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American Community Survey (ACS) Summary Files (NAID 47283872)

Series in the National Archives and Records Administration's holdings

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Jan 13, 2026
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How do ACS ancestry filters and USDA race/ethnicity categories differ when reporting SNAP participation?

The American Community Survey (ACS) ancestry filters classify people by self‑reported ethnic origin or descent, producing dozens of overlapping ancestry groups that can be sliced to show SNAP receipt ...

Jan 17, 2026
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How does the American Community Survey measure public assistance and how comparable is it to advocacy research?

The American Community Survey (ACS) measures public assistance through specific household questions about cash public assistance and SNAP/food stamp receipt, collected from a large, continuous nationa...

Jan 19, 2026

How do CPS and ACS estimates of the foreign‑born population differ and why does it matter for policy?

The CPS and ACS produce different headline counts and recent trends for the U.S. foreign‑born population because they differ in sample size, frequency and reference dates, survey mode and weighting, a...

Jan 9, 2026

What do national surveys (ACS or CPS) show about welfare participation by immigrant origin groups, including Somalis?

National household surveys give conflicting but explainable portraits: the American Community Survey (ACS) and IPUMS analysis yield modest, population‑weighted welfare rates for immigrants (around 20–...

Nov 7, 2025

How many U.S. military veterans received SNAP benefits in 2022?

A careful reading of the supplied analyses shows the most consistent, recent estimate is that during the period covering 2021–2023; that figure is commonly reported as roughly and is used to approxima...