How to Access U.S. Government Data During the Shutdown

If you're looking for U.S. demographic information, the website of the Census Bureau can't help you

In the wake of the U.S. federal government shutdown, the agency's website has been temporarily terminated. A notice that the Census site and its services are unavailable replaces the usual supply of facts and figures.

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The Census Bureau is just one of a handful of federal websites that have gone dark during the shutdown, the nation's first since 1995. As Ars Technicha reports, ten federal websites are currently inaccessible, including the sites for the Library of Congress and the Federal Trade Commission. Read more...

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