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U.S. Census and Demographic Information

General guide to understanding and finding demographic data produced by the U.S. Census Bureau

More about the American Community Survey

The ACS is an ongoing sample survey which began in 2005. Questions asked cover:

•age
•sex
•race
•family and relationships
•income and benefits
•health insurance
•education
•veteran status
•disabilities
•where you work and how you get there
•where you live and how much you pay for some essentials
•and other topics related to people, households, families and housing

Social Explorer for ACS Data from 2005 to present

data.census.gov for ACS data from 2010 to present

data.census.gov is the main data portal for US Census data. It contains data from the 2010 decennial census as well as the ACS from 2010 to present. New updates to census data will be available through data.census.gov