Dual Vintage PUMAs in the ACS 5-Year PUMS

U.S. Census Bureau tutorial · March 30, 2026

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Sam opens the tutorial and describes that the video will explain why Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) are not listed among geographies in the Microdata Access Tool (MDAT) for certain ACS 5-year PUMS releases and what users should keep in mind when using 2018–2022 PUMS.

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A U.S. Census Bureau presenter named Sam explains why Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) were not shown as selectable geographies in MDAT for the 2018–2022 ACS 5-year PUMS, how dual vintage boundaries work, and offers step-by-step checks and examples (Butler County PA, a New York City PUMA) to help researchers choose the correct GEOIDs.

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