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Intro

The United States Census is a constitutionally mandated survey of American demographics that occurs every decade. Additional Census datasets are available every year. Use the Domo US Census connector to receive data about the US Census, Business Dynamics, and Economics of the United States of America. You can connect to your US Census account in the Data Center. This topic discusses the fields and menus that are specific to the US Census connector user interface. To add DataSets, set update schedules, and edit DataSet information, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Prerequisites

To connect to your US Census account and create a DataSet, you need the US Census API Key.

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Connecting to Your US Census Account

This section enumerates the options in the Credentials and Details panes on the US Census Connector page. The components of the other panes on this page, Scheduling, and Name & Describe Your DataSet, are universal across most connector types and are discussed in great detail in Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.

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Credentials Pane

This pane contains fields for entering credentials to connect to your US Census account. The following table describes what is needed for each field:

Field

Description

API Key Enter your US Census API Key. To register for an API Key see here .
Once you have entered valid US Census credentials, you can use the same account at any time to create a new US Census DataSet. You can manage connector accounts in the Accounts tab in the Data Center. For more information about this tab, see Manage Connector Accounts.

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Details Pane

Menu

Description

Report

Select the US Census report you want to run. The following reports are available:

Report Name Description

American Community Survey 5 Year Data

Receives the data from the American Community Survey.

Decennial Census

Receives the data from the US Census conducted each decade.

Economic Census

Receives the data about the Economics of the United States.

Economic Indicators

Receives the monthly and quarterly data that are timely, reliable, and offer comprehensive measures of the U.S. economy.
Filter Select a filter to narrow the report results.
Race Filter Select a race to filter report results.
Geographic Break Down Select how you want to break down the report geographically.
Region Select the region for which you want to filter report results.
Division Select the division for which you want to filter the report results.
State Select the state for which you want to filter the report results.
County Select the county for which you want to filter the report results.
Year Select the year for the report.
Filter Select a filter to narrow the report results.
Report Duration Select the duration for the report (a Single Date, or a Date Range).
Report Date Select the report date using relative or specific dates. Relative indicates the number of days from today or a specific date using the date selector.
Select Specific Date Select the report date using the date selector.
Days back The number of days back that you would like to get data for. Specify either today or 0, yesterday or 1, or today-7 or 7 to get data for 7 days into the past.
Start Date Select report start date using relative or specific dates. Relative meaning number of days from today or a specific date using the date selector.
Select Specific Start Date Select the report date using the date selector.
Days back to start from The number of days back that you would like to get data from (start day). Specify either today or 0, yesterday or 1, or today-7 or 7 to get data for 7 days into the past.
End Date Select report end date using relative or specific dates. Relative meaning number of days from today or a specific date using the date selector.
Select Specific End Date Select the report date using the date selector.
Days back to end at The number of days back that you would like to get data to (end day). Specify either today or 0, yesterday or 1, or today-7 or 7 to get data for 7 days into the past.

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Other Panes

For information about the remaining sections of the connector interface, including how to configure scheduling, retry, and update options, see Adding a DataSet Using a Connector.