Postcensal estimates

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-001466",
  "term": "Postcensal estimates",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "Population estimates produced for the years after a decennial census when only the beginning population is known. They are produced and revised each year. For dates when both postcensal and intercensal estimates are available, intercensal estimates are preferred.\n\nPopulation estimates obtained by adding the number of births, subtracting the number of deaths and by adding or subtracting the net impact of international and internal migration on the most recent census population adjusted for census coverage error.",
  "references": [
    "U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/postcensal-estimates/"
}