ACS Provides Income, Poverty, Health Insurance Statistics

Income levels and poverty rates were not statistically different for most states and metro areas from 2011 to 2012.

Michael Cook

Chief, Public Affairs and Media Events Branch, Public Information Office

Gretchen Gooding

Survey Statistician, American Community Survey Office

How the Census Bureau Measures Income and Poverty

Income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2012 from the Current Population Survey (CPS) will be released Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013. One-year statistics from the 2012 American Community Survey (ACS) will be released on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013.

How We Measure Health Insurance

Next week, the Census Bureau is releasing two sources for health insurance statistics in the United States: the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS ASEC) and the American Community Survey (ACS). While both surveys have questions that attempt to measure the same phenomena, they go about it in different ways.

American Community Survey 2012 Data Release

Information about the ACS 2012 data release

Guidance for Data Users

Learn more about ACS data user resources, including guidance on data tools, information on comparing ACS, handbooks with how-to instructions, & presentations.

Comparing 2010 American Community Survey Data

The 2009 ACS and 2010 ACS 1-year estimates use a different Census base year for the population estimates used in the ACS weighting.

2012 Data Product Changes

Includes information about new tables, modified tables, and deleted/removed tables.

Documentation

The documentation is provided in support of the American Community Survey data.

Reference Maps

Download maps that show the boundaries and names of geographic areas for which the Census Bureau tabulates ACS data.

Which Data Tool Should I Use?

Learn more about the tools available to obtain statistics from the American Community Survey.

Data Tools Chart

Learn more about our data tools, along with the product type, year(s) available & data set(s), and geographies included, to access the information from the ACS.

Atlanta

Baltimore

Boston

Chicago

Dallas

Denver

Detroit

Houston

Los Angeles

Miami

Minneapolis

New York

Orlando

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Portland, Ore.

Riverside, Calif.

St. Louis

San Antonio

Media Advisory — Census Bureau to Release Local Graphics and Releases

The U.S. Census Bureau has releases and infographics showing changes in income and other social, economic, and housing findings for the top 25 metro areas.

Prerelease Web Conference on 2012 ACS Statistics

The Census Bureau will hold a Web conference to discuss the Sept. 19 release of 2012 American Community Survey statistics.

Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics and ACS Results

Release schedule for national income, poverty and health insurance statistics for 2012 from the Current Population Survey, and local estimates from the ACS.

American Community Survey (ACS)

The American Community Survey is the premier source for information about America's changing population, housing and workforce.

Sample Forms & Instructions

View sample forms and instruction guides in English and Spanish for the American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey.

Questions on the Form and Why We Ask

Fact sheets containing question(s) from the form, a description of how the federal government uses the data, & how those uses translate into community benefits.