Federal Agencies
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs uses ACS data on the characteristics of veterans to evaluate the need for educational, employment, and health care programs to assist those who have served in the military. The Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) uses income data from the ACS to determine the potential demand for food assistance across states and counties.
For more information about federal uses of ACS data, see U.S. Census Bureau, Subjects Planned for the 2010 Census and American Community Survey: Federal Legislative and Program Uses.