American FactFinder
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A Ready Reference Instructional Guide
AMERICAN FACTFINDER
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American FactFinder• American FactFinder provides the public with access to data about the United States based on information from several censuses and surveys.
• Anyone of any age can use American FactFinder to find quality data about the nation’s people and economy.
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How to Access American FactFinder
• American FactFinder can be accessed through the internet.
• Start by typing in the following website, or simply click on the provided link. http://factfinder2.census.gov/
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What is available on American FactFinder• American Community Survey• American Housing Survey • Annual Economic Surveys • Annual Surveys of Governments • Census of Governments • Decennial Census • Economic Census • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Tabulation
• Population Estimates Program • Puerto Rico Community Survey
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What is available on American FactFinder• Examples of questions that can be answered by American FactFinder:• How many people lived in Illinois in 2010?• How many people were below the poverty level in 2013?• How many people graduate high school, on average, in my zip
code?
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Information• American Fact Finder contains the Census Bureau’s Statistical Quality Standards, information quality guidelines, and procedures to seek correction of information that does not comply with the information quality guidelines.
• American FactFinder is updated daily
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How to use American FactFinder• There are several ways to use American FactFinder:
• Community Facts• Guided Search• Advanced Search
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Community Facts ExampleI want to search information on how many people live in Chicago. I am going to use the Community Facts.
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Community Facts Example• My first step is to type in Chicago, Illinois in the search box.
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Community Facts ExampleI am then brought to this screen:
Here I can see that the population of Chicago is 2,695,598 as of 2010. But what if I want to see how many people live in my own neighborhood?
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Community Facts ExampleFirst I type in my zip code in the search box:
I have two options. Using the drop box I can see the population from the 2010 Census, or the 5-year population estimate.
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Guided and Advanced search
Both the Guided search and Advanced search gives step by step instructions that are very easy for users looking for more particular information. Ex: social characteristics of the United States.
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CitationAmerican FactFinder. (n.d.). American FactFinder. Retrieved October 22, 2014, from http://factfinder2.census.gov/
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Conclusion• If you have questions on this resource, please feel free to contact me!
Meghan Morgan
10-25-2014