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2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File
2010 Census of Population and Housing
Technical Documentation

Issued Ma 2011

DPSF/10-

U.S. Department of Commerce

Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

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2010 Census Demographic Profile Summary File
2010 Census of Population and Housing

Issued Ma 2011

DPSF/10-Technical Documentation

U.S. Department of Commerce Gary Locke, Secretary Rebecca M. Blank, Acting Deputy Secretary
Economics and Statistics Administration Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Robert M. Groves, Director

SUGGESTED CITATION FILES:
2010 Census Demographic Profile
Summary File—
[machine-readable data files]/
prepared by theU.S. Census Bureau, 2011. TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION:
2010 Census Demographic Profile
Summary File—
Technical Documentation/
prepared by the
U.S. Census Bureau, 2011.

ECONOMICS
AND STATISTICS
ADMINISTRATION


Economics and Statistics Administration Rebecca M. Blank, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU Robert M. Groves, Director Thomas L. Mesenbourg, DeputyDirector and Chief Operating Officer Arnold A. Jackson, Associate Director for Decennial Census Howard R. Hogan, Associate Director for Demographic Programs Marilia A. Matos, Associate Director for Field Operations Daniel H. Weinberg, Assistant Director for ACS and Decennial Census

CONTENTS

CHAPTERS 1. Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 2. How to Use This Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Summary Level Sequence Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Data Dictionary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 2010 Census: Operational Overview and Accuracy of the Data . . . . . . 6. Subject Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7. User Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
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APPENDIX A. Geographic Terms and Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

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Chapter 1. Abstract
CITATION
U.S. Census Bureau,2010 Census of Population and Housing, Demographic Profile Summary File: Technical Documentation, 2011.

TYPE OF FILE
Summary statistics.

SUBJECT CONTENT
The Demographic Profile Summary File contains 100 percent data asked of all people and about every housing unit on topics such as sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino origin, household relationship, household type, group quarters population,housing occupancy, and housing tenure.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTENT
The Demographic Profile Summary File is released as individual files for the United States, each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The data items are identical for all files, but the geographic coverage differs. The summary level sequence chart outlines the hierarchical and geographic summaries in theirentirety.

USER UPDATES
User updates inform data users about corrections, errata, and related explanatory information. These updates provide information about unique characteristics, changes, and corrections. However, sometimes this information becomes available too late to be reflected in the product or related documentation. User updates are available on the Census Bureau’s Internet site at ....