• U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting the 2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates

     

    We are please to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2016 American Community Survey 1-year estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for…

  • Early release materials for 2015 ACS 1-year estimates now AVAILABLE

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2015 ACS 1-year estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's data release…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases New American Community Survey Statistics for Detailed Race, Hispanic Origin, Ancestry, and Tribal Population Groups

    We are pleased to announce the release of new American Community Survey (ACS) estimates for detailed race, Hispanic Origin, ancestry, and tribal population groups. These statistics, available from the 2011-2015 ACS 5-year Selected Population Tables and…

  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation Supporting 2011-2015 ACS 5-Year Estimates

    We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2011-2015 ACS 5-year estimates.  The data will be released on December 8, 2016.  This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's release…

  • Federal Register Notice requesting data user comments on ACS content

    The Census Bureau just released a new Federal Register Notice requesting data user comments on the content of the American Community Survey. Although they are focusing primarily on marital history, field of degree, and business on property questions …
  • RE: ACS data download at zip code level

    Below is a short description from Census of how they create ZCTAs (From the link I included above). I've highlighted the two main reasons that some ZIP codes do not appear in the universe of ZCTAs. I am not sure whether or not that explains the entire…

  • ACS Notification: Change in Methodology for Nonresponse Follow Up Data Collection

    Change in Methodology for Nonresponse Follow Up Data Collection

    The U.S. Census Bureau is continually evaluating its operations to determine how we can efficiently measure the nation’s people, places, and economy. After a thorough evaluation of American…