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DATA GEMS: PUMAs: Filling Data Gaps Across States

U.S. Census Bureau · August 25, 2026

A U.S. Census Bureau Data Gem video explains Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs), how they support state-level coverage, and demonstrates using data.census.gov and PUMS/MDAT to map and extract sub-state data (examples: Michigan and Bergen County East, New Jersey). The tutorial shows step-by-step filter and boundary tools and points viewers to reference files on census.gov.

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