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Let the countdown begin!

April 1, 2019 marks one year to Census Day in 2020There's much to be done to ensure a complete count in Tennessee.

How can you help? Help celebrate this day by forming a Complete Count Committee in your community. Contact your local partnership specialist or Tennessee's Partnership Coordinator Faye Anderson  for training and more.
BERC joins SDC Affiliates

We welcome the Business & Economic Research Center (BERC) at Middle Tennessee State University to the State Data Center Affiliate network.

BERC researchers produce  Global Commerce: Tennessee and the International Economy and the quarterly Housing Tennessee report. Be sure to check out these and other reports on their website.

A full list of affiliates is on our website.
More 2020 Census Jobs!

The Census Bureau is advertising several positions in Tennessee. There are openings for Decennial Census jobs across the state and many are closing soon.

Please help spread the word about opportunities in your community.

Lead Census Field Manager
Shelbyville (closes 2/21)

Partnership Specialists:
Bedford - Spanish(closes 2/20)*
Davidson (closes 2/20)*
Decatur, Henderson, Perry (closes 2/21)*
Regional Technician:
Knox, Knoxville (closes 2/25)*
Shelby, Memphis (closes 2/25)*

*work from home positions
Tennessee economic indicators

Unemployment rate (12/2018)
TN: 3.6% | US:  3.9%
+0.3% since December 2017

(12/2018)
TN:  3,086,100 employees
+2.0% since December 2017

Manufacturing payrolls
(12/2018)
TN:  354,500 employees
+1.7% since December 2017

(Q2 2018)
TN:  $322,421,900,000
+2.6% since Q2 2017

(Q3 2018)
TN: $47,134 | US: $53,698
+3.3% since Q3 2017

View interactive data on our FRED Dashboard.
Recent and upcoming
releases

The following are U.S. Census Bureau's scheduled data releases in February through April.

TN SDC Network

 

The State Data Center Program is a cooperative program of the State of Tennessee, The University of Tennessee and the U.S. Census Bureau. Data Centers in each state assist the bureau by disseminating Census data and other federal data sets and information.

 

Each center has an internal statewide affiliate network to further assist in disseminating data to local users. These affiliates also have local information and expertise to offer.


Visit TN SDC for a full listing of affiliates.   

 

 

Tennessee Population Total Tops 6.77 Million in 2018

New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau show Tennessee remained the nation's 16th most populous state for the third year in a row in 2018. Although the state grew by 61,216 people last year, the rate of population growth slowed for the first time in 5 years.


The dip in grow rate was accompanied by slowing rates of domestic net migration and natural increase.


More 2018 population estimates are forthcoming

Detailed 2018 estimates for counties and municipalities will be released as a series of three additional products beginning in April.
  • Total Population and Components of Change Estimates for Counties and Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Areas (4/18/2019)
  • Total Population Estimates for Incorporated Places and Housing Unit Estimate for Nation, States, Counties (5/23/2019)
  • Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the Nation, States, Counties (6/20/2019)
2013 and 2018 Core-based statistical area comparison

If you work with demographic or economic statistical data, you're likely familiar with the acronym MSA. This stands for Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area. In either case, MSA's are an important regional geography built using population density, jobs and commuting patterns.

The counties included in these delineations are used by numerous federal agencies and are a popular basis for compiling information about the economy and employment.

In September 2018, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget published revised MSA boundaries based on data from the 2011-2015 American Community Survey.

MSA-level tabulations in the latest American Community Survey (2013-2017), and earlier census releases still reflect the boundaries released in 2013. New boundaries will be incorporated in Census Bureau products, most likely beginning in 2020 (e.g. 2019 ACS 1-year estimates).

Interactive comparison map
To help with the transition, we've prepared an interactive map showing the old and new delineations in a side-by-side comparison application .

Click the map to launch the comparison application. Counties outlined in red have changed.

Learn more about core-based statistical areas
Around the state:

From opposite ends of the state come two interesting looks at opioid use.

Sparks Bureau for Business & Economic Research, Univ. of Memphis

This interactive Esri map series highlights some counties in Tennessee and the nation where opioid prescriptions are still climbing.

Researchers found evidence linking increased opioid prescriptions rates to both decreases in labor for participation and increases in unemployment.

Other Tennessee News
BERC: 2018 Foreign Investment into Tennessee tops $1.5 billion, mainly led by automotive sector investments.
Recent news from the Census Bureau:


Some communities in Tennessee will be invited to participate in the 2020 Census New Construction Program. This program captures new construction activity from May 2018 to April 1, 2020.

Many counties, municipalities and Development Districts in Tennessee participated in the Local Update of Census Addresses Operation (LUCA). LUCA and the New Construction Program are two efforts to keep the Bureau's Master Address File current leading to Census Day in 2020.


How likely are residents in your community to complete a Census form? How is the Census perceived? How do concerns for privacy and distrust of government affect Census response?

If you're involved in a Complete Count Committee or Census marketing in your community, this an important study to review.



One key finding? Tying participation in the census to community funding and, by extension, the hope for a better future for younger generations was a key motivator.



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