Unites States Census American Community Survey (ACS)
What is the American Community Survey?
The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides data every year -- giving communities the current information they need to plan investments and services. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.
To help communities, state governments, and federal programs, we ask about:
- age
- sex
- race
- family and relationships
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- income and benefits
- health insurance
- education
- veteran status
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- disabilities
- where you work and how you get there
- where you live and how much you pay for some essentials
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All this detail is combined into statistics that are used to help decide everything from school lunch programs to new hospitals.
For the main Census ACS website visit:
http://www.census.gov/acs/www/
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