# When can we expect the 2012 ACS 5 year file?  Thanks

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**Created:** [February 14, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/when-can-we-expect-the-2012-acs-5-year-file-thanks/425 "2014-02-14T17:59:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/when-can-we-expect-the-2012-acs-5-year-file-thanks/425/1 "2014-02-14T17:59:00Z")

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When can we expect the 2012 ACS 5 year file? Thanks

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**Author:** ![grover](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.ipums.org/grover/32/5_2.png) [@grover](https://forum.ipums.org/u/grover)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/when-can-we-expect-the-2012-acs-5-year-file-thanks/425/2 "2014-02-14T20:27:00Z")

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The Census Bureau is currently planning on releasing the 5-year 2012 ACS PUMS on March 6th. While there is no official release date, IPUMS-USA usually releases the harmonized data files within two to three weeks of the Census Bureau release.