In addition to the “Kentucky: By the Numbers” data series, the program also provides publications on finding and using data. 

These publications are written for a general audience.  Each one is no longer than 4 pages and most use a question/answer format.

To view these files, you will need Adobe Acrobat.

Finding and Using Data

• By the Numbers: Finding and Using Data from the Internet
• New Kid in Town: Understanding Data from the American Community Survey
• And Now for the Grain of Salt: Margins of Error and the American Community Survey
• What Counts? Understanding Data on Jobs, Income, and Unemployment

2020 Census

• Following the 2020 Census: Responses in Your County
• The 2020 Census: Why it Counts to be Counted

Help with the American Community Survey

• New Kid in Town:  Understanding Data from the American Community Survey
• And Now for the Grain of Salt:  Margins of Error and the American Community Survey
• More than the Top Ten: A Resource for Questions about the American Community Survey
• Data Availability for Extension Regions and Areas from the American Community Survey
• Availability of County-Level Data for Kentucky from the American Community Survey (alphabetic order)
• Data Availability for Kentucky Counties from the American Community Survey (by type of estimate)
• Cautionary Tales: Comparing the American Community Survey with Data from the Decennial Census
• Quick List: Comparing the 2009 American Community Survey (ACS) with the 2000 Census Long Form

Other Publications

• Understanding the Baby Boom Bubble - Julie N. Zimmerman and Amy F. Hosier
• The 2010 Census: New Decade, New Data 
• It Counts To Be Counted: Answers to Questions about the 2010 Census
• A Picture is Worth... Using a Newer Program to Make Charts and Graphs with Data from the American Community Survey
• A Picture is Worth... Using an Older Program to Make Charts and Graphs with Data from the American Community Survey