WELCOMEto the Tennessee State Data Center News Update -- helping you keep abreast and understand the most recent data releases concerning Tennesseeans. |
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CENSUS BUREAU RESUMES CHALLENGE PROGRAM | |
The Census Bureau is resuming its Population Estimates Challenge Program to provide eligible local governments the opportunity to challenge their official 2011 and subsequent-year population estimates by providing additional data to the Census Bureau for evaluation. Challenges may result in revised estimates if either a technical error in processing the input data is found, or if incorrect input data were used.
The latest estimates of total population for Metro Areas and Counties are due to be released March 2013. Cities and Town population estimates will be released May 2013. Challenges to the population estimates must be received within 90 days after the original estimate release date.
For further information and details, please see the Federal Register Notice. The Census Bureau Population Estimates Branch can be reached at 301-763-2385 or by email to Pop.challenge@census.gov. |
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Decline in Employment-Based Health Insurance | |
The rate of employment-based health insurance coverage declined from 64.4 percent in 1997 to 56.5 percent in 2010, according to a recently released Census Bureau report, Employment-Based Health Insurance: 2010.
This report examines the economic and demographic characteristics (sex, race and ethnicity, age, family income and insurance status) of people with employer-provided health insurance coverage as well as the characteristics of employers that offer health insurance.
Click here to read the Full Report. |
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Poverty Levels by Race and Ethnicity: 2007-2011 | |
According to the 2007-2011 American Community Survey, 42.7 million people in the United States, or 14.3 percent, had income below the poverty level. This compares to 1.04 million people, 16.7 percent, with incomes below poverty in the state of Tennessee. Sixty-three counties in Tennessee had higher poverty rates than the state average, while eighty had higher rates than that of the nation. Williamson County registered the lowest poverty rate in the state, at 5.4 percent.
The national poverty rate for White Alone was 11.6 percent, compared to that of Black or African American Alone at 25.8 percent. Similarly, Tennessee's poverty rate for White Alone was 14.0 percent, with 13 counties at or below the national average and 28 counties below the state average. The poverty rate for Black or African American Alone was 29.0 percent for Tennessee, with 36 counties at or below the national rate and 42 counties at or below the state rate.
The national Hispanic population had a poverty rate of 23.2 percent (32.2 percent for Tennessee), about nine percentage points higher than the overall U.S. rate. Only 24 Tennessee counties had lower Hispanic poverty rates than that of the nation.
American Community Survey Brief, Poverty Rates for Selected Detailed Race and Hispanic Groups by State and Place: 2007-2011, presents poverty rates by race and Hispanic origin for the United States, each state and the District of Columbia. |
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TIGERweb V3.0 Now Available
Census Bureau web-based application |
TIGERweb is a web-based application that allows viewers to visualize the Census Bureau's TIGER (Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing) database.
This version contains many updates, as well as corrections of some known software issues and data errors. Some new enhancements with this version, includes the 113th Congressional district boundaries (January 2013-January 2015); updated boundaries with annexation data effective as of January 1, 2012; additional 2010 Census population and housing unit counts to additional layers; and some additional attributes for selected layers.
Click HERE to access TIGERweb
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The Tennessee State Data Center is always available to help with your specific data needs. TN SDC serves as the lead state data center for the State of Tennessee and is housed at the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Please contact us with your specific data needs.
Sincerely,
Joan Snoderly
Director, Tennessee State Data Center
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EASY STATS
New Census Web Tool | |
"Easy Stats" is an online Census tool developed to give you quick and easy access to selected statistics collected through the American Community Survey. This interactive tool provides the latest selected demographic and economic statistics for comminities and their people.
"Easy Stats" allows searching by geography, including states, counties, incorporated places (towns/cities), census designated places (CDP) and even your congressional district. You can viw detailed race, age and gender breakdowns, and compare communities.
Click HERE for EasyStats |
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TIGER/Line Geodatabases with American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles Available | |
TIGER/Line Geodatabases with pre-joined 2006-2010 and 2007-2011 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates data profiles are now available for select state- and national-level geographies. Geodatabases are available for counties, metropolitan and micropolitan-related statistical areas, and census tracts.
Data users can also access TIGERweb for quick reference mapping of TIGER/Line Shapefile data. |
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Stay Connected to the Economy with Census Bureau Mobile App - Every week, the Department of Commerce releases key Census Bureau economic indicators. Get the latest business news on-the-go as it is released through the Census Bureau's free, easy-to-use mobile app, "America's Economy," available for download for both Apple and Android phones and tablets. The app provides real-time updates for 16 key economic indicators from the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis. http://www.census.gov/mobile/ |
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