2025 American Community Survey Data Users Conference Materials Available

The 2025 American Community Survey (ACS) Data Users Conference was a success! Around 700 people attended this year's conference. Recordings and other materials from the 2025 Data Users Conference will be available soon.

Census Bureau Releases Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released the Community Resilience Estimates (CRE) for Puerto Rico, which include population estimates by level of social vulnerability to disasters for the commonwealth, municipios, and census tracts. The updated interactive tool provides users with an easy-to-use way to quickly lookup and map neighborhoods with “low,” “medium,” and “high” social vulnerability.

Employment and Labor Force Characteristics for Married Householders and their Spouses

The Census Bureau recently released a table package – Employment and Labor Force Characteristics for Same-Sex and Opposite-Sex Married Householders and their Spouses – based on the 2023 ACS. The tables contain estimates of selected employment and labor force characteristics of householders and their spouses ages 16 to 64 in civilian same- and opposite-sex married households. Estimates are available for the nation, states and the District of Columbia, and for 15 selected metropolitan areas. At the national level, estimates are available by sex, race and Hispanic origin.

Detailed Language Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over: 2017-2021

The Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Older: 2017-2021 tabulation is now available. This tabulation provides data on over 500 individual languages and language groups spoken across the country in 2017-2021 from the ACS. The data are provided at the national and state level. This is the third tabulation the Census Bureau has released beyond the 42 languages and language groups published annually, updating a previous table package released in 2015. 

ACS and PRCS Federal Register Notice

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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

2025 ACS Data Users Conference

Registration for the 2025 ACS Data Users Conference is now open! The conference will be held virtually on May 29, 2025. There is no registration fee, but space is limited and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Register: https://events.prb.org/series/2025-acs-conference/ (You will receive a confirmation email after registering—check your spam folder if you don’t receive it.)
• View the preliminary conference program: https://events.prb.org/series/2025-acs-conference-agenda/schedule

The ACS Data Users Conference website with the final agenda will be available soon.

2024 ACS Data Release Schedule

The 2024 ACS data release schedule has been published. Here are the planned released dates:

• 2024 ACS 1-year Estimates: September 11, 2025
• 2024 ACS 1-year PUMS and Supplemental Estimates: October 16, 2025
• 2020-2024 ACS 5-year Estimates: December 11, 2025
• 2020-2024 ACS 5-year PUMS and Variance Replicate Estimates: January 22, 2026

Geographic Mobility Report

A report Examining Geographic Mobility in the United States by Birth Cohorts or Generations was recently released. Geographic mobility refers to the movement of people within and across geographic boundaries. Birth cohorts are groups of people who were born during a specific time frame who pass through life together. This report is based on 2005-2023 American Community Survey 1-year estimates.

ACS Methods Panel Tests Federal Register Notice

The Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the ACS Methods Panel Tests. A Federal Register notice was posted on April 18, 2025, and the public may provide comments for 30 days.

2024 ACS Data Release Schedule

The 2024 ACS data release schedule has been published. Check out the full data release schedule for more information. Here are the planned released dates:

• 2024 ACS 1-year Estimates: September 11, 2025
• 2024 ACS 1-year PUMS and Supplemental Estimates: October 16, 2025
• 2020-2024 ACS 5-year Estimates: December 11, 2025
• 2020-2024 ACS 5-year PUMS and Variance Replicate Estimates: January 22, 2026

Custom ACS Transportation Tabulation Published

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) recently introduced the latest data set from its AASHTO Census Transportation Solutions technical service program or ACTS; a cooperative program funded by state departments of transportation that produces a set of special transportation-focused tabulations using data from the ACS.

Employment Status and Class of Worker Tables

The U.S. Census Bureau released new Employment Status and Class of Worker tables from the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates. These data are supplemented with additional demographic and labor force content to provide cross tabulations on sex, race and ethnicity, level of education, place of birth, occupation, industry and field of degree across class of worker categories. The tables provide data on workers who are in the private sector, government or self-employed (i.e., own business, professional practice or farm) for the civilian labor force (including both the employed and unemployed).

Full-time, Year-Round Workers & Median Earnings by Sex & Occupation Tables

The Census Bureau released a downloadable file containing estimates for full-time, year-round workers and median earnings by sex and occupation from the 2023 American Community Survey 1-year estimates. This table is the latest in an annual series that compiles the number of worker and median earnings data for men and women by detailed occupation. The table also provides the ratio of women’s earnings as a percentage of men’s and the percentage of women in each occupation group.

A New ACS Data Story Has Been Published:

• University of Maryland, Baltimore County Uses ACS Data for a COVID-19 Health Literacy Project in Frederick City, Maryland

Census Voting Age Population Data Release

The 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Citizen Voting Age by Race and Ethnicity Special Tabulation was released February 7. This special tabulation was created for use in voting rights analysis and is published for a series of geographies, down to the block-group level. Publication of this special tabulation is only available for download from the Census Bureau's Citizen Voting Age by Race and Ethnicity webpage.

New ACS Design and Methodology Report Available

The latest Design and Methodology Report is now available. The purpose of this document is to provide data users and other interested individuals with documentation of the methods used in the ACS and PRCS. This document describes the basic ACS and PRCS design and methodology through 2021, unless otherwise indicated.

2018-2022 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) Update File

On January 23, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2018-2022 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA) update files through the FTP site. The updated codes on these files cross-walked the 2010 PUMS codes to the 2020 PUMA values with updated weights, removing the need to crosswalk 2010 and 2020 vintages.

2019-2023 ACS 5-Year Data Products and 119th Congressional District Data Release

Last month, the Census Bureau released the 2019-2023 ACS 5-year PUMS files, and 2019-2023 ACS 5-year Variance Replicate Estimates (VRE) tables to the public. PUMS files are available through the ACS website, FTP site, and the microdata access tool on data.census.gov. VREs are available through the ACS website and FTP site. The Census Bureau also released four Data Profiles for the 119th Congress. These data are available on data.census.gov and the Application Programming Interface. The My Congressional District data tool is also updated for the 119th Congress.

January 23, 2025

2019-2023 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files.

The ACS 5-year PUMS files show the full range of population and housing unit responses collected on individual ACS questionnaires for a subsample of ACS housing units and group quarters persons (approximately five percent of the United States population) with disclosure protection enabled so that individuals or housing units cannot be identified.

PUMS files allow data users to create custom estimates and tables that are not available through ACS pretabulated data products. Working with PUMS data generally involves downloading large datasets onto a local computer and analyzing them using statistical software such as R, SPSS, Stata, or SAS.

PUMS data can be accessed via data.census.gov and the Census Bureau's FTP site. 

Visit our Microdata section on the ACS website to find all resources related to PUMS files.  This section contains access to PUMS data, the PUMS Handbook, How-to instructions, FAQs, and PUMS documentation.

The PUMS Documentation page is updated with the 2023 release to include the PUMS User Guide, Accuracy of the PUMS, PUMS Estimates for User Verification, Subjects in the PUMS, and Data Dictionary. Code Lists have also been posted to help users with the release of the 2019-2023 ACS 5-year PUMS files.

2019-2023 ACS 5-Year Variance Replicate Estimate Tables

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2019-2023 ACS 5-year Variance Replicate Estimate Tables.

These tables allow advanced users to calculate margins of error (MOEs) when collapsing data within a table or across geographies. This method provides a more accurate MOE than available approximation formulas.  

To access these estimates, visit the Variance Replicate Estimate Tables page or through the Census Bureau's FTP site. This page also includes technical documentation, a table and geography list, and table shells.

Release of 119th Congressional District Data Profiles

The Census Bureau released four ACS Data Profiles for the 119th Congress on January 7. These data are available on data.census.gov and the Application Programming Interface. The My Congressional District data tool is also updated for the 119th Congress. These data products are produced from the 2023 ACS data.

2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Data Products Release

On January 23, the U.S. Census Bureau will release the 2019-2023 ACS 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) files and 2019-2023 ACS 5-year Variance Replicate Estimates (VRE) tables to the public. PUMS files will be available through the ACS website, FTP site, and the microdata access tool on data.census.gov. VREs will be available through the ACS website and FTP site.

Puerto Rico Community Survey Overview Flyer Spanish Version Now Available

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, now available in Spanish. The PRCS is part of the ACS that is customized for Puerto Rico.

Data.census.gov Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) Refresh

Check out the newly refreshed Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) from the Census Bureau. The MDAT was revamped based on feedback to deliver a more user-friendly experience.

New Topics on the 2025 ACS Questionnaire

The 2025 ACS and PRCS sample questionnaires are now available. Three new questions related to sewer, electric vehicles, and solar panels were added to the 2025 questionnaires. The Instructions for Completing the Survey were also updated. Learn more about how a question becomes part of the ACS.

Final ACS Course Module Published

The final module in the Discovering the American Community Survey course has been published. It pulls everything together by guiding viewers through a practical exercise to apply their knowledge of the ACS, data tools and resources.