5-year ACS Estimates for 2010 Census Tracts and Block Groups Released Tomorrow

The first American Community Survey estimates for sub-county data conforming to 2010 Census geographies (tracts, block groups) will be released tomorrow, on December 8, 2011.  Kentucky has 1,115 tracts (up from 994 in 2000 Census) and 3,284 block groups (up from 3,157 in 2000) for which their will be new social, economic and demographic characteristics of the population.  The data were collected during the period of 2006-2010 and are a 5-year aggregated sample.  Also of note, these population characteristics will be available for all incorporated places and counties and not limited to the 20,000 or more people threshold of the 3-year estimates.

Previously, the 2010 Census data had been the only data available for these smaller Census geographical areas.  Copied below are the Census Bureau notes about documentation and links to the new data:
 

U.S. Census Bureau Releases Documentation for the 2006-2010 ACS 5-Year Estimates and 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year PUMS File
 We are pleased to announce the first release of documentation in support of the 2006-2010 ACS 5-year estimates and the 2008-2010 ACS 3-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) file. These data sets are scheduled for release on Thursday, December 8, 2011. The code lists, subject definitions, product changes, and other documentation available now offer ACS data users the opportunity to prepare for next week's data release.

 New and updated documentation related to this release is available now on the 2010 Data Release page.

This page includes links to the following pages:

Summary File FTP site: Includes the Summary File Technical Documentation, Sequence Number Table Number Lookup and table shells

Product Changes page: Explains new, modified, and removed tables.

Documentation page: Includes code lists, subject definitions, group quarters definitions, and instructions for applying statistical testing.

PUMS Documentation page: Includes code lists, subject definitions, group quarters definitions, and instructions for applying statistical testing.

If you need information or have questions about the survey, please call our Customer Services Center on 1 (800) 923-8282.

Thank you,
American Community Survey Office
U.S. Census Bureau