About the South Carolina Census State Data Center

The South Carolina Census State Data Center provides U.S. Census Bureau demographic, social, economic, and housing data for South Carolina. The State Data Center Program is a cooperative program between the states and the Census Bureau that was created in 1978 to make data available locally to the public through a network of state agencies, universities, libraries, and regional and local governments. State Data Centers also provide training and technical assistance in the use of Census Bureau data for research, administration, planning and decision making to local governments, the business community, researchers, and other interested data users.

For more information about the Census Bureau and State Data Center Program, please visit the U.S. Census Bureau State Data Center Page.

Data Releases and News 

August 2, 2023:

• Economic Indicator: https://www.census.gov/housing/hvs/index.html

August 3, 2023:

• Data Release: Uninsured Health Rates Down in 280 Counties, Up in 80 Counties (census.gov)
• New Blog: International Collaboration Helps Us Transform To Build Our Nation’s 21st Century Data Infrastructure (census.gov)
• Economic Indicator: International Trade Landing Page (census.gov)
• Data Release: All Press Releases Page (census.gov)

Census in Federal Register 

• Federal Register Volume 88, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 8, 2023)

Notice of determination.; Annual Integrated Economic Survey [TEXT]  [PDF]

Page 51268-51269; FR Doc No: 2023- 16584

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) is conducting the Annual Integrated Economic Survey (AIES). We have determined that data to be collected in this survey are needed to aid the efficient performance of essential governmental functions and have significant application to the needs of businesses, organizations, and the public. The AIES will provide the only comprehensive national and subnational data on business revenues, expenses, and assets on an annual basis. The data derived from this survey are not publicly available from nongovernmental or other governmental sources.

• Federal Register Volume 88, Number 148 (Thursday, August 3, 2023)

Comment Request; Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions [TEXT]  [PDF]

Page 51268-51269; FR Doc No: 2023- 16584

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed extension of the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed information collection must be received on or before October 2, 2023.

I. Abstract - The U.S. Census Bureau plans to request a three-year extension of the current Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of the Survey of Housing Starts, Sales and Completions, also known as the 

Survey of Construction (SOC). The SOC collects monthly data on new residential construction from a sample of owners or builders. The Census Bureau uses the Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) 

electronic questionnaires SOC-QI/SF.1 and SOC-QI/MF.1 to collect data on start and completion dates of construction, physical characteristics of the structure (floor area, number of bathrooms, type of heating system, etc.), and if applicable, date of sale, sales price, and type of financing. The SOC provides widely used measures of construction activity, including the economic indicators Housing Starts and Housing Completions, which are from the New Residential Construction series, and New Residential Sales. The current clearance for this survey is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2024.