Before considering the purchase of a custom tabulation, we encourage you to look at the wide variety of American Community Survey data products already available on data.census.gov.
For more experienced data users, the Public Use Microdata Sample File might be right for you. The PUMS file allows you to create tabulations using confidentiality-protected person and housing unit records. Public Use Microdata Areas, or PUMAs, are the lowest level of geography available in the PUMS file.
If your data needs cannot be met with the data sources discussed above, you can request a custom tabulation.
Please keep in mind:
The Subjects Included in the Survey page is intended to assist you with the custom tabulations request. (The page connects to American Community Survey Detailed Tables for each subject.)
Since the Census Bureau is legally bound to protect the confidentiality of respondents, all requests for ACS custom tabulations must be approved by the Census Bureau's Disclosure Review Board. The board may recommend changes or reject some requests. View the Custom Tabulation Disclosure Avoidance FAQs for more information. If you still have questions about the new disclosure avoidance policy for custom tabulations, please send questions to cdar.drb.chair@census.gov.
You must reimburse the Census Bureau for all costs of custom tabulations. With a minimum cost of $3,000, each tabulation is priced individually based on the complexity of the request.
Before we begin a custom tabulation, we evaluate your request based on three main criteria.
All schedules include enough time for your request to be approved by the Census Bureau Disclosure Review Board. Again, assume a minimum of 8 weeks.
American Community Survey Office
U.S. Census Bureau
Email: American Community Survey Users Support