The American Community Survey (ACS) is now the place to go for data on the social, economic, and housing characteristics of our counties and communities.

As with any new data source, those from the ACS differ in many ways from what we are used to.

To help get a feel for the data, this page provides links to sample tables for some of the data products available from the American Community Survey.

For more information about the American Community Survey, go to the Census Bureau's website:

https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs

Data Profiles provide compilations of commonly used data. Table names begin with the letters "DP" and include both estimates and commonly used percents.

These samples were created using the Old American FactFinder website. While printing these full tables cannot be generated using the data.census.gov website, they are still useful to be able to see what can be found in Data Profile Tables

• Social Characteristics Profile
• Economic Characteristics Profile
• Housing Characteristics Profile
• Demographic Characteristics Profile

Subject Tables provide data on a wide variety of topics. The tables include both estimates and commonly used percents. Table names begin with the letter "S" and include both estimates and commonly used percents.  Which subject tables are available varies depending on data availability.

These samples were created using the Old American FactFinder website. While printing these full tables cannot be generated using the data.census.gov website, they are still useful to be able to see what can be found in Subject Tables

• Subject Table on Educational Attainment for Mercer County
• Subject Table on Ages 65 and over for Pike County
• Subject Table on Households and Families for Warren County
• Sample list of Subject Tables available

There are other data products available from the American Community Survey.

For more information on these and other data options, go to https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/data.html

Accessing Data Online

In addition to issues of the Kentucky: By The Numbers data series, you can access the data from the ACS on these websites:

Census Bureau's website: https://data.census.gov/

Kentucky State Data Center: http://ksdc.louisville.edu/

For an overview of data from the American Community Survey

New Kid in Town: Understanding Data from the American Community Survey

For help in understanding and using margins of error

And Now for the Grain of Salt: Margins of Error and the American Community Survey