Where can we find data from the U.S. Census Bureau during the government shutdown, while data.census.gov is closed (Oct-Nov 2025)?
2 of my favorite sources:
[1] CARES: https://careshq.org/
[2] Census Reporter: https://censusreporter.org/
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[3] County Health Rankings: https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
[4] Congressional District Dashboard (NYU): https://www.congressionaldistricthealthdashboard.org/
[5] My Congressional District App: https://www.census.gov/mycd/application/
PLUS
[+] API is still working. VIDEO HOW-TO: https://www.census.gov/library/video/2025/adrm/using-the-api-to-access-census-data.html
What is it The American Community Survey?
The data shared by the Census Bureau goes way beyond just the decennial census published every 10 years. One of the best sources of demographic data is The American Community Survey (ACS). The ACS provides 1- and 5-year estimates of social and demographic changes within the population using a supplemental survey conducted between census years.
Public Health Indicators
Many socioeconomic variables impact health. For more information on finding insurance data:
https://www.broadstreet.org/post/5-free-u-s-census-data-tools
