ACS Data Users Group

2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Pre-Release Webinar

The webinar will show participants how to access new data and online resources from the 2018-2022 release. Attendees will also learn about changes related to this release, and tips for comparing geographies and statistics over time.

Date & Time: Thursday, November 30 from 2:00-3:00 PM EST

Presenters: Gretchen Gooding, American Community Survey Office

Jewel Jordan, Public Information Office

Maria Valdisera, Center for Enterprise Dissemination

Documentation Supporting the 2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Now Available

We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates scheduled for release on Thursday, December 7, 2023. This documentation offers ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's data release.

New and updated information related to this release is available now on the 2022 Data Release page.

Highlights include links to the following:

• The Table & Geography Changes page provides details about new, modified, and removed tables.

• The 2018-2022 ACS 5-year Summary File will be released as a table-based format. Supporting documentation, including the new table-based Summary File Handbook have been released. For more information, visit the ACS Summary File page.

The 2018-2022 ACS 5-year estimates will be released in the U.S. Census Bureau's data dissemination platform, data.census.gov. The platform serves as the primary way for accessing data and digital content from the Census Bureau.