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The U.S. Census Bureau today released its annual installment of new demographic and socio-economic data for every community in United States – the 2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. Among Pennsylvanians aged 5 and older, 88.2% spoke only English at home, compared to 78.3%...

In an ongoing collaboration with the Center for Rural Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State Data Center (PaSDC) has produced population projections for the state and its counties, categorized by age and sex, extending through the year 2050. The projections show that the state’s population is on track...

The Center for Rural Pennsylvania Board of Directors and staff, along with the Director of the Pennsylvania State Data Center, hosted a press conference at the State Capitol in Harrisburg to present Pennsylvania population projections featuring age and gender cohorts for each county through the year...

The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new set of estimates from the American Community Survey (ACS) for the year 2022, showing twenty-seven states had a higher percentage of people with health insurance coverage in 2022 than in 2021. Pennsylvania experienced an increase in the percentage of people...

The Institute of State and Regional Affairs (ISRA) has been awarded funding to continue its vital partnership with the Office of Child Development and Early Learning and the Pennsylvania Key. This collaboration focuses on exploring and enhancing early childhood services for children from birth to...

Pennsylvania’s older population cohorts continued to grow from 2020 to 2022. The population age 75 to 79 and age 70 to 74 were the fastest growing cohorts (11.2% and 5.5%, respectively).

Pennsylvania’s number of Black-owned businesses increased by 16.5 percent from 2017 to 2021. In contrast, all Pennsylvania businesses regardless of ownership decreased (-1.4%) over the same period. 

The greater Pittsburgh region is still declining, with suburbs closest to the city limits and the Mon Valley shrinking the most, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Still, new data breakdowns show a number of municipalities saw impressive growth and other surprises.

A total of 750 municipalities in Pennsylvania experienced an increase in population between the 2020 population estimate base (hereafter 2020) and the July 1, 2022 population estimate (hereafter 2022). A total of 77 municipalities were population neutral between 2020 and 2022 while 1,745...

This year's conference featured keynote and plenary sessions related to state and regional efforts to make data open and accessible. Concurrent sessions featured two tracks: 1) U.S. Census Bureau staff providing updates on Census data products and tools as well as data analysts and 2) researchers...

The Pennsylvania Courts, in partnership with the Pennsylvania State Data Center, have developed a new interactive tool that allows users to visualize the boundaries of all 512 magisterial district courts (MDC) in Pennsylvania.

Cumberland County continues to have the fastest-growth rate in Pennsylvania, according to latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The changes are reflected in this map by the Pennsylvania State Data Center.