The US Census Bureau will release the 2016 American Community Survey
(ACS) data this coming Thursday, September 14, 2017. This will include
tables for the 1-year (2016) estimates.
The 5-year (2012-2016) data will be released on December 7, 2017.
Accredited journalists will get a jump on the data analysis: the data
is available, but “embargoed” (can’t be released) on September 12th,
and the “embargo is lifted” on September 14th. Watch for census-related
stories in the media this Thursday and Friday!
Here is a link to a Census Bureau memorandum discussing the newly (9/7/17) release of
ACS documentation. This is helpful. You can analyze the documentation
before the data is made available.
I used to be jealous: why do journalists get “early access” to embargoed
data, and not accredited local government planners? Now, I figure that
there is plenty of work for both journalists and local analysts, so it’s
not too big a deal these days.
Here is a link to the full, 2016 ACS Data Release Schedule:
Another Census Bureau page of interest is the September 7, 2017 “webinar” discussing the 1-year 2016 ACS data release:
Chuck Purvis,
Hayward, California