# Census API MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to access and analyze U.S. Census Bureau data, such as demographics, population, and housing statistics, to inform research, policy, or business decisions. It solves problems related to data discovery, retrieval, and analysis by providing a query-based interface to search and retrieve specific variables and datasets. The tool accepts queries and geographic locations as inputs and returns relevant data and FIPS codes as outputs.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-census  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-census

## Description

Enables access to U.S. Census Bureau data including demographics, population, income, and housing statistics. Users can query specific variables, search datasets, and retrieve geographic FIPS codes across various surveys like the American Community Survey and Decennial Census.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.98
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/dgg6kgwtam)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/shawndrake2/mcp-census>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "shawndrake2-mcp-census"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-census` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/shawndrake2-mcp-census/pull`

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