Disruptions and Remedies to the 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year: What to Know

Disruptions and Remedies to the 2020 American Community Survey 1-Year: What to Know

From March through September, 2020, the Census Bureau’s typical data collection operations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the lowest household response rate in the survey’s history. As a consequence, some specific individual characteristics (such as marital status or educational attainment) produced “unexpected trends” and/or were considerably different from the same measurement published in other data sources. This post covers what happened, the Census Bureau’s response, and Forsyth Future’s guidance in how to navigate the 2020 ACS 1-year data moving forward.

Which groups lost employment income during the pandemic?

Which groups lost employment income during the pandemic?

In our last series post we looked at how the COVID-19 pandemic had affected labor force participation and unemployment in Forsyth County and reported on recent changes in employment by industry. This post digs deeper into the question of ‘who’ by exploring which groups in our community have been most impacted by recent economic shifts and have experienced the worst of the pandemic’s effects. The data in this post looks at the US as a whole; it was produced using the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey.

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Disrupted Critical Sources of Local Data

The COVID-19 Pandemic has Disrupted Critical Sources of Local Data

Forsyth County, North Carolina   |   December, 2021 The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our community and our broader society have been widespread, including specific federal sources of local data on which our community relies, like the US Census and the American...