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)

2020

Publication | December 10, 2020

Household Income by Race and Hispanic Origin: 2005–2009 and 2015–2019

This brief uses the 2005-2009 and 2015-2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 5-year estimates to report changes in median household income by race and Hispanic

Publication | December 10, 2020

Changes in Poverty Rates and Poverty Areas Over Time: 2005 to 2019

This brief uses the first instance of three non-overlapping ACS 5-year estimates to analyze poverty rates and poverty areas for the nation, states and counties.

Publication | September 17, 2020

Household Income: 2019

This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to report changes in median household income and the Gini index.

Publication | September 17, 2020

Poverty: 2018 and 2019

This brief uses the 2018 and 2019 American Community Surveys (ACS) 1-year estimates to analyze poverty rates for the nation, states, and the largest metro areas

Publication | August 25, 2020

Retail Workers: 2018

This report provides a detailed description of the demographic and employment characteristics of retail workers.

Publication | July 21, 2020

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Receipt for Households: 2018

This report presents data on SNAP receipt during 2018 at the national and state levels based on the 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates.

Publication | June 02, 2020

Those Who Served: America's Veterans From World War II to the War on Terror

This report looks at the roughly 18 million Americans, or about 7 percent of the adult population, who were veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces in 2018.

Publication | March 27, 2020

Changes in the Census Industry and Occupation Classification Systems

This report describes the most recent changes in the Census industry and occupation classification systems.

Working Paper | March 16, 2020

Assessment of Messaging in the 2018 American Community Survey Mail Contact Materials

Learn about an evaluation of messaging in the 2018 ACS mail materials and recommendations for improving the messaging.

ACS Publications and Working Papers

ACS Publications and Working Papers

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