Data Changelog

This is a record of completed changes to PlainCities data surfaces sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and other named agencies. It does not predict future releases or silently rewrite prior entries.

Added Census population-estimate history to covered city profiles

City profiles with Population Estimates Program coverage now show the 2020–2025 annual Census series, its absolute and percentage change, and the distinction between that series and the ACS profile baseline.

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Added the City Ranker tool

The City Ranker lets readers compare a city’s state rank, size-class rank, and four automatically selected peers using the same Census ACS values shown on its profile.

Open City Ranker

Corrected city race and ethnicity presentation

City profiles now read the source-backed Census race and ethnicity fields directly and label Hispanic or Latino ethnicity separately from race categories.

Data methodology

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