American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year Estimates

Census
Description: “The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $675 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.” (US Census Bureau)
Time Frame: 5 Years; 2009 to 2024
Spatial Scale: Nation, State (including DC and Puerto Rico), Metropolitan Area, Congressional District, County, Place, Census Tract and Block Group
Format: Feature Layers
Source: US Census Bureau
Original Repository: All Years
Living Atlas: Current

The Living Atlas hosts the current ACS 5-year estimates in a series of several features grouped by topic. Each topic is hosted as both boundaries and centroids. Topics may contain single or multiple ACS tables Layers can be accessed and used within your GIS workflows, for example, make a map about your community.

If you are looking for historical data, the census.gov website can be difficult to go through. Census Reporter can make it easier to find and download tables at various spatial scales.