- Time-span
- 1790 -
- Subscription Type
- SUBSCRIPTION
- License Information
- 3 simultaneous users licensed.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Access Policy
- Users must create personal accounts to use Social Explorer.
- Resource Types
- Reference Source, Statistics and Data
- Description
- Social Explorer is an online research tool designed to provide quick and easy access to current and historical U.S. census data and demographic information. The easy-to-use web interface lets users create maps and reports to better illustrate, analyze and understand demography and social change. In addition to being a comprehensive data resource, Social Explorer also offers features and tools to meet the needs of both demography experts and novices. It creates reports at all geographic levels including the state, county, census tract, block group, zip code and census place. Included are over 18,000 maps, hundreds of profile reports, 40 billion data elements, 335,000 variables and 220 years of data. Of special interest are the the entire US Census from 1790 to 2010, the American Community Survey, and the Religious Congregations and Membership Study (RCMS) (Updated continuously)