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My Third Census

by Catherine on March 30, 2010

I filled out my Census form today. This will be the third time I’ve had the chance to participate. The first time I was in college, I got the “long form” and was delighted (since not every one got the long form). Which may explain why 20 years later I have a web site dedicated to data visualization of government data.

Here are a couple of examples of visualizations based on data collected by the Census Bureau
U.S. Ancestry
How Much Do You Earn?

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How Much Do You Earn? (2000)

by Catherine on May 12, 2009

in Distribution of Income, Income by Occupation, VE Infographics

A look at the relationship between occupation and income. From a poster I created in 2004.

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Tagged as: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Distribution of Income, Histogram, United States, US Census

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United States Poverty Rates From 1980 to 2007 [FlowingData]

by Catherine on February 15, 2009

in Other

Created by Nathan Yau @ FlowingData

Click on map to view the Interactive Flash version

Tagged as: Blog, Bubble Chart, Income - Low, Interactive Graphic, United States, US Census

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US Ancestry: 2000

by Catherine on September 14, 2008

in Other

“The Census Bureau defines ancestry as a person’s ethnic origin, heritage, descent, or roots, which may reflect their place of birth, place of birth of parents or ancestors, and ethnic identities that have evolved within the United States.” from a Census brief on US ancestry. The map below displays the ancestry with the largest population in each county. However, they may not be a majority (>50%) of the population.

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Below is the question that was presented on the long form of the US Census. “In 2000, 58 percent of the population specified only one ancestry, 22 percent provided two ancestries, and 1 percent reported an unclassifiable ancestry such a mixture or adopted. Another 19 percent did not report any ancestry at all.”

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[tags]United States, Population[/tags]

Tagged as: Choropleth Map, Population, United States, US Census

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US Population Density 1990 and 2000

by Catherine on September 7, 2008

in Other

I found two maps which show population density in the United States. The relative height of each major city reflects its population. The first map show the population in 1990. It was created by ThoughtForm (formerly Agnew Moyer Smith Inc.) for the book UnderstandingUSA.

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The second map show the population in 2000. It was created by Joe Lertola for Time Magazine.

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Data from the US Census Bureau

[tags]United States, Population[/tags]

Tagged as: Choropleth Map, IRS, Population, United States, US Census

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Income Inequality: Democratic vs Republican Administrations

by Catherine on April 27, 2008

in Other

Found the top graph via Paul Krugman’s blog. It is from a paper by Larry Bartels, professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University.

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I found a second graph in the same paper, showing the income inequality year to year (the 80/20 ratio measures the income inequality by dividing the income earned by someone at the 80th percentile by someone at the 20th percentile). Additionally, Bartels has highlighted the years Democrats and Republicans held the White House. Like a number of graphs on my site, you can see the increase in income inequality since the early 70s.

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