Dissemination of census data and assistance in understanding and use of census data through numerous products and services are accomplished through the following:

  1. Specialized reports of census data for program planning, policy analysis, and needs assessments.
  2. Census data to perform and produce specialized data analysis, generate tables, charts and customized thematic maps.
  3. Technical assistance, trainings, and workshops, on census data and the American Community Survey.
  4. Customized census data products (CD-ROMs, catalogs, printed reports) and data reports (e.g., fact sheets about the state of Mississippi's African-American population and the demographics, household income, poverty, etc. of its 82 counties).
  5. Walk-in access to census data and access through other channels using fax, telephone, e-mail and press releases to those without Internet access or who have difficulty finding the information or drawing relevant implications unassisted.