Updates and release calendar
When the data on this site will next change, what changed recently, and every correction.
Last updated November 12, 2026.
Release calendar
Releases we track, with the date each is expected and the pages it changes. Expected dates follow the agencies' published schedules or their usual timing; we update the affected figures within days of each release.
| Release | Date | Status | What it updates |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLS state unemployment, October 2026 | November 20, 2026 (BLS schedule) | Scheduled | Latest monthly unemployment rates; the annual 2025 averages used in rankings do not change |
| BEA state GDP and personal income, third quarter 2026 | December 23, 2026 (BEA schedule) | Scheduled | Quarterly GDP and income; annual 2025 figures can be revised |
| BEA regional price parities for 2025 | December 10, 2026 (BEA schedule) | Scheduled | Cost of living by state, income adjusted for prices |
| Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2026 (state totals and components) | December 2026 (Census Bureau schedule, usually the third or fourth week) | Scheduled | Every state's headline population, growth, births, deaths and migration; replaces all 2020–2025 estimates |
| ACS 2021–2025 5-year estimates | Not announced ("forthcoming") | Expected | Small-group detail: ancestry and detailed languages |
| ACS 2025 state-to-state migration flows | Not announced (the 2024 tables were posted January 21, 2026) | Expected | Where movers came from and went to |
| CDC NCHS final births for 2025 | Expected around mid-2027 | Expected | Birth, fertility and teen birth rates |
| CDC NCHS final deaths for 2025 | Expected around early 2027 | Expected | Death rates and leading causes of death |
| Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2026 by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin | June 2027 (Census Bureau schedule) | Scheduled | Age structure, median age, race and ethnicity shares |
| ACS 2026 1-year estimates | Normally September 2027 (the 2025 release slipped to October 29, 2026) | Expected | All survey measures: income, poverty, education, housing, language, veterans |
| Census Bureau poverty report with the Supplemental Poverty Measure (2024–2026 average) | Around September 2027 | Expected | Official and supplemental poverty comparison |
Changelog
- November 12, 2026. Site launched with the ACS 2025 1-year estimates (released October 29, 2026), Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population estimates (state totals January 27, 2026; age, sex, race and Hispanic origin June 25, 2026), CDC NCHS, BEA, BLS, IRS, DHS and VA data listed on the sources page.
- November 12, 2026. Religion added from the U.S. Religion Census: Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2020 (ASARB, distributed by the Association of Religion Data Archives; copy with the ARDA's September 2026 correction of the religious tradition variables): a religion overview, rankings of religious adherence, Catholic adherents and Latter-day Saints, religion sections on state pages, religion measures in the comparison tool and a file of religious bodies by state.
Corrections
No corrections have been needed since launch. When a figure is corrected, it is listed here with the date, the page and what changed.