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United States Census Bureau | An official website of the United States Government Geography and the American Community Survey: What Data Users Need to Know February 2020 Geography plays an important role in all U.S. Census Bureau activities by providing the framework used to collect and publish data, including American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. Data users employ ACS data that are tabulated for a variety of geographic areas to produce detailed portraits and maps of social, economic, housing, and demographic characteristics of America’s communities. This guide provides an overview of geographic areas for which ACS data are available, special considerations in working with spatial data, and links to tools and other resources that data users can use to map ACS data. Download by Section [/conte nt/dam /Censu s/librar y/public ations/ 2020/a cs/acs_ geogra phy_ha ndbook _2020.p df] Geogra phy and the Americ an Commu nity Survey What Data Users Need to Know [6.1 MB] America n Commun ity Survey 1. Geographic Areas Covered in the ACS [2.1 MB] [/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_geography_handbook_2020_ch01. pdf] American Community Survey 2. Geographic Boundaries, Vintages, and Frequency of Updates [<1.0 MB] [/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_geography_handbook _2020_ch02.pdf] American Community Survey 3. Accessing and Mapping ACS Data [1.4 MB] American Community Survey [/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_geography_handbook_2020_ch03.pd f] 4. Additional Resources [<1.0 MB] [/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2020/acs/acs_geography_handbook_2020_ch04.pdf] American Community Survey Others in Series Publication What Researchers Need to Know April 2020 This handbook helps researchers learn more about estimates for geographic areas, how to access data products, sampling error, and more. [/programs-surveys/acs/library/handbooks/researchers.html] Publication What State and Local Government Users Need to Know August 2020 This handbook helps data users from state and local governments learn about ACS data and provides examples of how ACS data can answer real-world questions. [/programs-surveys/acs/guidance/handbooks/state-local.html] Publication What ACS Public Use Microdata Sample File Users Need to Know February 2021 This guide helps data users learn how to access PUMS files, create PUMS tables, and measure accuracy and margins of error. [/programs-surveys/acs/guidance/handbooks/pums.html] VIEW ALL [/PROGRAMS-SURVEYS/ACS/LIBRARY/HANDBOOKS.HTML] Related Information Geography & ACS [/programs-surveys/acs/geography-acs.html] Census Geographies [/geographies.html] WEBINAR Geography Areas and Concepts for the American Community Survey [/data/academy/webinars/2022/geography-areas-and- concepts-for-the-acs.html] Page Last Revised - May 1, 2025