Census Data

General Tools

• Glossary of Census Terms (from American FactFinder)

American Community Survey Tools

• List of American Community Survey tables available at the Block Group level (only highlighted tables are available for BGs, and BG data are only available in the "Summary File," or flat file, download --see next item)
• Summary File (flat file) page - links to the FTP download page in a box on the right side of the page. Summary Files include ALL tables and ALL geographies unless otherwise noted and must be manipulated in statistical software like Stata or SAS. However, the page also includes a link to download the Summary File Retrieval Tool (an Excel Macro) "for downloading 20 tables or less for all published geographies within a state."
• Compass data user guides (includes guides for PUMS and rural area data users--see Handbook QuickLinks on right side of the page)

 

Available Presentations

• New FactFinder Interface
• Comparison of American Community Survey & Decennial Long Form

Content not updated - current as of date noted.

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Orientation for the new American FactFinder Interface
webinar sponsored by NCLA's Government Resources Section
June 9, 2011

Slides* (Note extensive speaker's notes)

Webinar recording

*including instructions and screenshots for data downloads to join into GIS (slides 51-54)

Additional Resources from the Census Bureau
Tip sheet/Quick overview (as of early April 2011)
Classroom workbook
Classroom instructor's guide
More exercises

 

American Community Survey vs. the Decennial Long Form
IASSIST pre-conference workshop
May 15, 2007

Slides

Handouts: At-a-Glance comparison chart More detailed comparison (courtesy of the New York State Data Ctr) Averaged data explanatory slides (courtesy of the Census Bureau) Further reading (bibliography)