PA State Data Center Publishes New Briefs

See below for new briefs from the Pennsylvania State Data Center.  For more information, contact the Data Center at pa***@*su.edu.

New Brief Highlights Median Household Income in Pennsylvania

Our latest brief details median household income in Pennsylvania. The brief explores differences by race and ethnicity at the state level and compares Black or African American households and White households at the county level. Read more on our Research Briefs page.

Census Bureau Updates

  • 2021 County business Patterns

The U.S. Census Bureau released the 2021 County Business Patterns (CBP) First Look data table. This preliminary tabulation includes the number of establishments; employment for the week of March 12, 2021; first quarter payroll; and annual payroll at the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector level for the nation. Final CBP tables for 2021 are scheduled for release in April 2023. Click here to learn more.

  • New National Experimental Data Product about Wellbeing

The U.S. Census Bureau released the first set of estimates from the National Experimental Wellbeing Statistics (NEWS) project, an experimental data product that uses a new methodology to calculate income and poverty estimates. Click here to learn more.

  • New data from phase 3.7 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS)

The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state response and recovery planning. Click here to explore the data.

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