For the United States, Esri provides advanced demographics datasets sourced from data supplied by the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, MRI-Simmons, Esri, Applied Geographic Solutions (AGS), and Kalibrate; and ArcGIS Places datasets sourced from data supplied by Data Axle and SafeGraph. Visit Where to find Esri Location Data to learn more about using advanced demographics and ArcGIS Places.
Dataset release dates and vintages
Esri provides the following datasets for the United States; includes the most recent release dates and vintages.
| Dataset | Description | Release date | Vintage |
|---|---|---|---|
Current-year estimates and five-year projections for over 2,000 demographic and socioeconomic variables. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2024/2029 | |
Designates United States population (at the Census block geography level) into one of 10 categories. Updated annually. | November 2024 | 2024 | |
Divides America's neighborhoods into distinctive segments based on socioeconomic and demographic similarities. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2024 | |
Esri's methodology applied to information about the products and services that consumers purchase. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2024/2029 | |
An extension of the Consumer Spending dataset; while CEX describes the products consumers purchase, Retail Demand by Industry describes where they purchase them. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2024 | |
Esri's methodology applied to consumer opinion surveys about goods, services, attitudes, and activities collected from MRI-Simmons. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2024 | |
Esri's methodology applied to datasets listing American businesses categorized by standard industrial classification groups. Updated 3 times per year. | November 2024 | 2024 | |
Dataset of American points of interest locations, such as the place-name, location, and other place details. Updated annually. | December 2024 | 2024 | |
Esri's methodology applied to survey data that provides insight about Puerto Rican and U.S. households. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2018-2022 (rolling) | |
Information about Puerto Rican and U.S. population, families, group quarters, households, housing (occupancy and tenure), age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin. Esri supplements and validates Census-derived data with additional geographies and variables. Updated decennially. | June 2024 | 2020 and 2010 | |
Aggregated information about crime incidents reported by most U.S. law enforcement jurisdictions; provides an overview of the relative risk of specific crime types. Updated annually. | June 2024 | 2024A | |
Current, extensive U.S. traffic dataset for trade analysis, routing, or mathematical modeling. Updated quarterly. | December 2024 | 2024 |
Settlement points
Esri's American settlement points use TIGER 2020 block points.
Base level geography
The U.S. ArcGIS Places base level geography is geocoded points.
Available geographies
Esri provides data for the United States and Puerto Rico based on legal/administrative, statistical, and postal geographies. This data is available for the most recent boundaries provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and Esri data sources.
To learn about U.S. geographies, see the Understanding Esri Geography tutorial. Use the following tables to understand the geographies associated with each dataset.
2024 U.S. geographic boundaries
The following are the 2024 geographic boundaries available for the United States advanced demographics and ArcGIS Places datasets:
| Geography | Type | Vintage | Database | Feature count |
|---|---|---|---|
Nation | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 1 |
State or State Equivalent (ST) | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 51 |
County or County Equivalent (CY) | Legal/Administrative ¹ | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 3,144 |
Census Tract (TR) | Statistical | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 84,414 ² | 84,116 |
Block Group (BG) | Statistical | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 239,780 ³ | 239,246 |
Places (PL) | Mixed 4 | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 32,037 | 32,035 |
County Subdivisions (CSD) | Mixed 5 | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 35,495 | 35,403 |
Core Based Statistical Areas (CB) | Statistical | Office of Management and Budget (OMB)/July 2023 | 925 |
Designated Market Areas (DM) | Statistical | The Nielsen Company/2023-2024 | 210 |
Congressional Districts (CD) | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 436 |
Elementary School Districts | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 1,957 |
Secondary School Districts | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 480 |
Unified School Districts | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2023 | 10,895 | 10,889 |
Residential ZIP Codes (ZP) | Postal | TomTom/Q2 2023 | 32,080 | 32,134 |
All ZIP Codes | Postal | TomTom/Q2 2023 | 40,956 |
Note:
¹ Census Areas in Alaska are Statistical and treated as county-equivalents.
² Esri did not include one all-water tract in Connecticut in the database to maintain the same overall tract database count as TIGER 2020.
³ Esri did not include one all-water block group in Connecticut in the database to maintain the same overall block group database count as TIGER 2020.
4 Incorporated Places are Legal/Administrative and Census Designated Places (CDPs) are Statistical.
5 Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) are Legal/Administrative and Census County Divisions (CCDs) are Statistical.
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line geodatabases have been altered to better align with Esri basemaps.
Note:
See Puerto Rico for comparable U.S. geographic boundaries.
2023 U.S. geographic boundaries
The following are the 2023 geographic boundaries available for the United States advanced demographics and ArcGIS Places datasets:
| Geography | Type | Vintage | Database | Feature count |
|---|---|---|---|
Nation | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2021 | 1 |
State or State Equivalent (ST) | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/TIGER 2021 | 51 |
County or County Equivalent (CY) | Legal/Administrative ¹ | U.S. Census/TIGER 2021 | 3,143 |
Census Tract (TR) | Statistical | U.S. Census/TIGER 2021 | 84,414 | 84,112 |
Block Group (BG) | Statistical | U.S. Census/TIGER 2021 | 239,780 | 239,203 |
Places (PL) | Mixed 4 | U.S. Census/TIGER 2022 | 31,895 | 32,035 |
County Subdivisions (CSD) | Mixed 5 | U.S. Census/TIGER 2020 | 35,629 | 35,545 |
Core Based Statistical Areas (CB) | Statistical | Office of Management and Budget (OMB)/March 2020 | 927 |
Designated Market Areas (DM) | Statistical | The Nielsen Company/2022-2023 | 210 |
Congressional Districts (CD) | Legal/Administrative | U.S. Census/118th Congressional District TIGER | 436 |
Residential ZIP Codes (ZP) | Postal | TomTom/Q2 2023 | 32,080 | 32,134 |
All ZIP Codes | Postal | TomTom/Q2 2023 | 40,956 |
Note:
¹ Census Areas in Alaska are Statistical and treated as county-equivalents.
4 Incorporated Places are Legal/Administrative and Census Designated Places (CDPs) are Statistical.
5 Minor Civil Divisions (MCDs) are Legal/Administrative and Census County Divisions (CCDs) are Statistical.
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line geodatabases have been altered to better align with Esri basemaps.
Note:
See Puerto Rico for comparable U.S. geographic boundaries.
Visualize demographic data categories
The data browser is a visualization tool to help you explore the data categories available in this country or region's advanced demographics. See Use the data browser to learn more about this visualization tool.
Related links
Refer to the following content:
- 2024 Esri U.S. Demographics Release Notes (PDF)
- 2023 Esri U.S. Demographics Release Notes (PDF)
- 2024-2029 Esri U.S. Data Catalog (XLS)
- 2023–2028 Esri U.S. Data Catalog (XLS)
- 2024 ArcGIS Business Analyst Pro and Enterprise demographic and business data variable list (XLS)
- U.S. Data Variable Definitions (XLS)
- Get started with U.S. Updated Demographics (ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorial series)
- How to use and interpret U.S. Updated Demographics (ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorial series)
- Mapping with margins of error (ArcGIS StoryMaps tutorial series)
Note:
- For information about reports, see Esri Reports.
- For information about purchasing Esri datasets as stand-alone content, contact datasales@esri.com.
- For information about the number of credits needed to run reports, see the Credits by capability topic or the ArcGIS Location Platform Pricing topic (scroll to Business Search, Infographics, and Reports).