Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced the release date for the 2025 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates and 1-year Supplemental Estimates is Oct. 29.

Data will be available for states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, congressional districts, metropolitan statistical areas, and other geographic areas that meet the product’s publication threshold. The publication thresholds are populations of 65,000 or more for the ACS 1-year estimates and populations of 20,000 or more for the 1-year Supplemental Estimates.

Business Formation Statistics

On Oct. 14, the U.S. Census Bureau will release new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for September 2026. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration with economists affiliated with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the University of Maryland, and the University of Notre Dame.