The March 2026 monthly data and the January 2026 data that were recently re-released by the Census Bureau are now available via IPUMS CPS. October 2025 data were not collected during the U.S. federal government shutdown.
- Codes
- Description
- Comparability
- Universe
- Availability
- Flags
- Questionnaire Text
- UnHarmonized Variables
Codes and Frequencies
Description
BPL indicates whether persons were born in the United States and, if not, the foreign country where they were born.
Comparability
The 1994 data include only 41 categories for BPL, with all other answers coded into a residual "Other" category. For 1995 forward, three times as many categories are recognized, including categories for countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Oceania. The data must be recoded into the smaller number of categories available in 1994 to achieve comparability across time.
Universe
- All persons.
Availability
| Years | Jan | Feb | ASEC | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 – 2024 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| 2025 | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | - | X | X |
| 2026 | X | X | - | X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
