ACS Data Users Group

A colleague is getting the following errors using R API's that have been working until now …

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We are getting error while downloading 2008-12 ACS block group variables using R API’s. We have used “get_census” and “tidy census” API libraries to download the BG level ACS data earlier. But now getting the error as "Geography does not exist".

Here are package specific errors:

1. tidy census:

Getting data from the 2008-2012 5-year ACS

Using FIPS code '06' for state 'CA'

Error: Your API call has errors. The API message returned is error: unknown/unsupported geography hierarchy.

2. get census:

The Census Bureau returned the following error message: error: unknown/unsupported geography hierarchy

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Any ideas? Any recent changes in the API?

Thanks,

-- Dave Stinchcomb

Hi Dave, I’d recommend posting the exact code you are running and the error messages that are returned on the tidycensus GitHub issues page: github.com/.../issues

You might also try updating to the latest version of tidycensus, 0.9.3, as some of the API endpoints have recently changed.

Thanks for these suggestions Matt - I'll pass them on.
-- Dave