The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

Census Data & Demographics

Population Data

• Population Reference Bureau - The Population Reference Bureau informs people around the world about population, health, and the environment, and empowers them to use that information to advance the well-being of current and future generations.
• American FactFinder - Census Bureau - Population, housing, economic, and geographic data and fact sheets

Demographics

• Racial and Ethnic Classifications Used in Census 2000 and Beyond - Census Bureau - 2000
• Poverty, Income, and Health: What the New Census Data Tells Us - Video from panel discussion - September 2007
• New Census Poverty Figures Don't Tell Whole Story for Minorities and Women - LCCR/EF - August 30, 2006
• Race Categories to Change on 2010 Census Form - LCCR/EF - April 12, 2006
• Changing Demographics of the Retired Population - Urban Institute - November 2005
• Census Bureau Projects Surge in Hispanic and Asian Populations  - LCCR/EF - April 7, 2004
• Measuring Racial Discrimination: Panel on Methods for Assessing Discrimination - National Research Council of the National Academies - 2004
• A Diverse Nation: Hispanic Community Now Largest Minority Group - LCCR/EF - June 26, 2003 

American Community Survey (ACS)

The Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) is an on-going survey, sent to a sample of the population, that tells us what the population looks like and how it lives and helps communities determine where to locate services and allocate resources.

• The American Community—Blacks: 2004 (pdf)- February 2007
• The American Community—Hispanics: 2004 (pdf) - February 2007
• The American Community—Asians: 2004 (pdf) - February 2007
• Questions Planned for the 2010 Census and American Community Survey (pdf) - March 2008 

Economic Census

The Census Bureau's economic census provides a detailed portrait of the United States' economy once every five years, from the national to the local level. Related programs include statistics on minority- and women-owned businesses. Censuses of agriculture and governments are conducted at the same time.

• 2007 Economic Census 
• 2002 Economic Census
• 1997 Economic Census