Decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS)

The Health and Retirement Study Contextual Data Resource (HRS-CDR) is a collection of user-friendly datasets that enable researchers to study the impact of place on health and well-being among HRS respondents. The HRS-CDR data products are created by a joint project of the University of Southern California and the University of Michigan, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA_R21AG045625).

The Decennial Census and American Community Survey (ACS) contain demographic and socioeconomic data on the US population and housing. The Census and ACS are collected by the U.S. Census Bureau. Census and ACS data for the HRS-CDR has been updated with all the available 1-year and 5-year estimates. Version 3 of the HRS-CDR Census and ACS data includes Census data for 1990, 2000, and 2010, 1-year ACS data for 2006 through 2019 and 2021, and 5-year ACS data for 2005-09, 2006-10, 2007-11, 2008-12, 2009-13, 2010-14, 2011-15, 2012-16, 2013-17, 2014-18, 2015-19, 2016-20, and 2017-21. For each of the four geographic levels (state, county, CBSA, and census tract), there are two files (count and percent) for each of the Census, 1-year ACS, and 5-year ACS datasets.