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Link to Census 2000 Gateway Summary File 3 (SF 3)

Summary File 3 consists of 813 detailed tables of Census 2000 social, economic and housing characteristics compiled from a sample of approximately 19 million housing units (about 1 in 6 households) that received the Census 2000 long-form questionnaire. Fifty-one tables are repeated for nine major race and Hispanic or Latino groups: White alone; Black or African American alone; American Indian and Alaska Native alone; Asian alone; Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone; Some other race alone; Two or more races; Hispanic or Latino; and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.

Summary File 3 presents data for the United States, the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in a hierarchical sequence down to the block group for many tabulations, but only to the census tract levels for others. Summaries are included for other geographic areas such as Zip Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAsTM) and Congressional districts (106th Congress).

Summary File 3 includes 484 population tables and 329 housing tables that are identified according to geographic coverage:

  • Population (P) and Housing (H) tables are available to the block group
  • Population (PCT) and Housing (HCT) tables are available to the census tract level only

Data:   Access to all tables and maps in American FactFinder
Purchase Products:   Summary Files for sale through Customer Services Center
Product Support:   Summary File 3 Disc Product Support
FTP Download:   All Files      FTP Read me (MSWordText)
Documentation:   Technical Documentation [PDF] (6M)
- Comparing SF 3 Estimates with Corresponding Values in SF 1 and SF 2
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