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Social Explorer Guide

This guide contains an introduction and tutorial for Social Explorer, a visualization and data-mapping tool recommended for Data Science research.

Additional Features

Lectures are interactive slideshows created by subject experts, including professors from N.C. State and Central Florida. These presentations provide excellent examples of features available in Social Explorer, such as dual maps and slide features to compare data across time.

Data Snacks are short, single slide presentations showcasing data available in Social Explorer. Subjects range from historical Enslaved U.S. Population in 1790 to contemporary Median Household Income Across the U.S., 2025

Demographic Profiles visualize Census data. Search by geographic location to select a profile.