Table 2

Sources of Population Data

Dataset name
Source Agency
URL
Geographic Resolution

2000 Census Summary Files 1–4
US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html webcite
Census Tract, Block Group or Block (varies by data element)
American Community Survey
US Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/ webcite
Areas with populations >65,000
E-1 City/County Population Estimates, with Annual Percent Change
California Department of Finance
http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/Demograp/E-1text.htm webcite
City/County
US Population Data, 1969–2001
National Cancer Institute
http://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html webcite
County

Boscoe et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2004 3:28   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-3-28

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