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The Census Bureau Data API provides developers with access to a wide range of statistical data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau, facilitating integration into applications and data visualizations.

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Available tools and events after Census Bureau is connected.

  • Batch Geocode Addresses with Geographies

    Batch geocode multiple addresses from a CSV file and return Census geography codes. Tool to geocode up to 10,000 addresses at once from a CSV file. Use when you need to convert addresses to geographic coordinates…

  • Geocode Address

    Tool to geocode a single address to get latitude/longitude coordinates. Use when you need to convert a street address into geographic coordinates.

  • Geocode Address for Census Geographies

    Geocode an address and return Census geography identifiers including state, county, tract, block group, and block FIPS codes. This tool converts a physical address into geographic coordinates and returns detailed…

  • Geocode Address Parts

    Tool to geocode an address using separate components (street, city, state, ZIP) to get latitude/longitude coordinates. Use when you have address data in separate fields rather than a single line.

  • Geocode Address with Geography

    Tool to geocode an address and return both coordinates and Census geography information. Use when you need geographic coordinates plus Census geographic identifiers like state FIPS, county FIPS, census tract, and block…

  • Geocode Coordinates

    Reverse geocode latitude/longitude coordinates to Census geographic areas. Takes decimal degree coordinates and returns associated Census geographies including states, counties, tracts, blocks, congressional districts…

  • Geocode Puerto Rico Address

    Tool to geocode a Puerto Rico address with urbanization to latitude/longitude coordinates. Use when geocoding addresses in Puerto Rico that include urbanization or municipio components.

  • Geocode Puerto Rico Address with Geography

    Tool to geocode a Puerto Rico address and return coordinates plus Census geography data. Use for Puerto Rico addresses when you need geographic coordinates and Census identifiers like state, county, tract, and block…

  • Get ACS 1-Year Estimates

    Tool to retrieve 1-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for a specified geography. Use when you need the most recent annual ACS data for a given area.

  • Get ACS 5-Year Estimates

    Retrieve 5-year American Community Survey (ACS) estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The ACS 5-year estimates provide reliable data for all geographic areas by combining 5 years of survey data. Use this tool to get…

  • Get Community Resilience Estimates

    Retrieve U.S. Census Bureau Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) data. The CRE measures social vulnerability to disasters by estimating the number of individuals with risk factors (e.g., income, disability, housing)…

  • Get County Business Patterns

    Tool to retrieve County Business Patterns (CBP) data for a specified year. Use when you need county-level business establishment and employment statistics filtered by industry and geography.

  • Get Dataset Examples (XML)

    Tool to retrieve example queries for a Census Bureau dataset in XML format. Use when you need to understand how to query a specific dataset or see sample API calls.

  • Get Dataset Examples HTML

    Tool to retrieve example queries for a Census dataset in HTML format. Use when you need to see example API queries for different geographic levels and hierarchies within a specific dataset. The response contains an…

  • Get Dataset Examples JSON

    Tool to retrieve example API query patterns for a specific Census dataset and vintage. Use when you need to understand available geography levels, example variable names, and how to structure queries for a dataset.

  • Get Dataset Geography HTML

    Tool to retrieve available geographies for a Census dataset in HTML format. Use when you need to see which geographic levels (state, county, tract, etc.) and hierarchies are available for a specific Census dataset and…

  • Get Dataset Geography JSON

    Tool to get the list of supported geography levels for a specific Census dataset with their hierarchy and required predicates. Use when you need to discover which geographic areas are available for querying a dataset…

  • Get Dataset Geography XML

    Tool to retrieve available geographies for a Census Bureau dataset in XML format. Use when you need to discover which geographic levels (state, county, tract, etc.) are supported for a specific dataset vintage.

  • Get Dataset Groups

    Tool to retrieve the list of table groups for a Census dataset and vintage. Use when you need to discover available data tables or before querying all variables in a table using group() syntax.

  • Get Dataset Sorts

    Tool to list available sort options for a specific Census dataset and vintage. Use when you need to determine which fields can be used to sort query results.

  • Get Dataset Tags

    Tool to list available tags/keywords for a specific Census dataset and vintage. Use when you need to discover topic categories, demographic dimensions, or searchable keywords available in a dataset.

  • Get Dataset Variables JSON

    Tool to retrieve the complete list of available variables for a specific Census dataset. Use when you need to discover what variables are available in a dataset, their names, labels, data types, and valid values.

  • Get Decennial Census Data

    Retrieve Decennial Census data (population, demographics, housing) from the U.S. Census Bureau API. Use this tool to get census statistics for states, counties, tracts, and other geographic units. The Decennial Census…

  • Get Planning Database Data

    Get Planning Database (PDB) data containing Census tract and block group level data useful for planning. Use this tool to retrieve demographic and operational data from the Planning Database including population…

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