GET /{year}/acs/acs1

census.gov:us-census-bureau-api

Summary: American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
Operation ID: getACS1Year
Auth: api_key
Description

Retrieve ACS 1-year estimates for various demographic and economic variables. ACS provides detailed social, economic, housing, and demographic statistics.

Parameters (5)

for (string, query, required)

Geography specification using FIPS codes. Format: 'geography_type:code' (e.g., 'state:06', 'county:037', 'state:*' for all).

get (string, query, required)

Comma-separated list of variables to retrieve. Use 'NAME' for geography name and variable codes like 'B01001_001E' for estimates.

in (string, query, optional)

Geography filter for nested geographies. Required when requesting counties, places, or other sub-state geographies.

key (string, query, optional)

Optional API key for higher rate limits. Obtain at https://api.census.gov/data/key_signup.html

year (string, path, required)

Survey year (e.g., 2022, 2021, 2020)

Examples (1)

TitleTypeURLAction
American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates openapi-spec https://api.census.gov/data/2022/acs/acs1?get=NAME,B01001_001E&for=state:06&in=state:06

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2026-03-23 10:35:42.662061 400 451ms