QuickFacts State and County Update Notes

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

State and county


New items added for states and counties on 1/12/2007

  • Population, 2005
  • Population, percent change April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005
  • Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005
  • Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005
  • Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005
  • Female persons, percent, 2005
  • White persons, percent, 2005
  • Black persons, percent, 2005
  • American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005
  • Asian persons, percent, 2005
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005
  • Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005
  • White Persons, not Hispanic, percent, 2005
  • Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005
  • Housing units, 2005
  • Median household income, 2003
  • Persons below poverty, percent, 2004
  • Private nonfarm establishments, 2004
  • Private nonfarm employment, 2004
  • Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2004/li>
  • Nonemployer establishments, 2004
  • Accommodation and food service sales, 2002
  • Manufacturers shipments, 2002
  • Retail sales, 2002
  • Retail sales per capita, 2002
  • Housing units authorized by building permits, 2005
  • Federal spending, 2004
  • Number or firms and related minority ownership items, 2002

New feature added 01/12/2007 to state and county profiles

New items added 09/29/2005 to state and county profiles

  • 2004 Population estimates
  • Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2004

New feature added 01/11/2005

  • Place profiles are now available for places with a population greater than 25,000.

New items added 07/09/2004

  • 2003 Population estimates
  • Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003

Updated and new items added 04/30/2004

  • 2002 Population estimate
  • Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002
  • Housing units, 2002
  • Private nonfarm establishments, 2001
  • Private nonfarm employment, 2001
  • Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001
  • Nonemployer establishments, 2000
  • Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000)
  • FIPS Code (new item)

New feature added 02/03/2003 QuickFacts now offers limited thematic maps .

Updated items added 09/20/2002

  • High school graduates
  • Bachelor's degree or higher
  • Persons with a disability
  • Persons living in same house in 1995 and 2000
  • Foreign born persons
  • Language other than English spoken at home
  • Mean travel time to work
  • Housing units in multi-unit structures
  • Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • Per capita income
  • Household money income
  • Persons below poverty, percent

Updated items added 11/16/2001

  • Minorty-owned firms
  • Women-owned firms
  • Federal funds and grants
  • Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees
  • Private nonfarm employment
  • Private nonfarm employment, percent change
  • Nonemployer establishments
  • Housing units authorized by building permits

New state reference maps added 07/03/2001 QuickFacts now has improved state maps to help you select a county. The new state maps are displayed on a single web page with clear county names. The maps also include labeled cities for reference only (city data is not available in QuickFacts).

Census 2000 data and new items added 07/03/2001

  • Female population
  • Persons per household
  • Households
  • Households with persons under 18 years,
  • Persons under 5 years
  • Persons under 18 years old
  • Persons 65 years old and over
  • Female population
  • White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin

Data items added 04/03/2001

  • Population
  • Population percent change
  • White persons
  • Black or African American persons
  • American Indian and Alaska Native persons
  • Asian persons
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
  • Persons under 18 years old
  • Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin
  • Land area
  • Persons per square mile
  • Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000
  • Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000
  • Nonemployer establishments, 1997

New Feature - Place lookup added 01/10/2001 QuickFacts now allows you to find out the county or counties in which a place is located. Select the link 'Locate a county by place name' from any state or county QuickFacts page to search for a city or town in a specific state or all states.

Updated items added 01/10/2001

  • Median household money income, 1997
  • Persons below poverty, 1997
  • Children below poverty, 1997
  • Private nonfarm establishments, 1998
  • Private nonfarm employment, 1998
  • Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998
  • Federal funds and grants, 1999

Updated items added 11/29/2000

  • Population under 18 years old
  • Population 65 years old and over
  • White population
  • Black population
  • Asian or Pacific Islander population
  • American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut population
  • Hispanic population
  • White non-Hispanic population
  • Federal funds and grants.

More direct access to data.

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  • The links to more detailed data are still there: just click on the icon or link in the upper right corner of the page.
  • Comparative figures help put the numbers in context. For each county, comparable state numbers are displayed; for state QuickFacts, comparable U.S. numbers are displayed.

Easier navigation

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  • You can still select an area using a map.

Access to definitions and background information

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