The U.S. Census Bureau will begin an embargo for the 2024 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates on September 9, 2025, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The data is scheduled for public release on September 11.
The ACS collects statistics about the population and housing in the United States, including information on language spoken at home, education, commuting patterns, employment status, mortgage and rent details, income levels, poverty rates, and health insurance coverage. It remains the only source of local estimates for most of its more than forty topics.
Embargo subscribers will have access to these one-year statistics starting September 9 at 10 a.m. ET until September 11 at 12:01 a.m. ET. The data will cover all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, all congressional districts and metropolitan statistical areas, as well as other geographic areas with populations of at least 65,000.
Wire and distribution services are not allowed to distribute embargoed news stories or data files before the official public release date and time. More information about this policy can be found in the Census Bureau’s embargo policy. All related data products—including those available through data.census.gov, the API, summary files, and other tools—will be accessible to the public by 10 a.m. ET on September 11.
To register for embargo access or find additional details about upcoming releases and policies regarding embargoed content from the Census Bureau, visit https://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/embargoed_releases.
