New versions of the variables EDUC, HIGRADE, and INCTOT are available for the 1950 full count data on IPUMS USA. This update is the result of new data capture and represents a significant improvement in the accuracy of these measures. https://bit.ly/4xTlO4I

We are less than a month away for the Data-Intensive Research Conference. This year's theme: "Novel Data Linkages and Innovative Life Course Research." Check out the program and register at https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

We are at #ASHEcon2026 (American Society of Health Economists)! Come and visit our booth and chat with us.

📍IPUMS CPS can now identify the county of residence for approximately 5.5 million additional households each year. This improvement stems from the identification of 19 additional counties in highly populated metropolitan areas across BMS and ASEC samples

We are excited to be meeting people at the European Population Conference in Bologna, Italy! Stop by and say hi if you are attending.

Check out the latest news from IPUMS, including new data on families, watersheds, food security, and more! https://mailchi.mp/umn/ipums-05-21-26

We are exhibiting at the @healthjournalism.org Health Journalism Conference, being held in Minneapolis this week. Stop by our exhibit table to learn more about health data available from IPUMS! https://bit.ly/4dzX9Kh

Twin Cities Research Group thanks Jonathan Schroeder @ipums.bsky.social for his presentation one week ago: IPUMS USA and NHGIS: Geographic Census Data Resources. If you'd like to revisit this presentation, an archived recording is here: metrocouncil.webex.com/metrocouncil...

Read our latest blog post from IHGIS! To address a gap in OCR accuracy, IHGIS developed an R package that identifies logical relationships in tables, determines where cells don’t add up as expected, and replaces the incorrectly recognized cell with the correct value. https://bit.ly/3PHJY0K

IPUMS DHS now includes integrated variables for 84 counties (up from 51) and nearly 350 samples (up from 233), including new data from Latin America, Eastern Europe, Oceania, the Caribbean, and Central and East Asia. Learn more about this recent data release on the IPUMS blog: https://bit.ly/4nDtJ1b

Last chance to register for "Global Health in Context: Linking Census Data to Health Surveys using IPUMS DHS and IHGIS". The webinar will begin today at 10am CT. https://z.umn.edu/DHS-IHGIS-Webinar

The Census Bureau's Geography Division GeoForum starts today! We are excited to learn and participate this year. Our very own Jonathan Schroeder will be presenting as part of a session on Accessing Census Data on 5/20 from 2-5pm ET. https://bit.ly/3PLNgjs

Time is running out to complete the 2026 IPUMS Data User Survey! Your response is crucial for reporting to our funders and continuing to make IPUMS data freely available. The survey is open through Friday, May 15. z.umn.edu/IPUMS-Survey

Can you believe it is your last chance to see us at #PAA2026? We'd hate to miss you. Stop by our booth in the exhibit hall!

Today at #PAA2026 - another MIM! We'll be chatting about the future of DHS and supplemental/alternative data sources today (5/8) from 6-7:30pm in Landmark 6 at the Marriott St. Louis.

Route guidance for getting to the #PAA2026 session "Harmonizing Geographic US Census Data Across Time: Resources from IPUMS NHGIS" tonight at 6:30: Landmark 1 is in the building across the street from the Marriott St. Louis Grand! 1. Enter hotel 2. Down a level 3. Walk across 4. Back up a level

Are we the best booth at #PAA2026 or the ✨ BEST ✨ booth? Come visit us and find out!

It's MIM day at #PAA2026! We get to spend the day with some of the best people talking about harmonizing geographic U.S. Census data across time with IPUMS NHGIS! It's today (5/7) from 6:30 - 7:30pm in Landmark 1 at the Marriott St. Louis.

Interested in families and health? We added family interrelationship variables, also known as IPUMS family pointers, to all samples in IPUMS MEPS! Find all the details at https://bit.ly/4cXcDrw

Our data experts are hard at work - ready to answer questions, give advice, or just share a love of data with you at #PAA2026!

Attention all #PAA2026 poster winners! Was your work ⚡ #poweredbyIPUMS? Stop by our booth for some specialty swag from us.

We are ready and excited for another day at #PAA2026! 👋 Come and say hi! Our booth is full of helpful information, some swag, and very knowledgeable folks. So - come talk data with us!

The #PAA2026 joy begins! Be sure to check out the MPC / LCC / IPUMS booth this evening!

Are you on the program for #PAA2026 with ⚡ #poweredbyIPUMS work? Tell us about it! Fill out our form and stop by our booth for some ✨ new ✨ special swag! z.umn.edu/IPUMSatPAA

It's #PAA2026! We are so excited to see people at our workshop "Linking Full Count Census Data from IPUMS" today. This evening, come and find us in the exhibit hall. We may have some new swag for you 😉

Excited to see MIGRATE recognized in the IPUMS awards! Huge thanks to @emmapierson.bsky.social, @nkgarg.bsky.social, and our coauthors. Our work primarily aims to make spatiotemporal data more trustworthy and accessible to researchers, just like IPUMS. Read the paper to request data access!

Congrats to Jen'nan Read and @fatimagfairfax.bsky.social for receiving an @ipums.bsky.social Research Award for their article "Hidden Heterogeneity: How the White Racial Category Masks Interethnic Health Inequality." The work was supported by a CPHA pilot grant. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Honored to receive this award from @ipums.bsky.social for our @sfjournal.bsky.social paper on the last 120 years of segregation Glad to be #poweredbyIPUMS !

Congratulations Aaron! I remember very clearly the Zoom call in which he said: "So, I think soil quality can be used as an instrument for housing development..."

Congrats to Hampton, and to all other winners of the IPUMS Research Awards competition for "outstanding research using IPUMS data to advance or deepen our understanding of social and demographic processes" 🎉🥳

Couldn't have done this without great data (@ipums.bsky.social) and great co-authors (@rebeccasear.bsky.social, @anthrolog.bsky.social)!

Honored to receive the IPUMS CPS Student Award for this paper! I am grateful for the support and mentorship of my co-authors, Susan L. Brown, @wendymanning.bsky.social, and Krista Westrick-Payne.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their #poweredbyIPUMS work from 2025 for our annual research awards competition. 🏆 We are thrilled to announce this year's winners! 🎉 www.ipums.org/impact/ipums...

#PAA2026 is happening soon! Join us for "Harmonizing Geographic U.S. Census Data Across Time: Resources from IPUMS NHGIS" on Thurs May 7, 6:30-7:30pm in Landmark 1. Find all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

Are you attending our #PAA2026 workshop "Advances and Resources in Linking Full Count Census Data?" We are so excited to see folks there! See all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

From food to fertility, from our health to our jobs - what happens to our planet happens to us. Get a taste of the research #poweredbyIPUMS connecting people to planet on our bibliography. #EarthDay 🌏 https://bit.ly/428EAGF

What jobs have the highest turnover? 💼 📅 Nathan Yu at FlowingData took a look using IPUMS CPS. https://bit.ly/4tlZNbP

Have questions? We have answers! Last chance to join our virtual office hours TODAY April 22, 10-11:30am CT. You can stop in anytime, but you do need to register: http://z.umn.edu/ipums-voh

IPUMS DHS data extracts can now be created using a microdata API in Python 🐍 Find the info at https://ipumspy.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html

Do you have questions? You can ask our experts directly! Come to our virtual office hours on April 22, 10-11:30am CT. You can stop in anytime, but you do need to register: http://z.umn.edu/ipums-voh

The IPUMS ATUS Eating and Health Module webinar is starting now! umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

IPUMS DHS data extracts can now be created using a microdata API in R, through a package called ipumsr! See our introduction to the microdata API at https://tech.popdata.org/ipumsr/dev/articles/ipums-api.html

Going to #PAA2026? Join us for our workshop, "Advances and Resources in Linking Full Count Census Data" on May 6, 9am-2pm in Rm 103. Add the workshop in your PAA registration! See all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

What is the current status/future prospects for DHS? Join us at #PAA2026 for a meeting Fri, May 8, 6-7:30pm in Landmark 6 to discuss the future of DHS and research opportunities using these and other international data from IPUMS. Find all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

Are you interested in eating patterns, consumption of fast food, who does the grocery shopping and meal prep, exercise patterns? Learn how to utilize IPUMS ATUS Eating and Health Module on our webinar April 17, 12-1:30pm CT. Register: https://bit.ly/41qKUc7

IPUMS DHS has released standard variables from 112 new samples, including 34 new countries and recent samples from 12 countries previously represented. The release includes data from the women, household members, births, and children units of analysis. https://www.idhsdata.org/idhs/

The IPUMS MICS webinar is starting now! https://z.umn.edu/MICS-Webinar

Check out the preliminary schedule and get registered for the Data-Intensive Research Conference! Taking place July 22-23, you won't want to miss this conference all about data linkages and innovative life course research. https://lcc.umn.edu/DIRC

We are so excited to be hosting a MIM at #PAA2026 - "Harmonizing Geographic U.S. Census Data Across Time: Resources from IPUMS NHGIS" on Thurs May 7, 6:30-7:30pm in Landmark 1. Find all our PAA events: https://bit.ly/3OwRbA5

It's not too late! You can still register for the IPUMS MICS webinar on linking children, adults, and households in IPUMS MICS on April 15 from 10-11am CT. Register: https://z.umn.edu/MICS-Webinar