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Use U.S. Census Bureau with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Explore economic indicators across America using Census and CBP data. Get median household income, poverty rates, educational attainment, business establishment

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Complete set · 4 capabilities

The complete U.S. Census Bureau capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with U.S. Census Bureau.

Capability set01 / 01

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4 capabilities in this set.

Part of 4 available through U.S. Census Bureau.

  1. 01

    Get education by state

    Education level is a key predictor of income, employment, and economic development. Get educational attainment for all states. bachelor's degree or higher

  2. 02

    Get income by county

    Critical for real estate analysis, business site selection, and understanding economic disparity within a state. Get median household income and poverty for all counties in a state

  3. 03

    Get income by state

    Median income is the single most-used economic indicator from the Census. it determines federal funding, cost-of-living adjustments, and market opportunity analysis. Get median household income and poverty rates for all states

  4. 04

    Get business patterns

    From County Business Patterns (CBP). the definitive dataset for understanding local economic activity and business concentration. Get County Business Patterns. establishments, employees, and payroll by county

Observed, not estimated

830ms average. Fast in production.

U.S. Census Bureau is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 991ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
678ms
Slowest day
991ms
14-day trend
Slowing+18%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 4 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of U.S. Census Bureau, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with U.S. Census Bureau. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

U.S. Census Bureau Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ddYriCNOxbKIObL2IrwutjhR479HTSZeFd3m1qm4/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — U.S. Census Bureau capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "us-census-income-median-income-poverty-economy-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_ddYriCNOxbKIObL2IrwutjhR479HTSZeFd3m1qm4/mcp"
    }
  }
}
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Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions U.S. Census Bureau owners ask.

  • 01

    What is County Business Patterns (CBP)?

    CBP is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. This server uses it to return total business establishments, employees, and annual payroll by county.

  • 02

    Does income include taxes?

    Median household income reported by the Census represents pre-tax (gross) income from all sources.

  • 03

    Can it separate individual vs household income?

    The primary metrics fetched here are Household metrics as they give the highest fidelity snapshot of local living conditions.

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