[CTPP] 2010 Data is starting to roll out

The Census Bureau has started to ship the local 2010 Census data. So far Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia have been shipped. Next week Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana and Maryland are planned. To see what states have been shipped and which are next in line go to http://www.census.gov/rdo/data/2010_census_redistricting_data_pl_94-171_sum… According to the release program which is tied to redistricting the data is shipped to the state leadership and after confirmation of receipt which usually takes 24 hours the CB will issue a news release with five custom tables of data for the state. At that time, the full set of data will be available simultaneously via FTP download on the Redistricting Data Office page http://www.census.gov/rdo/data>gt;. Then within 24 hours after release, the data will be posted on the CB's new American FactFinder site at http://factfinder2.census.gov. The data will include summaries of population totals, as well as data on race, Hispanic origin and voting age. These data will be presented for multiple geographies within the state, such as census blocks, tracts, voting districts, cities, counties and school districts. According to Public Law 94-171, the CB must provide redistricting data to the 50 states no later than April 1 of the year following the census. As a result, the CB is delivering the data state-by-state on a flow basis in February and March. All states will receive their data by April 1, 2011. -- Ed Christopher 708-283-3534 (V) 708-574-8131 (cell) FHWA RC-TST-PLN 4749 Lincoln Mall Drive, Suite 600 Matteson, IL 60443