Latest annual county. population estimates as of July 1, 2012 (released July 2013)  From the Census Bureau

Latest annual state population estimates as of July 1, 2012 (released July 2013)  From the Census Bureau

Latest annual U.S. population estimates as of July 1, 2012 (released July 2013)  From the Census Bureau

Presents findings from the fourth study of housing discrimination in America.  Covers 28 metro areas to measure the frequency and forms of discrimination experienced by black, Hispanic, and Asian renters and home buyers.  From the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Urban Institute

Discovers that among those with stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension, treatment with medication was lower for Mexican Americans and African Americans.   From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Analyzes the increasingly diverse American electorate, specifically for the presidential elections since 1996 with special attention given to the patterns of voter turnout by race and Hispanic origin. Stresses that blacks voted at a higher rate than whites for the first time in 2012 election. From the Census Bureau

Reports that 10.5% of families included an unemployed person in 2012 down 1% from 2011.  Provides figures on unemployment by racial and Hispanic characteristics of families.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Identifies seven major obstacles in the federal workplace that hinder equal employment opportunities for African American employees.  From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Updated information on enrollment, degrees awarded, and employment for those in targeted groups.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

In this report poverty rates are summarized by race and Hispanic origin for the U.S., each state, and the District of Columbia.  Poverty rates are also presented for selected detailed race and origin groups in cities and towns with the largest populations of these groups.  From the Census Bureau

Describes the high percentage of children living in fatherless households, the tendency for such households to be below the poverty level, and policy options that could make fathers play a more important role in the family.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Reports on the current number of African Americans in the U.S. Congress, historical firsts, the Congressional Black Caucus, and other relevant information.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the U.S. Department of State Foreign Press Center

Press release which announces the availability of the 2006-2010 American Community Survey EEO tabulation, 107 tables about the composition of the labor force crossed by sex, race, and ethnicity and information about occupation, earnings, education, and commuting patterns.   Available since the 1970s, this EEO data is based for the first time on American Community Survey data rather than decennial census data.  Access through the American Fact Finder tool at the Census site.  From the Census Bureau

Press release with links to detailed tables on Asian Alone Population, Asian Alone or in Combination Population, Black Alone Population, Black Alone or in Combination Population,  and the Hispanic Population in the United States.  Additional population links include The Older Population in the United States , and Age and Sex Composition in the United States.  All tables are for 2011 data and provide a wide range of economic, social, and housing characteristics for each group.  From the Census Bureau

Reports that despite having lower incidence rates, Black women had a 41% higher breast cancer death rate than white women.  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Updated information on enrollment, degrees awarded, and employment for those in targeted groups.  From the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics of the National Science Foundation

The population reporting more than one race grew from 6.8 million people in 2000 to 9 million in 2010. This report looks at the nation’s changing racial and ethnic diversity.  From the Census Bureau

Examines the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of some 6,500 areas previously identified as food deserts.  From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Finds that minority residents of rural areas have the poorest access to preventive health care services.   From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Offers statistics on such aspects of the labor force as unemployment, education, occupation, and earnings by sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity.  From the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Presents 46 indicators of developments and trends in the education of students across specific racial/ethinic groups.  The groups of interest are Blacks, Hispanics, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives.  From the National Center for Education Statistics

The first-ever Survey of Business Owners released as microdata by the Census Bureau.  Allows researchers to create customized tables to study entrepreneurial activity, access to capital, firm size, minority- and women-ownership, employer-paid benefits, and more.  From the Census Bureau

Provides statistics on disparities in dental healthcare related to race, ethnicity, and poverty.  From the National Center for Health Statistics

Press release which reports availability of detailed social, economic, and housing characteristics for hundreds of race, tribal, Hispanic, and ancestry groups at various geographic levels.  The information is comparable to the racial information from the old long-form of the Census, and is available via the American Fact Finder tool.  From the Census Bureau

Presents estimates at the national and state level of those aged 25 and over with a higher education degree by race and Hispanic origin.  Reports that 28% of the U.S. population has a bachelor’s degree or higher with 50% of those who identified themselves as Asian alone having the bachelor’s degree or higher.  From the Census Bureau

Press release which reports that the 2010 Census had a net overcount  of 0.01%, meaning about 36,000 people were overcounted.  The Bureau also released estimates of the components and characteristics of coverage, reporting that the African American population was undercounted by 2.1% and the Hispanic population by 1.5%, while the White NonHispanic population was overcounted by 0.8%.  From the Census Bureau

Press release announcing available of first population estimates for nation, states, and counties since the April 2010 Census.  50.4% of the U.S. population younger than age 1 was minorities as of July 1, 2011.  Also announces that 5 states and 348 counties (11%) were majority-minority as of 7/1/2011.  Includes links to detailed tables.  From the Census Bureau

Racial profiling is the practice of targeting individuals for police or security detention based on race or ethnicity in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behavior.  This report discusses constitutional issues related to the practice and other federal statutory and policy guidance.  From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists

Discusses the geographic distribution of African Americans in Virginia in the past and today, the relationship of education to the fight for Civil Rights, and trends in educational attainment and economic outcomes.  From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia

Summarizes health care quality and access among various racial, ethnic, and income groups and other priority populations, such as residents of rural areas and people with disabilities.  Concludes that quality of care is improving but access and disparities are not improving.  From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality