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Learn how local YMCA staff, officials in Pennsylvania's Centre County, and an electric utility in the Northeast use data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) for their decision making.
The ACS is a nationwide survey that gives local officials, community leaders, and businesses the data and tools they need to better support and strengthen America’s communities.
The ACS Course: Discovering the American Community Survey provides a comprehensive overview of the ACS. The course provides ACS foundational information such as topics, tools, geographies and population thresholds for data coverage, how to find information on the survey questions, data release schedules and more. View the video above to the first module of the course providing a brief overview of the ACS including its origin, purpose, topics in the ACS, and data collection procedures.
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