Government Documents: Census

The Census Bureau's mission is to serve as the leading source of quality data about the nation's people and economy. We honor privacy, protect confidentiality, share our expertise globally, and conduct our work openly.

The Kentucky State Data Center (KSDC) is the state’s lead agency in the U.S. Census Bureau’s State Data Center Program and Kentucky’s official clearinghouse for Census data. The State Data Center program was initiated by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1978 in order to facilitate the dissemination of Census data to data users across the state and to provide a vehicle for user feedback to the Census Bureau.

Data.census.gov is a source for population, economic, housing, and geographic information and data about the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Island areas.

The U.S. Census Bureau conducts a Census of Governments of all state and local government organization units every 5 years, for years ending in 2 and 7, as required by law under Title 13, U.S. Code, Section 161.

The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program (PEP) produces estimates of the population for the United States, its states, counties, cities, and towns, as well as for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its municipios.

The Census Bureau collects race data according to U.S. Office of Management and Budget guidelines, and these data are based on self-identification. People may choose to report more than one race group. People of any race may be of any ethnic origin.

The U.S. Census Bureau terminated the collection of data for the Statistical Compendia program effective October 1, 2011. The Statistical Compendia program is comprised of the Statistical Abstract of the United States and its supplemental products—the State and Metropolitan Area Data Book and the County and City Data Book. To access the most current data, please refer to the organizations cited in the source notes for each table of the Statistical Abstract.

TIGERweb is a web-based application for viewing Census geography in an interactive format. Users can zoom to an area of interest, turn geographic layers on and off, and identify features.

Find popular facts (population, income, etc.) and frequently requested data about your community.

QuickFacts provides statistics for all states and counties, and for cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more.

This webpage contains information in Excel documents of the census conducted every ten years in the state of Kentucky.

Population estimates provide demographic data in between Decennial Census years. The Census Bureau in conjunction with the Federal-State Cooperative Program for Population Estimates produce annual estimates of the total resident population for the nation, states, counties, and incorporated cities.

This page contains PDFs of information relating to census information including population changes, immigration, and urbanization.