Census Bureau News: Week of January 20, 2026

Census Bureau Upcoming and Recently Released Products

Population Estimates Methodology Webinar

The U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a webinar Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 1:30 p.m. ET, on methodology updates for the Vintage 2025 population estimates.

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Census Bureau: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates pre-release webinar

On Jan. 22, the U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to hold a prerelease webinar about the 2020-2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 1 p.m. ET. The webinar will explain how to access ACS data and give tips on comparing geographies and statistics over time.

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State-to-State Migration Flows Table Package

On Jan. 21, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the latest version of the State-to-State Migration Flows table package. Tables come from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. The State-to-State Migration Flows table will provide estimates of the number of people moving between origin and destination geographies. The State of Residence by Place of Birth table will provide estimates of the number of people living in their current state of residence by place of birth.

2024 Planning Database

On Jan, 22, the U.S. Census Bureau is scheduled to release the 2024 Planning Database (PDB), which includes the Low Response Score (LRS) and other new 2020 Census operational data.