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Use topic filters on data.census.gov to access data for population groups by race, Hispanic Origin, ancestry, or country of birth.

  • Select one of the three paths under the “Topics” heading to get started:
    • Race and Hispanic Origin – Topics: Race and Ethnicity
    • Ancestry – Topics: Populations and People → Ancestry
    • Country of Birth – Topics: Populations and People → Native and Foreign Born → Foreign Born
       
  • Click on a checkbox to make a final selection, or click on phrases with chevrons to choose from more detailed options
    Screenshot on data.census.gov. It shows the Asian filter panel, which contains options to choose from phrases for detailed Asian groups, as well as check boxes to make final selections.

How Do I Make Sense of All the Filter Options?

Some filters take you to standard tables while other filters take you to iterated tables.

  • Use filters for standard tables to get:
    • Population totals for most groups
    • Characteristics of high-level race/ethnic groups (Example: Income of the Asian alone population)
  • Use filters for iterated tables to get characteristics of detailed population groups (example: Income of the Japanese alone population)

If you are unsure which type of table you need, we recommend that you try filters that take you to the standard tables first. This is because they provide the most recent data and the most comprehensive geographic coverage.
 

How Do I Know Whether a Filter Is for a Standard or Iterated Table?

Pay attention to the corresponding URL details for the filter selection to determine whether the filter is compatible with standard or iterated tables.

  • Filters that add words to the URL are for standard tables
    Example – Topics:     Race and Ethnicity → Asian → Asian
    Screenshot on data.census.gov. It shows that when a user selects the Asian topic filter characters are added the URL for t=Asian
  • Filters that add codes to the URL are for iterated tables
    Example – Topics:     Race and Ethnicity → Asian → Detailed Asian alone → East Asian alone → Japanese alone
    Screenshot of the filter panel on data.census.gov. It shows that when the user selects the filter for "Japanese alone," text is added to the URL for t=022:3767


To see this process in action, check out these educational resources:

  • Recorded Webinar: Using data.census.gov to Explore Race and Ethnicity Data
  • Short Videos:
    • Accessing 2020 Census Detailed DHC-A Data on data.census.gov 
    • What Detailed Data Are Available for the Hispanic Community?

Email us at census.data@census.gov for any questions or comments you may have.  For more guidance on data availability and using data.census.gov, the Census API, and Microdata Access, visit our Resources page.

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