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Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 2016-2020 shows North Carolina foreign-born population comes from across the world.
An explanation of the difference between population counts, estimates and projections. Comparing US Census Bureau data to state data sources and when to use which data source.
In 1990 President George H. W. Bush signed into law a joint resolution designating November as the first National American Indian Heritage Month. That year’s U.S. Census identified 1.96 million people classified as American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN).
Different organizations throughout North Carolina use the State Demographer's population estimates and projections. Here are five examples of how the data is used.
LINC is an online database retrieval service providing information from a variety of federal and state data sources. An easy to access and use resource for data of all kinds.
Considered a rural state for most of its history, North Carolina has become increasingly urban. But does that mean we are an urban state and our rural areas are waning? Not exactly. The urbanization of North Carolina holds true regardless of how one defines rural and urban. One definition of urban and rural is simply the population living within incorporated villages, towns, or cities (municipalities) - defined here as “urban” – and the population living “out in the country” or in unincorporated areas – defined here as rural.