The Easy Stats application will no longer be available after Friday, September 30th as the U.S. Census Bureau streamlines and improves its web applications for data access. While no other data tool presents tables exactly like Easy Stats, the same data are available in American FactFinder. If you have feedback on the retirement of Easy Stats, you can submit your comments online.

Agility in Action 1.2: A Snapshot of Enhancements to the American Community Survey

September 19, 2016

Census Bureau has released this updated report outlining accomplishments and progress achieved to minimize burden for ACS respondents while still allowing the survey to be responsive to emergent issues, keeping content current, and maintaining high quality data. This is a revision to version 1.1 of Agility in Action.

Follow developments in these efforts via our webpage: Agility in Action.

Stats in Action: New Orleans Smoke Alarm Outreach Program Video Released by the U.S. Census Bureau

September 7, 2016

After the lack of smoke alarms led to the tragic death of five family members in a house fire, the City of New Orleans realized that it needed to do more to prevent these types of incidents. Using free, publicly accessible data from the American Community Survey (ACS), local officials identified “houses that were least likely to have a smoke alarm and most likely to have a fatality through a fire.”

Check out the U.S. Census Bureau’s newest Stats in Action video to learn how collaboration between the City of New Orleans Office of Performance and Accountability and the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) is saving lives by figuring out where to target smoke alarm installations in the community. According to NOFD Chief Tim McConnell, “If you can prevent one person from losing their life, it makes this program worthwhile.”

You can also let us know how you use ACS data by sharing your story online using #ACSdata.