Is tidycensus safe to use?

tidycensus has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (1.7.5). DepScope rates its health at 53/100 (high risk).

What is the latest version of tidycensus?

The latest version of tidycensus is 1.7.5, released 2026-02-09.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of tidycensus.

No, tidycensus is actively maintained. Latest release: 1.7.5 (2026-02-09).

DepScope has no curated alternatives for tidycensus at this time.

tidycensus is licensed under MIT + file LICENSE.

cranv1.7.5

Load US Census Boundary and Attribute Data as 'tidyverse' and 'sf'-Ready Data Frames

License MIT + file LICENSE0 versions1 maintainers17 deps3,084 weekly dl

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Health

safe to use

[email protected] is safe to use (health: 53/100)

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

6/20

popularity

25/25

security

0/15

maturity

2/15

community

Vulnerabilities

none known

Dependencies (17)

API access

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First published · 2026-02-16 01:49:58

Last updated · 2026-02-09T17:10:02+00:00