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America Counts: Stories about Emergency Management
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America Counts StoryHurricane Helene’s Impact on the Socially Vulnerable in North CarolinaIn 27 North Carolina counties declared disaster areas, recovery for 20.2% of the population may be challenging because of old age, disability and other factors.
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America Counts StoryMeasuring Weather’s Impact on BusinessThe Business Trends and Outlook Survey (BTOS) now collects data on the impact of extreme weather events on business sales.
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America Counts StoryHerramientas para poblaciones vulnerables de Puerto RicoEstimados de Resiliencia Comunitaria de Puerto Rico siguen mostrando alta vulnerabilidad social; nuevas herramientas podrían identificar áreas más necesitadas.
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America Counts StoryTools for Vulnerable Populations in Puerto RicoCommunity Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico continue to show high social vulnerability, and new and updated data tools may help identify areas most in need.
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America Counts StoryHow to Measure Disasters’ Impact on Supply ChainsRhode Island floods earlier this year serve as a case study of how Census Business Builder can show the impact of disasters on people and businesses.
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America Counts StoryBracing for an Active 2024 Hurricane SeasonA look at Census Bureau data, maps and tools that can support emergency managers in disaster preparation and response.
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America Counts StoryWho Commuted on Baltimore’s Key Bridge?Francis Scott Key Bridge commuters had long, early commutes and were concentrated in specific earnings and occupational categories.
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America Counts StoryBridge Collapse Could Affect Over a Million People in Baltimore AreaThe Community Resilience Estimates show that 21.7% of residents in the combined areas of Baltimore city and County are considered socially vulnerable.
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America Counts StoryNatural Disasters Are Primary Reason Island Areas Residents MovedThe share of movers in the Island Areas who reported natural disasters was their primary reason for moving from 2015 to 2020 ranged from about 27% to over 41%.
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America Counts StoryNow That the Pandemic Emergency Has Ended, What’s Next?U.S. Census Bureau tools created or modified in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have shifted focus now that the national emergency has ended.
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America Counts StoryUsing Census Data to Inform Emergency Planning, Response and RecoveryThe U.S. Census Bureau provides vital tools and data to assist in disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
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America Counts StoryTrabajadores jóvenes y mayores impulsaron empleos después de MaríaPrimeros Indicadores trimestrales de la fuerza laboral de Puerto Rico publicados hoy proporcionan un perfil demográfico del empleo después del huracán María.
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America Counts StoryYoungest and Oldest Workers Drove Job Recovery After Hurricane MariaThe first Quarterly Workforce Indicators for Puerto Rico released today provide a demographic profile of employment after Hurricane Maria.
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America Counts StoryCensus Data Tool Helps FEMA Better Understand Disaster VulnerabilityThe U.S. Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) tool helps FEMA better understand “at-risk” populations during a natural disaster.
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America Counts StoryMeasuring Community Resilience EquitablyThe Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates program releases dataset and tool that help decision makers understand their communities’ vulnerabilities.
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America Counts StoryMeasuring Communities’ Resilience in the Face of AdversityThe Census Bureau’s Community Resilience Estimates moves from the experimental phase to a regularly published data product that will be continually updated.
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America Counts StoryBracing for the 2021 Hurricane SeasonA U.S. Census Bureau infographic shows the impact of last year’s three major hurricanes that hit the United States.
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America Counts StoryMany Small Businesses Not Requiring Workers To Get Tested, VaccinatedFirst results from Phase 4 of the Census Bureau’s Small Business Pulse Survey show the majority of respondents do not require workers get tested or vaccinated.
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America Counts StoryThe Challenge of Mapping Disaster Areas During a National EmergencyAll 50 states were declared federal disaster areas due to COVID-19, leading to a redesign of the Census Bureau’s OnTheMap for Emergency Management data tool.
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America Counts StoryCan Data and Tech Help Solve Environmental Issues?The Census Bureau's Opportunity Project celebrates its fifth anniversary with four tech development sprints to create solutions to environmental...
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America Counts StoryGulf Coast Businesses in the Path of Hurricane LauraPopulation impacted by Hurricane Laura is of concern to emergency managers but so are more than 200,000 businesses in coastline areas in Louisiana and Texas.
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America Counts StoryA Look at Businesses in Coastline Counties During Hurricane SeasonPopulation growth in areas most vulnerable to hurricanes is of concern to emergency managers but so are the 2.4 million businesses in coastline areas.
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America Counts StoryHow Resilient Are Communities to Disasters?New Community Resilience Estimates indicates more than a quarter of the U.S. population may be at high risk of experiencing the negative impacts of COVID-19.
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America Counts StoryHow Census Data Help the Nation Respond to DisastersIn a Community Risk Reduction Radio podcast, the Census Emergency Preparedness and Response Team shows how Census data help when any disaster strikes.
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America Counts StoryKey Player in Disaster Response: The U.S. Census BureauCommunity planners rely on census statistics to prepare evacuation plans and supply distribution after natural disasters and...
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America Counts StoryJumping Into Action When Disaster StrikesThe Census Bureau’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Team coordinates and disseminates demographic and economic data to emergency managers and the public.
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America Counts StoryTracking Hurricanes’ Potential Impact on Workforce and IndustriesIn the wake of disasters, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Emergency Management Map provides information on workers and industries, such as manufacturing.
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America Counts StoryKnowing Who Lives Where Is Key to RecoveryDisaster recovery efforts rely on Census Bureau data to tailor relief for affected homes and businesses. Emergency planners use the data to plan for the worst.
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America Counts StoryCoastline County Population Continues to GrowDespite three costly hurricanes in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions in 2005, population has risen every year since.
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America Counts StoryArea Vulnerable to Flooding Uses Census Data For Emergency PlanningDemographic data available at granular geographic levels from the American Community Survey ensure that emergency plans reflect changing community dynamics.
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America Counts StoryMapping the Impact of Wildfires and Other Natural DisastersAs disasters unfold, OnTheMap for Emergency Management pinpoints the count and characteristics of people who work and live in affected areas.
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America Counts StoryEye on the Hurricanes: Census Staffer on the Front LinesJane Callen, a senior writer/editor at the Census Bureau, headed to Florida and the US Virgin Islands as a volunteer emergency medical technician.
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America Counts StoryPopulation Rising in Coastal CountiesIn 10 years, the population of 185 coastline counties from Maine to Texas jumped 9.4 percent to 59.6 million.
Page Last Revised - August 22, 2024
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