Download U.S. Census data in CSV and JSON
Download frozen Census observations with geographic identifiers, periods and source records.
Files below preserve the published snapshot, including identifiers, source versions and reference periods. An upstream revision does not change these files. The latest-file metadata currently points to this release and will identify a new version when one is approved.
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Complete community indicator collection (CSV) →
3,196 geographic entities × 29 approved concepts; status and uncertainty columns included.
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Annual population history, 2020–2025 (CSV) →
Same PEP Vintage 2025, annual July 1 estimates, exact geographic identifiers.
- Indicator definitions and capability rules (JSON) →
- Original ACS table dictionary (JSON) →
- Source manifest and original-file SHA256 checksums →
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September 30 original snapshot and source manifest
Retained for reproducibility. Its broader universe labels are covered by the October 1 correction; numeric observations are unchanged.
- September 30 editorial export record
- Latest approved release metadata →
Download just what you need
Each place profile offers its own CSV and raw source cells. Indicator pages provide one-measure CSVs. The explorer exports exactly the selected areas, indicator and period; comparison charts can be saved as SVG with the source and snapshot in their description.
Keep codes as text
Census identifiers and geographic codes are identifiers, not measurements. Spreadsheet programs can remove leading zeros from numeric-looking codes. Import the CSV with identifier columns set to text; the full entity identifier also preserves its source prefix. Missing values are blank with an explicit status, not silently converted to zero.
Can you reuse and redistribute these downloads?
Yes. The numeric CSV and JSON files contain public aggregate U.S. Census Bureau ACS and PEP observations, plus the documented calculations published by American Public Data. Census employee-created data and works generally are not protected by copyright in the United States, according to the Census public-access policy . You may download, analyze, reproduce and redistribute these numeric data; we impose no additional reuse restriction on the numeric observations or calculations.
This applies to the files linked here, rather than every item found on the website or in its catalog. These downloads do not include individual records, competitor databases, third-party maps or Pexels photographs. The data download grants no license to photography, original article prose, logos or unrelated producer material. Catalog-only source records link upstream and are not hosted dataset exports.
Rights and coverage by file
- Community indicators and place/indicator files: public ACS aggregate source tables and approved website arithmetic, with source definitions and reference periods.
- Population history: public PEP Vintage 2025 annual estimates, with July 1 dates and geographic identifiers.
- State ranking exports: descriptive ordering of the same retained observations, plus documented population-growth arithmetic. Read the machine-readable reuse record .
- Registry, dictionary and manifest: methodology, selected public source metadata and reproducibility records. Cite the producer alongside the website transformation.
Download a subject-specific ranking from its researched page . Its full CSV preserves all 50 state positions even when the page table is filtered. Articles instead export the explicitly displayed selection.
Citation and reuse
Cite the original producer, source product, table or variable, geographic entity, reference period and frozen website release. Government statistics are attributed to the U.S. Census Bureau. Original Census works generally are not copyrighted in the United States; this does not grant rights to unrelated third-party maps or institution datasets. Detailed rights and transformations appear on the dataset pages.