2012-2016 ACS 5-year PUMS files are now available in American FactFinder, the FTP site, and DataFerrett.
Additional PUMS documentation, including the PUMS ReadMe, Accuracy of the PUMS, and PUMS Estimates for User Verification, has been released to help users with the release of the 2012-2016 ACS 5-year PUMS files.
2012-2016 ACS Variance Replicate Estimates Tables are now available through the Variance Replicate Estimates Tables data page and the Census Bureau's FTP site. These tables allow advanced data users to calculate margins of error when collapsing data within a table or across geographies. Supporting documentation was released last week.
Supporting documentation has been released to help users prepare for the release of the 2012-2016 ACS 5-year PUMS files.
Additional documentation will be released on January 18, 2018.
Variance Replicate Estimates Tables Documentation is now available to help users prepare for next week's release of the 2012-2016 ACS Variance Replicate Estimates Tables. These tables allow advanced data users to calculate margins of error when collapsing data within a table or across geographies.
2012-2016 ACS 5-year estimates are available in American FactFinder and the API.
2012-2016 ACS 5-year estimates are based on data collected from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2016.
2012-2016 ACS 5-year estimates are available for geographic areas down to the census tract and block group levels.
2012-2016 ACS 5-year Narrative Profiles are available for state, county, place, metropolitan/micropolitan statistical area, ZIP Code Tabulation Area, American Indian Area/Alaska Native Area/Hawaiian Home Land and census tract. Narrative Profiles summarize many topics using nontechnical text and graphs. Visit both the ACS Narrative Profiles page and American FactFinder for continuous profile data since 2009.
Visit our ACS/Census 2000 Table Comparisons tool to find comparable tables between ACS 5-year estimates and Census 2000 Summary File 3 detailed tables.
The 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Summary File data on the FTP site are now available. Supporting materials were released last week.
Visit 2016 Table Changes for a list and description of all new, modified, and deleted tables.
Supporting materials for the 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Summary File have been released, including the technical document appendices, table shells, and sequence number/table number lookup file. The 5-year Summary File on the FTP site will be released on December 7, 2017.
Basic instructions for obtaining the ACS standard errors needed to do statistical testing
The 2012-2016 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates will be released on Thursday, December 7, 2017. These data will be available for all geographic areas including census tracts, ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), and block groups. The 2012-2016 ACS 5-year PUMS files and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Variance Replicate Estimates will be released on Thursday, January 18, 2018. For more information on the release schedule, visit 2016 ACS Release Schedule.
2016 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates are available in American FactFinder and the API.
2016 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates are based on data collected from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
2016 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates are available for geographic areas with populations of 20,000 or more.
2016 ACS 1-year PUMS files are now available in American FactFinder, the FTP site, and DataFerrett.
Additional PUMS documentation, including the PUMS ReadMe, Accuracy of the PUMS, and PUMS Estimates for User Verification, has been released to help users with the release of the 2016 ACS 1-year PUMS files.
Guidance for Data Users: Learn more about when to use 1-year, 1-year supplemental, and 5-year estimates.
Geography and ACS: View the geographic areas with published data for the 1-year Supplemental Estimates.
Modified Tables: View 2016 table changes for a description of this year's modified table.
Table Shells: View the layout of tables (without the estimates or margins of error filled in) by exploring the 1-year Supplemental Estimates table shells.
Supporting documentation has been released to help users prepare for the release of the 2016 ACS 1-year PUMS files.
Additional documentation will be released on October 19, 2017.
2016 ACS 1-year estimates are based on data collected from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.
2016 ACS 1-year estimates are available in American FactFinder and the API.
2016 ACS 1-year estimates are available for geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more.
Guidance on comparing the 2016 ACS 1-year estimates with Census 2000, 2015 ACS 1-year estimates, and 2010 Census by subject area is now available.
The 1-year Summary File data on the FTP site are now available. Supporting materials were released last week.
Visit 2016 Table and Geography Changes for a list and description of new and modified tables, as well as information on changes to geography.
Visit the Geography & ACS page for changes to 2016 geographies. The Geographic Areas Published page and Reference Material page have also been updated for 2016.
Table shells for the 2016 ACS 1-year estimates are available on the FTP site.
Supporting documentation has been released to help users prepare for the release of the 2016 ACS 1-year estimates. Additional technical documentation will be released on September 14, 2017.
Supporting materials for the 2016 ACS 1-year Summary File have been released, including the technical document, table shells, and sequence/table number lookup. The 1-year Summary File on the FTP site will be released on September 14, 2017.
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The 2016 ACS 1-year estimates will be released on Thursday, September 14, 2017. These data will be available for the nation, all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, every congressional district, every metropolitan area, and all counties and places with populations of 65,000 or more. The 2016 ACS 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files and 2016 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates will be released on Thursday, October 19, 2017. For more information on the release schedule, visit 2016 ACS Release Schedule.