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All of the 2013 American Community Survey data sets are now available on Social Explorer.  Subscribers can access the new data through our mapping and reporting tools.   These data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about three million households nationwide.   Users enjoy full access to the one-year (2013), three-year (2011-13) and five-year (2009-2013) files with m... more

Newly released data from the 2013 American Community Survey are now available on Social Explorer.  Subscribers can access the new data as with both our map and reporting tools.   These data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about three million households nationwide.   The three-year (2011-13) and five-year (2009-2013) files with more geographic detail will be avail... more

All 2012 American Community Survey are now available on Social Explorer.  Subscribers can access the new data as maps or reports.   These detailed data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about three million households nationwide.   Users can now create custom maps with the one-year 2012, three-year 2010-2012, and the newly released five-year 2008-2012 files.  T... more

Social Explorer collaborated with the Census Bureau to create Census Explorer, a new visualization project, that launches today in connection with the release of the latest American Community Survey data (the five-year file from 2008 to 2012).   Powered by Social Explorer, Census Explorer opens up data to the public through interactive maps developed by Social Explorer.  The site's easy-to-use online tools encourage users to explore demograp... more

Newly released data from the 2012 American Community Survey are now available on Social Explorer.  Subscribers can access the new data as maps or reports.   These data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about three million households nationwide.   The three-year (2010-12) and five-year (2008-2012) files will be available on our site in late October and mid December ... more

We are delighted to announce that this spring and summer, we will be rolling out a new version of Social Explorer with an improved website and more features.  This relaunch begins with our new website, now available in beta here. Social Explorer first launched in 2003 and has become an award winning online research tool.  You will soon enjoy expanded data resources, quicker maps, more ways to visualize data, new ways to share your projects, and much more. Building on years of data and tech... more

In addition to new data for the New Year, we now have new maps for the New Year.  The five-year American Community Survey (2006-2010) data are now available on Social Explorer's maps.  These data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about 3 million households nationwide.  This five-year file offers subscribers a new level of detailed demographic information. You can drill down to the tract level with these dat... more

Social Explorer is ringing in the New Year with new data!   The five-year American Community Survey (2006-2010) data are now available on Social Explorer.  These data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about 3 million households nationwide.  This five-year file offers subscribers a new level of detailed demographic information.  (Where the 2010 ACS shares information at the PUMA level--about 65,000 in popul... more

The 2008-10 American Community Survey (ACS) maps and reports are now available on Social Explorer.  The data come from the American Community Survey (ACS), an extensive annual survey administered by the Census Bureau to a sample of about 3 million households nationwide.  This three-year file offers subscribers a new level of detail.  Where the 2010 ACS shares information at the PUMA level (about 65,000 in population), the 2008-10 ACS shares information at 20,000 in population. Subscribers can... more

2010 Census and American Community Survey maps are now available on Social Explorer.  We already added the data to our reports section, giving users the most comprehensive and easy to use demographic resources all in one place.  Now you can access this wealth of data through using Social Explorer's map tools.  Click here to explore more. Fresh from the Census Bureau, this data set give users new levels of detailed demographic information on all census survey questions. The ACS has data on... more