Federal Survey Data Release Schedule
American Community Survey (ACS)
The American Community Survey is an ongoing general household survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau provides annual estimates of health insurance coverage at the national, state, and sub-state geographies.
Current Release
September 11, 2025
• 2024 ACS 1-year Data
December 4, 2025*
• 2024 ACS 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files and 2024 ACS 1-year Supplemental Estimates
January 29, 2026*
• 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Data
March 5, 2026*
• 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files
*Release dates based on updated data release schedule from U.S. Census Bureau.
Previous Releases
September 2024
• 2023 ACS 1-year Data
October 2024
• 2023 ACS 1-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files
December 2024
• 2019-2023 5-Year Public Use Data
January 2025
• 2019-2023 5-Year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) Files
Other Resources
• An Assessment of the COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the 2020 ACS 1-Year Data Analytic Paper
• Introduction to the American Community Survey Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) file
Current Population Survey (CPS)
The Current Population Survey is a monthly household survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data on income and health insurance coverage is collected in its Annual Social and Economic Supplement administered in February through April. Annual health insurance estimates are provided for the nation and states.
Current Release
September 2025
• 2024 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC)
Previous Release
September 2024
• 2023 Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC)
Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
MEPS is a two-component survey sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The MEPS-Insurance Component (IC) is a survey of employers that provide data on employer-based health insurance. The MEPS-Household Component (HC) is a panel household survey that is supplemented with data from the respondents' medical providers.
Anticipated Release
July 2026
• 2025 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - National Estimates
• 2025 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - State Estimates
• 2025 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - Metro Estimates
August 2026
• 2024 Full-Year Consolidated Data File
September 2026
• 2023-2024 MEPS Panel 28 Longitudinal Data File
November 2026
• 2025 MEPS-IC Public Sector Tables - National Estimates
• 2025 MEPS-IC Public Sector Tables - State Estimates
• 2025 MEPS-IC Public Sector Tables - Metro Estimates
Previous Releases
July 2025
• 2024 MEPS-IC Private Sector Tables - National, State, and Metro Estimates
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)
The NHIS is continuous cross-sectional household interview survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It provides information on the health of the U.S. population and includes questions about health insurance coverage, health care utilization and access, and health conditions and behaviors, in addition to demographic and socioeconomic characteristics.
Estimates for sub-annual time periods are published through the NHIS Early Release Program. Beginning in 2026 the NHIS has shifted from a quarterly release schedule (June, September, December, and February/March) to a biannual release schedule.
Current Release
Previous Releases
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
A state-based survey sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that focuses on population health, risk factors, and health behaviors for the adult population.
Current Release
September 2025
• 2024 Annual Survey Data
Previous Release
August 2024
• 2023 Annual Survey Data
Household Pulse Survey (HPS) / Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS)
A monthly, near-real-time experimental survey from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Household Pulse Survey (HPS) was launched in April 2020 on a temporary basis in response to the need for timely data to measure the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In January 2025, the Census Bureau transitioned the HPS to the HTOPS as part of a planned endeavor to move the survey into a longitudinal design.
Current Release
April 2026
• The Census Bureau has "released new data on employment, food sufficiency, housing status, difficulty of paying usual household expenses, use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), and other topics from the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) [...] collected from a sample of about 30,000 households in June 2025." More information in Press Release here.
June 2025
• June 2025 PUF Data File
Previous Releases
April 2025
• April 2025 PUF Data File
February/March 2025
• February 2025 PUF Data File
Page last updated May 2026