ACS Publications and Working Papers

Browse American Community Survey publications and working papers including the following series:

ACS Data Briefs (short reports on specific topics)
ACS Reports (longer reports on specific topics)
Research and Evaluation reports (including survey methodology research important for the improvement of the ACS)
Content Test Evaluation reports (methods and results of testing to determine the best wording, format, and placement of proposed new or revised ACS questions)
Internet Data Collection reports (results of Internet response option testing including procedural, methodology and quality evaluations)

2019

PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Poverty: 2017 and 2018

This brief uses the 2017 and 2018 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for 2018.

PUBLICATION | NOVEMBER 07, 2019

Health Insurance Coverage by Type of Coverage and State: 2018

This brief uses data from the 2013, 2017, and 2018 American Community Survey 1 year estimates (ACS) to examine health insurance coverage rates.

PUBLICATION | SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Household Income: 2018

This report presents data on median household income and the Gini index of income inequality based on the 2017 and 2018 American Community Surveys (ACS).

WORKING PAPER | SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Response Consistency between the Detailed Race and Hispanic Origin Questions from the 2016 ACS Content Test and the Ancestry Question

Learn more about the difference between the ACS questions pertaining to race and ancestry or ethnic origin, and the potential changes for the 2020 ACS.

PUBLICATION | MAY 21, 2019

Multidimensional Deprivation in the United States: 2017

This report uses the American Community Survey to create a Multidimensional Deprivation Index.

WORKING PAPER | APRIL 12, 2019

Deconstructing the Digital Divide

Newly available data on broadband subscriptions from the ACS informs research on the factors that contribute to the digital divide at the county level.

WORKING PAPER | MARCH 2019

Multidimensional Inequality

WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 08, 2019

Use of Admin Records to Replace or Enhance Facilities & Fuel Type

Learn more about the potential for using administrative records to capture information about utilities and appliances on the ACS.

WORKING PAPER | FEBRUARY 08, 2019

Use of Administrative Records to Replace or Enhance Questions about Housing Characteristics on the American Community Survey

Learn more about the potential for using administrative records to capture housing and property tax information on the ACS.

ACS Publications and Working Papers

ACS Publications and Working Papers

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