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This page provides developers and researchers on how to use the Census Data API and Census Microdata API from U.S. Census Bureau datasets.

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2020 Census Detailed DHC-A: Using the Census Data API to Get a Table

Learn how to access data from the Application Programming Interface (API) to get a table from the 2020 Census Detailed Detailed DHC-A.

2020 Census Detailed DHC-A: Using the Census Data API to Get a Table

2020 Detailed DHC-A: Using the Census Data API to Get Data Points

Workshop: Basics of Using the Census API

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2020 Census Detailed DHC-A: Using the Census Data API to Get a Table

Learn how to access data from the Application Programming Interface (API) to get a table from the 2020 Census Detailed Detailed DHC-A.

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Translation Using the Census Data API to Get Data Points

Learn how to access data from the Application Programming Interface (API) to find individual data points from the 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A.

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Latest Available APIs

Census Microdata API

The U.S. Census Bureau’s microdata is now available as a Census Bureau API.

Economic Census (2002 – 2022)

Economic and business data, down to the county level, includes number of establishments, sales and receipts, annual payroll, number of employees and more.

Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico

The Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico track how socially vulnerable every neighborhood in Puerto Rico is to the impacts of a disaster.

Nonemployer Statistics APIs

Nonemployer Statistics provides annual statistics on U.S. businesses with no paid employees or payroll at a detailed geography and industry level.

Survey of Market Absorption of New Multifamily Units (SOMA)

SOMA collects data for new residential construction.

Household Pulse Survey

The Household Pulse Survey is designed to deploy quickly and efficiently, collecting data over time to measure how emergent issues are impacting US households.

Decennial Census (2020, 2010, 2000)

Population data by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin and more. Housing data by occupancy, vacancy status, and tenure. Highest geographic resolution (all levels).

Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D) APIs

The Census Bureau’s Application Programming Interface (API) allows users to create custom queries. Users can embed these statistics into web or mobile apps.

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