Every city has its acronyms, which the locals know and which baffle outsiders.

• ACS (1yr): American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates
• ACS (3yr): American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates
• ACS (5yr): American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
• AQI: Air Quality Index
• ARCH: Archdiocese of Detroit
• ASM or MCACA: Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs Art Serve Michigan Cultural Data Project
• BEA: Bureau of Economic Analysis
• BEA (REIS): Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Information System
• BFD: Black Family Development
• BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics
• BLS (LAUS): Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS (OES): Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics
• BLS (QCEW): Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
• BSEED: (Detroit) Buildings Safety Engineering and Environmental Department
• CASM: Cultural Alliance for Southeast Michigan
• CBSA: Core Based Statistical Area 
• CDAD: Community Development Advocates of Detroit
• CDC: Community Development Corporation
• CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• CDC: Citizen's District Councils
• CDP: Census Designated Place
• CEPI: Center for Educational Performance and Information
• CEX: Consumer Expenditure Survey
• CFM: Center for Michigan scorecard
• CFSEM: Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
• CLR: Community Legal Resources (now MCR, Michigan Community Resources)
• CLPPP: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
• CRTSP: Comprehensive Regional Transportation Service Plan
• CSA: Combined Statistical Area
• CSHCS: Children's Special Health Care Services
• D3: Data Driven Detroit
• DAH: (Detroit) Department of Administrative Hearings
• DDOT: Detroit Department of Transportation
• DEGC: Detroit Economic Growth Corp
• DFD: Detroit Fire Department
• DFT: Detroit Federation of Teachers
• DHS: (Michigan) Department of Human Services
• DHWP: Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion
• DIFT:  Detroit Intermodal Freight Terminal
• DIPS: Detroit Industrial Parcel Survey
• DKD: Detroit Kids Data
• DMC: Detroit Medical Center
• DPD: Detroit Police Department
• DPL: Detroit Public Library Strategic Planning
• DPL: Detroit Public Libraries
• DPS: Detroit Public Schools
• DRD: Detroit Recreation Department
• DRIC: Detroit River International Crossing
• DRPS: Detroit Residential Parcel Survey
• EEM: Educational Entity Master
• EJCC: East Jefferson Corridor Collaborative
• EPA: Environmental Protection Agency
• ESD: Excellent Schools Detroit OR Engineering Society of Detroit
• ESRI: Environmental Systems Research Institute
• FACL: First American Core Logic
• FOIA: Freedom Of Information Act
• GAIN: Groups Aiding In Need
• GESI: Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute
• GQ: Group Quarters
• GSCM: Great Start Collaborative- Macomb
• GSCW: Great Start Collaborative- Wayne
• GSRP: Great Start Readiness Program
• HMDA: Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
• HTC: Hard To Count
• HUD: Department of Housing and Urban Development
• IRS: Internal Revenue Service
• JEBA: Jefferson East Business Association
• KC: Kids Count in Michigan
• LAUS: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• LEAP: Lower Eastside Action Plan
• LED: Local Employment Dynamics
• LEHD: Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics Program (produces LED data)
• LIN: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
• LISC: Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• MCR: Michigan Community Resources (former Community Legal Resources)
• MDCH: Michigan Department of Community Health
• MDE: Michigan Department of Education
• MDEQ: Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
• MDI: Midtown Detroit, Inc.
• MEAP: Michigan Educational Assessment Program
• MEDC: Michigan Economic Development Corporation
• MHA: Michigan Health & Hospital Association
• MLBFTA: Michigan Land Bank Fast Track Authority
• MLCC: Michigan Liquor Control Commission
• MNA: Michigan Nonprofit Association
• MRC: MI Redistricting Collaborative
• MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Area 
• MSHDA: Michigan State Housing Development Authority
• NAICS: North American Industry Classification System
• NEI: New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan
• NESIP: North End Neighborhood Strategic Investment Plan
• NETS: National Establishment Time-Series Database
• NIBRS: National Incident-Based Reporting System
• NNIP: National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership
• NSP: Neighborhood Stabilization Program (or Plan)
• OD: Origin-Destination (LED data product)
• OES: Occupational Employment Statistics
• OFPR: Office of Foreclosure Prevention and Response
• OHSP: Office of Highway Safety Planning
• ONED: OneD Scorecard
• OTM: On The Map
• PDD: City of Detroit Planning and Development Department
• PL: Public Law
• PLD: City of Detroit Public Lighting Department
• QCEW: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
• QWI: Quarterly Workforce Indicators (LED data product)
• RAC: Resident Area Characteristics (LED data term)
• REO: Real Estate-Owned
• RTA: Regional Transit Authority
• SEMCOG: Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
• SGN: Skillman Good Neighborhoods
• SMART: Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
• SOC: Standard Occupational Classification
• SOSO: Systems of Support Organizations (The Skillman Foundation)
• TRI: Toxics Release Inventory
• U3: U3 Ventures
• UCCA: University Cultural Center Association (now MDI, Midtown Detroit Inc)
• UCR: Uniform Crime Reports
• USPS: United States Postal Service
• VOD: Vacant, Open, and Dangerous
• WAC: Workforce Area Characteristics (LED data term)
• WCI: Woodward Corridor Initiative
• WCT: Wayne County Treasurer
• WIC: Women Infants and Children
• WSU: Wayne State University
• YRBSS: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
• YVP: Youth Violence Prevention
• ZCTA: Zip Code Tabulation Area