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Finding American Community Survey Data in American FactFinder:

• Click on this link (http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en)
• For the New User: Type in your city/town or county to access a fact sheet with the newest data from ACS. Fact sheets have selected general, social, economic, and housing characteristics. The fact sheet defaults to the latest data available for the geographic area. There are 2006 data available for population areas over 65,000. Additional tables and maps are available in the people and housing sections.
• For the experienced User: Experienced users will want to go straight to the detailed results of the ACS by accessing Data Sets then American Community Survey.
  • Data Profiles - Highlights demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics along with a narrative summary for all geographies.
  • Selected Population Profiles – View highlighted characteristics for race, ethnic, and ancestry groups that meet a population threshold a the national and state levels.
  • Ranking Tables – compare key indicators across available states.
  • Subject Tables – See more detail on frequently requested information for a single geographic area.
  • Detailed Tables – Access hundreds of data tables indexed by topic and available geography.
  • Geographic Comparison Tables - Compare data across available geographies in the same table (i.e., all the available counties in a state by topic).
  • Thematic Maps – Develop customized maps that reveal geographic data patterns for dozens of themes
  • Reference Maps - View boundaries and identifiers of a selected geographic area.
  • Download Center - Download up to 50 selected tables or whole data sets where available.

Regional Office Contact: Charlotte – 1-800 – 331 -7360

Wayne Hatcher, 704-424-6400

or contact the Census Bureau’s Customer Services Center at 301-763-INFO or 1-800-923-8282