December Events and Updates
Updates
The 2019-2023 American
Community Survey 5-Year Data
Release
The 2023 American Community
Survey (ACS) data releases
are currently underway. The
next data products to be
released are the 2019-2023
ACS 5-year estimates,
scheduled for release on
December 12.
The
available data products
include Data Profiles,
Detailed Tables,
Comparison Profiles,
Subject Tables, Narrative
Profiles, and Summary
File. Media embargoes will
be available 48 hours
before the public release.
Check out the full 2023
ACS data release
schedule for
more information. The Census
Bureau will hold a
pre-release
webinar on
December 5 and media
embargoes will be available
48 hours before the public
release.
New Puerto Rico Community
Survey Overview Flyer
Learn
the basics about the
Puerto Rico Community
Survey (PRCS), including
topics covered, data
products, data collection,
and more in the recently
published PRCS
Overview Flyer. The
PRCS is part of the ACS
that is customized for
Puerto Rico.
ACS Information Guide
Spanish Version Now
Available
The ACS
Information Guide
has been translated,
providing a comprehensive
guide to the ACS in both
English and Spanish. To
navigate to the Spanish
translation, choose "Español
/ Spanish" from the Language
Selector located at the top
of the page, above the page
title. Follow these steps to
go back to the English
version.
A new ACS Share Your Story
has been published:
American Community Survey
and Puerto Rico Community
Survey
The
Census Bureau is inviting
public feedback through a
Federal Register Notice
(FRN) requesting authority
to conduct the ACS and
PRCS for another three
years. The FRN does not
include any proposed
changes to the surveys.
The public may submit
comments through
January 6, 2025.
ACS Methods Panel Tests
The Census Bureau is
inviting public feedback
through a Federal Register
Notice (FRN)
on ACS Methods Panel tests.
From 2025 to 2028, the ACS
Methods Panel may test ACS
and decennial census methods
for reducing survey cost,
addressing respondent
burden, and improving survey
response, data quality, and
survey efficiencies for
housing units and group
quarters. The ACS Methods
Panel may also address other
emerging needs of the
program.
The
public may submit
comments
through December 23, 2024.
Events
2019-2023 American Community
Survey 5-Year Pre-Release
Webinar
The
U.S. Census Bureau will
host a pre-release webinar
on December 5 in advance
of the latest 2019-2023
American Community Survey
5-year estimates data
release. The webinar will
explain how to access ACS
data and online resources
and provide tips for
comparing geographies and
statistics over time.
2025 ACS Data Users
Conference
Save the Date! The 2025 ACS
Data Users Conference will
be held on May
29th (virtual) and June
3rd (in-person in the
Washington, DC area),
2025. Registration will be
free for all participants. A
call for abstracts will be
coming soon!
America Counts
Enjoy the following America
Counts story featuring ACS
data:
Data Visualization
Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP)
Eligibility & Access
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Explore a
demographic portrait
of SNAP benefits in
select states in
this new interactive
infographic. Users
can customize the
infographic by age,
health insurance,
Internet access, and
other
characteristics.
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Did you know that the ACS
has an online Data Users
Group with over 6,000
members? The purpose of the
ACS Data Users Group is to
improve understanding of the
value and utility of ACS
data, as well as promote
information sharing among
data users about key ACS
data issues and
applications.
The website contains
information, such as
previous conference
presentations and archived
webinars and the discussion
forum allows members to
share messages, materials,
and announcements related to
the ACS. Census Bureau staff
are also members and share
program updates here.
Membership is free and open
to all interested ACS data
users.
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