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U.S. Census and Demographic Information

General guide to understanding and finding demographic data produced by the U.S. Census Bureau

Citing Census Data and Maps

When you make a table in data.census.gov you can click on "More Tools" in the upper right corner and then select Cite

Basic Format for APA 7th edition

U.S. Census Bureau (year data was published). Name of data or report. Retrieved from [URL].

Chicago Style 16th ed.

United States Census Bureau. Name of  Table. Data.Census.Gov <URL> (The date the Table was generated)

Citing Government Information in MLA, APA and Chicago Style

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