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Using American Community
Survey Summary File Data
Gretchen Gooding
American Community Survey Office
January 25, 2017
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Outline
American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF
Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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ACS Basics
• Ongoing monthly survey sent to 3.5 million
addresses per year to produce detailed
population and housing estimates each year
• Visit 20,000 Group Quarter facilities and sample
approximately 194,000 residents each year
• Designed to produce critical information on
small areas and small population groups
previously collected on the decennial long
form
• Covers 35+ topics and supports over 300
known Federal Government uses
• Data released twice annually
• 1-year estimates (12 months of data)
• 5-year estimates (60 months of data)
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ACS Content
AncestryCitizenshipDisabilityEducational AttainmentFertilityGrandparentsLanguage Spoken at HomeMarital StatusMigrationSchool EnrollmentVeterans
Social
Class of Worker CommutingEmployment StatusFood Stamps (SNAP)Health InsuranceHours/Week, Weeks/YearIncomeIndustry & Occupation
AgeHispanic OriginRaceRelationshipSex
35+ Topics 1000+ Tables 11 Billion Estimates
Economic
Demographic
Computer & Internet UseCosts (Mortgage, Taxes, Insurance)
Heating Fuel Home ValueOccupancyPlumbing/Kitchen FacilitiesStructureTenure (Own/Rent)UtilitiesVehiclesYear Built/ Year Moved In
Housing
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Selected Census Geographic Concepts
Nation
Regions
States
Counties
Census Tracts
Block Groups
Congressional
Districts
American Indian/
Alaska Native Areas/
Hawaiian Home Lands
Urban AreasMetropolitan and
Micropolitan Areas
Zip Code
Tabulation
Areas
PlacesSchool
Districts
Public Use
Microdata
Areas
(PUMAs)
Alaska
Native
Regional
Areas
State
Legislative
Districts
930,000
Geographic Areas35,000+
Communities
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Availability of ACS Data Products
Estimated
Population of
Geographic Area1-Year
Estimates
1-Year
Supplemental
Estimates
5-Year
Estimates
65,000 or more X X X
20,000 to 64,999 X X
Less than 20,000 X
Planned Release
DateSeptember October December
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census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/news/data-releases.html
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Outline
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American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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AFF Download Center
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factfinder.census.gov
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2-Dataset
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3-Geographies
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4-Search Results
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Table B23025
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Complete instructions at:
census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/summary-file-
documentation.html
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Outline
American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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What is the ACS Summary File?
Set of comma-delimited text files that
contain all of the Detailed Tables
Stored in a series of files on the FTP site
Files contain only the data from the tables
(no information such as table title,
description of the rows, etc)
Data have already been tabulated for
specific geographic areas
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AFF vs. Summary File
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How to Use the ACS SF
1—Verify table is available at geography level of interest
(not all tables are published for every geography)
2—Use appropriate tool to access ACS SF
Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles Pre-joined with Demographic Data
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Summary File Page
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census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/summary-file-documentation.html
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Check Appendix for Table
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Outline
American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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Summary File Retrieval Tool
Includes datasets through 2012 (i.e., 2008-2012 ACS 5-year estimates)
Allows users to load tables from the ACS
SF into an Excel spreadsheet
Must have Excel 2007 or newer to run tool
You can access all tracts and block groups
per table per state
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census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data/tools/summary-file-retrieval-tool.html
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Outline American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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DataFerrett
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dataferrett.census.gov
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Finding Summary Data
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Select Geographies
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Select Geographies
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Next Level-State
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Next Level-County
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Next Level-Census Tract
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Next Level-Block Group
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Step 2
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Make Table
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Results
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Outline American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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Census API
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census.gov/developers
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Available APIs
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Table B23025
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Outline
American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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Summary File Organization
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www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2014/data
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File Naming
2014 5 mi 0078 000.zip
2014=reference year
5=period covered
mi=state level
0078=sequence number
000=iteration ID
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Estimate, MOE, Geography Files
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Estimate file
e20145mi0078000.txt
Geography file
g20145mi.csv or g20145mi.txt
Margin of error file
m20145mi0078000.txt
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Starting and Ending Position
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1 2 3 4 5 6
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Templates
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www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2014/data/
2014_5yr_Summary_FileTemplates.zip
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Outline
American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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TIGER/Line Shapefiles Pre-joined
with Demographic Data
census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/tiger-data.html
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Outline
American Community Survey (ACS) basics
American FactFinder Download Center
Overview of ACS Summary File (ACS SF)
Ways to access the ACS SF Summary File Retrieval Tool
DataFerrett
Census API
FTP site
TIGER/Line Shapefiles
Wrap up
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Summary File Documentation
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census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/summary-file-
documentation.html
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Options for Accessing Bulk Data
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Tool Advantage of Using Tool
AFF Download Center Download one geographic type at a
time, maximum of 40 tables
SF Retrieval Tool Looking for older datasets (through
2012)
DataFerrett Downloading a large number of
geographic areas for a small number
of tables
Census API Call only the variables and
geographies you need
FTP Site Includes every Detailed Table for
every geography
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ACS Data Users Group
• Purpose: Improve understanding of the value and utility of ACS data.
Promote information sharing among data users about key ACS data issues and applications
• Membership is free and open to all interested ACS data users
• Webinars and special sessions at professional meetings planned
• Users group website and online community
acsdatacommunity.prb.org
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Assistance Near You!
Our regional data staff can help
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Questions?
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