The U.S. Census Bureau will conduct a prerelease webinar for the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates, which are set to be publicly released on September 11, 2025. The session aims to guide users on accessing ACS data and resources, as well as offer advice for comparing geographic areas and statistics over time.
The ACS is recognized as a key source of information about people and housing in the United States. It covers topics such as language spoken at home, education levels, commuting patterns, employment status, mortgage or rent details, income, poverty rates, and health insurance coverage. For many of these subjects—over 40 in total—the ACS is the only provider of local-level estimates.
Subscribers to the embargo will have early access to the one-year statistics starting September 9 at 10 a.m. ET. This data release includes all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, all congressional districts and metropolitan statistical areas, and other locations with populations of at least 65,000 residents. The embargo period lasts until September 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET.
During this period, wire services and distribution platforms are not allowed to share news stories or data files before the official public release date and time. Details about these restrictions can be found in the Census Bureau’s embargo policy. All datasets will become available to everyone by September 11 at 10 a.m. ET.
Those interested in registering for embargo access can do so through www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/embargoed_releases.
The prerelease webinar is scheduled for Thursday, September 4 at 1 p.m. ET and will feature Caleb Hopler from the American Community Survey Office and Jewel Jordan from the Public Information Office. The event will include an audio conference paired with an online presentation; participants do not need to dial in separately for audio access. Credentialed media members and data users may ask questions using an online Q&A feature during or after the presentation.
Registration for the webinar is available via https://www.census.gov/data/academy/webinars/2025/2024-acs-1-year-estimates-prerelease.html.
