As of February 4, 2025, the TIGER/Line shapefiles from the Census website are unavailable, with multiple access issues indicated by 403 errors. In response, IPUMS reassures users its microdata from various government agencies remains accessible. They noted that, due to recent administration directives, many public data sources have been removed, impacting the availability of important community health information. IPUMS is actively monitoring the situation, ensuring data preservation, and working to provide resources for accessing missing datasets.
As part of our standard procedures, we download and preserve original data from U.S. statistical agencies that serve as the source data for IPUMS.
Federal agencies removed public data and documentation previously made available in response to administration directives.
IPUMS data remain available, and that IPUMS remains committed to preserving and democratizing access to the world's population data.
There are efforts underway to catalog and make these data available. We will share resources and guidance when we have it about how to locate or share missing data.
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