-02-19T15:20:00.003-05:00

Did you know that in 1987 the U.S. Congress first proclaimed March as Women's History Month? And in 1995 Congress first proclaimed March as Irish-American Heritage Month?

And you may be wondering what does this have to do with Census Data?

The answer is that the Census Bureau releases "Facts for Features" and "Special Editions" that consist of collections of statistics from the Census Bureau's demographic and economic subject areas intended to commemorate anniversaries or observances or to provide background information for topics in the news.

These special releases are collected and made available on the Facts for Features web page.

So why was March chosen for Irish-American Heritage and Women's History? Well, you can probably guess that the St. Patrick's Day celebration on March 17 led to the month of March being chosen for the Irish heritage designation. But the Women's History Month designation finds it's roots in a March 8, 1857 protest of working conditions by women factory workers in New York City . This led to an International Women's Day observation that eventually was expanded to Women's History Month.

The Facts for Features release states that 12% of Americans who designate an ancestry claim Irish ancestry and using American Fact Finder we find that 14% of Kentuckians claim Irish ancestry.

The Facts for Features article on Women's History Month states that there were 155.8 million females in the USA and 151.8 million males as of October 1, 2009 and 82.8 million of the females were also mothers. No wonder so many flowers are sold for Mothers Day!

Population Declines in 35 Kentucky Counties

2010-01-06T15:17:00.001-05:00

Recent county estimates from the Census Bureau show that 35 of Kentucky's 120 counties lost population between 2000 and 2008. This is despite the state total having increased by 5.2% over this period. Population loss can have tremendous consequences on labor force and other social and economic factors, such as the ability to attract businesses or provide an adequate tax base to fund services.

In Kentucky, as in most other states, population growth is occurring in counties around larger metropolitan areas and declining in rural counties distant from the metro economic engines. Below is a table showing the 35 counties and their population loss totals and percent. Kentucky's westernmost county, Fulton, has by far suffered the greatest percentage loss since 2000 at -12.3%. The next three highest declines occurred in eastern Kentucky counties Martin (-8.3%), Harlan (-7.2%) and Lee (-6.8%).

As the table shows, many of Kentucky's rural counties face great challenges dealing with their declining populations.

County	Census 2000	July 2000	July 2008	Change
Fulton	7,752	7,697	6,855	-12.3%
Martin	12,578	12,560	11,602	-8.3%
Harlan	33,202	33,000	30,783	-7.2%
Lee	7,916	7,919	7,414	-6.8%
Hickman	5,262	5,248	4,936	-6.3%
Leslie	12,401	12,370	11,639	-6.3%
Letcher	25,277	25,217	23,890	-5.6%
Cumberland	7,147	7,163	6,817	-5.1%
Owsley	4,858	4,863	4,634	-4.9%
Pike	68,736	68,489	65,331	-4.8%
Union	15,637	15,601	15,024	-3.8%
Carlisle	5,351	5,342	5,162	-3.5%
Bell	30,060	30,043	29,055	-3.4%
Webster	14,120	14,112	13,669	-3.2%
McLean	9,938	9,977	9,681	-3.1%
Robertson	2,266	2,264	2,202	-2.8%
Estill	15,307	15,309	14,948	-2.4%
Clay	24,556	24,503	23,930	-2.4%
Livingston	9,804	9,814	9,591	-2.3%
Lewis	14,092	14,124	13,807	-2.3%
Boyd	49,752	49,663	48,560	-2.3%
Muhlenberg	31,839	31,796	31,187	-2.0%
Campbell	88,616	88,656	87,038	-1.9%
Crittenden	9,384	9,404	9,244	-1.7%
Monroe	11,756	11,738	11,547	-1.7%
Breathitt	16,100	16,061	15,813	-1.6%
Wolfe	7,065	7,095	6,989	-1.5%
Caldwell	13,060	13,039	12,866	-1.3%
Knott	17,649	17,613	17,385	-1.3%
Magoffin	13,332	13,317	13,151	-1.3%
Floyd	42,441	42,379	42,094	-0.7%
Clinton	9,634	9,631	9,568	-0.7%
McCracken	65,514	65,440	65,109	-0.5%
Hopkins	46,519	46,458	46,338	-0.3%
Perry	29,390	29,289	29,241	-0.2%

New Estimate: Kentucky Population was 4,314,113 as of July 1, 2009

2009-12-23T13:09:00.003-05:00

There were 26,182 more Kentuckians in 2009 than in 2008 according to new state population estimates released December 23, 2009. That is an increase of 0.61%, slightly less than the United States increase of 0.86%. As of July 1, 2009 the Bureau estimates that there were 4,314,113 people living in Kentucky. All of the new estimates data, including the components of change, are available from the Census Bureau at the 2009 Estimates web site.
Below is a table showing how Kentucky and its seven border states compare for population growth in the past year and since the 2000 Census. Tennessee and Virginia were the only two to add people at a faster rate than Kentucky in the past year:

	2000	Est. Pop.	Est. Pop.	# Change	% Change	# Change	% Change
Area	Census	July 1, 2008	July 1, 2009	2000-2009	2000-2009	2008-2009	2008-2009
USA	281,421,906	304,374,846	307,006,550	25,584,644	9.09%	2,631,704	0.86%
Illinois	12,419,293	12,842,954	12,910,409	491,116	3.95%	67,455	0.53%
Indiana	6,080,485	6,388,309	6,423,113	342,628	5.63%	34,804	0.54%
Kentucky	4,041,769	4,287,931	4,314,113	272,344	6.74%	26,182	0.61%
Missouri	5,595,211	5,956,335	5,987,580	392,369	7.01%	31,245	0.52%
Ohio	11,353,140	11,528,072	11,542,645	189,505	1.67%	14,573	0.13%
Tennessee	5,689,283	6,240,456	6,296,254	606,971	10.67%	55,798	0.89%
Virginia	7,078,515	7,795,424	7,882,590	804,075	11.36%	87,166	1.12%
West Virginia	1,808,344	1,814,873	1,819,777	11,433	0.63%	4,904	0.27%

Here is a link to the News Release from the Census Bureau with some notes about the new state estimates.

Quick Facts Available for Kentucky, Counties and Cities

2009-11-19T13:03:00.000-05:00

The Census Bureau provides a Quick Facts query service that makes it very easy to get the most current estimates and demographic data available from the Bureau about states, counties and cities. Once you select Kentucky from the map of states, you will be prompted to choose the county or city you are interested in from a pull down list. Hit the "Go" button and your data is shown.

Here are the links to Bath County and Shelby County. A nice feature of these Quick Facts profiles is that the state level Kentucky estimates appear along side them so you can compare the county or city data with Kentucky's corresponding demographics.

The Census Bureau has developed numerous ways to locate and download data from their web sites. Quick Facts, as the name implies, is probably the quickest method of all. If you want details not available from Quick Facts, the next place to look is American Fact Finder.

The Kentucky State Data Center also provides tables, maps, estimates and projections in formats not available from the Bureau at the KSDC web site.

New Three-Year Estimates Released for 2006-2008

2009-10-28T09:16:00.009-04:00

The Census Bureau released the newest 3-year estimates for 2006-2008 from the American Community Survey on October 27, 2009. In September the Bureau released 1-year estimates from the 2008 ACS. If all of these releases are beginning to get confusing, here is a quick explanation.

The American Community Survey is an ongoing survey and is being released in three primary data sets; one-year estimates, three-year aggregate estimates and five-year aggregate estimates. The aggregated data over several years allows the Bureau to create estimates for geographies with smaller populations. The population thresholds are as follows:

1-year estimates are released annually for geographic areas with 65,000+ population.
3-year estimates are released annually for geographic areas with 20,000+ population.
5-year estimates will be released annually down to the Block Group level beginning in 2010. Block Groups vary in population but average around 1,500 people.

Areas with 65,000+ will have estimates from all three of these data sets, so you will need to choose which is best for your purposes for these geographic areas: a 1-year estimate with the smaller sample and greater margin of error, or a 3-year or 5-year sample that has smaller margin of error, but some of the data will be older than in the 1-year estimates.

Here is a link to some great resources for better understanding the different ACS data releases. And the Bureau has made available a series of handbooks in PDF that do a good job of addressing how different groups of people can access and understand the ACS data, with illustrated examples of how to download the data and understand what you are looking at when you do.

The biggest thing to remember is that the Decennial Census is a point-in-time sample reflecting totals on April 1 of the census year and the ACS data are obtained throughout the year, and even aggregated over a period of years. Here is a link to estimates for poverty status, income, home values for the 55 Kentucky counties that are available in this newest data release.

New Maps Available at KSDC

2009-10-26T17:00:00.005-04:00

KSDC has a large selection of maps downloadable as PDF files for printing or viewing online. Recently updated maps include a map of the nine Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Kentucky and color and black and white maps of the 15 Area Development Districts (ADD).

Links to these and other maps are conveniently collected on one KSDC Maps Page. If you have suggestions for these or new maps, please email them to the Kentucky State Data Center using the email link on the home page: ksdc@louisville.edu.

Economic data from 2008 ACS 1-Year Estimates Now Available

2009-10-05T13:27:00.002-04:00

The 2008 ACS poverty and income data that was delayed due to a coding error has been released. Shortcut links to the Economic and Narrative profiles for Kentucky Counties and MSA's are available here on the KSDC American Community Survey page. The economic data may be of special interest to people researching the effects of the current economic recession which officially began in December 2007, meaning that the entire 2008 sample was taken during a recession.

This latest ACS data release is from the 1-year sample. On October 27 the Bureau plans to release the newest 3-year estimates for geographic areas with 20,000+ population.

Newly Released 2008 Estimates include Insurance Coverage

2009-09-23T07:18:00.003-04:00

Estimates for 2008 are now available at the American Fact Finder. There are some interesting new variables available, including insurance coverage and marital history. People are also examining the numbers for clues on how the economic troubles of 2008 affected households. Over the next few days the Kentucky State Data Center will be posting tables and analysis of the data on the KSDC web site. The social, housing and demographic profiles are available now.

Due to a coding error at the Census Bureau, the poverty and income data has been delayed a week.

Materials available to teachers for Census in Schools

2009-08-20T13:13:00.003-04:00

The 2010 Census offers teachers and students an opportunity to learn about a Constitutionally required activity and responsibility. Apportioning our government representatives depends on it!

The Census Bureau has produced and made available a lot of material that can be used for classroom instruction, as well as materials for student involvement. Available are things such as lesson plans, history lessons and "Facts for Features" that shed light on little known trivia and subjects.

This has all been made available in a nicely executed web page at the following URL:
http://www.census.gov/schools/

The Bureau states that the materials will be continually expanded and updated through the Census. If you are a teacher or student, or know someone who is, please check it out. You might learn something useful and/or interesting.

Census Bureau Has A New Director

2009-07-16T13:33:00.003-04:00

Robert Groves was confirmed by the Senate and is now the Director of the Census Bureau. He definitely needs to hit the ground running with the 2010 Census to take place about eight months from now. You can read the Bureau's press release here.

Six Kentucky Cities Have Less Than 100 People

2009-07-01T09:00:00.008-04:00

The Census Bureau released estimates for the population of incorporated places today. These new estimates are available here on the Kentucky State Data Center web site.

The new estimates reveal that there are six Kentucky cities with fewer than 100 people. Concord is the smallest, with only 27 residents, followed by Carrsville (71), Fairfield (77), California (82), Woodbury (87) and Gratz (95). Smithfield, with 101 residents, is the only other Kentucky city near the 100 mark, as the next smallest cities are Blackey and Germantown, each with 141 people.

On the flip side, Louisville (557,224) and Lexington (282,114) are the only two cities in Kentucky to have more than 100,000 people. The next closest is Owensboro, with 55,516 people.

Lexington (+3,070) and Bowling Green (+853) added the most people from 2007 to 2008, while Louisville had the greatest number population decline of 565 people in that period. The fastest growing from 2007 to 2008 was Coal Run Village which increased 17.3% and the greatest percentage decline was Lakeview Heights at -17.6%.

New City Population Estimates Released Next Week

2009-06-19T15:16:00.005-04:00

Wondering what the population of Hardinsburg or Paducah is? Or any other city in Kentucky? How many folks live in your old Kentucky hometown these days?

Next week (on Wednesday, July 1) population estimates of the nation’s incorporated places — cities, towns, villages and boroughs — is scheduled for public release. These will be estimates of how many people lived in the towns on July 1 of last year.

The new estimates will be available at the KSDC web site. You can find these data and much more Kentucky Information there.

Addressing the 2010 Census

2009-06-10T23:06:00.007-04:00

The 2010 Census is about ten months away (April 1, 2010) but preparation has been ongoing for years. One of the most critical aspects of counting everyone in the United States is to locate all housing units. To do this, the Census Bureau updates its Master Address File several ways. In Kentucky, as in all states, local and state governments help do this by reviewing addresses in their jurisdictions and participating in the Local Update of Census Addresses. Additionally, from March 2009 until mid-July 2009, the Bureau is employing 140,000 workers whose goal is to locate and verify every residential address in the country, all 145 million of them. This is obviously a huge undertaking, and this year the workers are using GPS devices to improve their data collection.

“A complete and accurate address list is the cornerstone of a successful census,” said Tom Mesenbourg, acting director of the U.S. Census Bureau. “Building on the achievements of the 2000 Census, we have been testing and preparing for the 2010 count all decade, and we’re ready to fulfill our constitutional mandate to count everyone living in the United States . . .
The primary goal of the census is to count everyone once, only once, and in the right place”

There is a slick two-page PDF summary about the Address Canvasing you can read at this link.
So now that you have read this, don't be too surprised if a canvasser knocks on your door to verify the address and find out if you added a mother-in-law suite above your garage. Mother-in-laws need to be counted too, after all.

Why is Census Data in the news so often?

2009-06-03T09:05:00.006-04:00

Census data is frequently in the news because the Census Bureau releases analyses, reports and new data several times a month. These releases often prompt news stories or commentary because they generally describe changing demographics in certain regions of the country or among various population groups. The next time you see one of these news reports you can go to this link to the Census Bureau Press Releases page to find the press releases which have links to the source data. While these frequent releases are usually limited to analysis of larger geographies, such as regions, states or MSAs, sometimes county and city level data is available.

The Bureau releases are a true mixed bag, so you can read about how the Guam economy grew at 36%, or read some highlights from the new State and County 2008 population estimates released on May 14, 2009. The latter report tells us that:

There is a greater than 13-year difference in the median ages of the state with the highest median age (Maine at 42) and the one with the lowest (Utah at 28.7). Kentucky's median age was 37.7.

There are only 11 states where men make up the majority of the population. Alaska has the highest percentage of men at 52.1 percent. Following Alaska are Nevada (50.9 percent), Wyoming (50.7 percent), Utah (50.5 percent) and Colorado (50.4 percent). In Kentucky, males were only 48.9 percent of the total population.

Not all of the releases are the usual suspect demographics like race, eduation and poverty status. Just today, the Bureau released a report about how Internet usage has tripled from 1997 to 2007. By visiting this Bureau site you can now know the story behind the news story. I will put a link to the Press Releases page in the sidebar for quick access to this site in the future.

Kentucky State Data Center has a new blog.

2009-05-21T15:37:00.004-04:00

This is the first post on the new KSDC blog. In the future we will be highlighting the newest data and reports available at the Kentucky State Data Center and Census Bureau web sites. The next year will be eventful with the release of American Community Survey data for smaller areas, down to Census Tract and Block Groups, as well as the 2010 Census.