Resources
Tips, tricks, and fun tools for working with Census data
Table of contents
How to Find the Right Census Dataset
Census Surveys and Programs
Filterable list of all the Census surveys and programs.
Census Survey Explorer
Another tool for searching through / filtering Census programs based on geography, frequency, and topics.
Where to Learn More
Guidance for Data Users
Landing page for how-to guides, video tutorials, workshops and webinars, and contact info for everything to do with data.census. gov.
ACS Handbooks for Data Users
Collection of publications written for end users explaining how to use American Community Survey Data. For a general intro to ACS data, check out Understanding and Using American Community Survey Data: What All Data Users Need to Know.
Fun Tools
TIGERweb
Alternate website for viewing TIGER data. Super helpful for quickly finding out GEOIDs for different geographies and comparing them across time.
ACS Statistical Testing Tool
Excel worksheet with built-in formulas that help you determine statistical significance, while also taking into account margin of error (MOE) inherent to all ACS data.