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ACS 2016 Supplemental Estimates
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ACS 2016 Supplemental Estimates
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ACS 2016 Supplemental Estimates
Documentation
2016 ACS 1-year and 2012-2016 ACS 5-year Data Releases: Technical Documentation
1. Introduction
1.1 The American Community Survey
1.2 The American Community Survey Summary File
1.3 Topics and Geographies Covered
1.4 Tools for Obtaining Data
1.5 Notable Changes to the Summary File
1.6 Contact Us
2. How to Use the ACS Summary File
2.1 Locating the Summary File
2.2 Summary File Organization
2.3 Sequence Numbers
2.4 Geography File
2.5 Estimate and Margin of Error Files
3. User References and Website Resources
3.1. Detailed Tables for the ACS Estimates
3.2. ACS Summary Levels/Components For Detailed Tables
3.3. ACS Summary File Page
3.4 ACS Summary File User Tools Page
3.5 Supplemental Documentation
4. User Notes
4.1. Population Thresholds
4.2. Jam Values
4.3. Rounding Rules and Margins of Error
4.4. Explanation of Missing Estimates and Data Release Filtering Rules
4.5. Display of Estimates
4.6. Multiple Sequences For a Table
4.7. Table Name Changes - ACS 5yr
4.8. Table Name Changes - ACS 1yr
Appendix A: Supplemental Documentation
Code List
Field of Degree Code List
2014 Subject Definitions
Instructions on How to Read the ACS Summary File into Excel
Instructions on Joining the ACS Summary File to the TIGER/Line Shapefiles
How to Access American Community Survey Block-Group-Level Estimates
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