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Tables for all original census summary levels, down to census blocks, since
1970
The NHGIS Data Finder allows users to explore which tables are available by geographic level,
by year, by topic, and/or by source dataset.
More details:
Nominally integrated time series tables, which align geographic units across time by matching
names and codes without regard to boundary changes, cover up to 8 geographic levels ranging
from the nation down to census tracts. The set of covered levels varies among tables according
to which statistics are available for each level in each source year.
Geographically standardized time series tables, which provide estimates for a single year's
geographic units by interpolating data from other years, currently provide 2000 and 2010 100%count statistics for 2010 geographic units at 10 geographic levels ranging from states down to
block groups.
To see all topics for which time series are available, open the Topics filter window through the
NHGIS Data Finder and look for topics marked with the "TS" icon.
Details for all available time series tables:
NHGIS Time Series Tables Details (PDF)
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Nation
Xa
Region
Xa
Division
Xa
Xb
Xc
Xd
Xd
Xd
Xd
Xd
Xc
Xd
Xd
Xd
Xd
Block Group
Xb
X
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County Subdivision
Xb
Xe
Xb
Xe
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Metropolitan Division
Combined Statistical Area
X
X
Xf
Xb
Xa
Xa
School Units
Xb
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Xg
2012201 200 200 199 198
2011
2014
0
9
0
0
0
Xa
Xb
Xa
Xb
Tribal Subdivision
Xb
Other Units
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X
Xb
X
Table notes:
a. Based on 2010 (not 2000) TIGER/Line features
b. 2 versions based on 2000 or 2010 TIGER/Line features
c. 3 versions based on 2000, 2008, or 2010 TIGER/Line features
d. 2 versions based on 2000 TIGER/Line features or conflated to 2008 TIGER/Line features
e. Based on 1992 (not 2000) TIGER/Line features
f. 2012 boundaries for congressional districts are based on features from the special 113th Congress TIGER/Line
* Census tract and block group boundaries derived from the 2009 TIGER/Line files are available, but NHGIS
identifies these boundaries with 2000, not 2009, because they do not completely correspond to the units used in
2009 ACS tables. More information is available here.