Public paper · September 23, 2026
When the County Number Is Delayed, Suppressed, or Revised
Commerce barred noise infusion in 2026. The American Community Survey slipped. A hash is of a specific number on a specific day.
County numbers move. Surveys slip. Agencies revise tables after a first release. A register that shows a figure owes the reader a date and a version.
In 2026, Commerce barred certain noise-infusion practices around sensitive releases, and American Community Survey timing drew public attention. The point for a public shelf is narrower: say which release you showed.
A content hash is of a specific number on a specific day in a specific file. If the table is revised tomorrow, yesterday’s hash still describes yesterday’s page. That is a feature, not a bug—so long as the page names the vintage.
Notice Nearby’s job on a county hub is to keep the notice text and any cited figures labeled. It does not invent a second official Census release.
noticenearby.com/papers/when-the-county-number-is-delayed.pdf
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