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Census Data Resources: Home
Guide to (mostly online) resources for manipulating and extracting Census data.
What is in this guide
- Make Maps, Reports and Data Extracts: great resources for using census data online.
- Spatial Data: get started mapping data with geographic boundaries from the census.
- Census Geography: Census geography changes over time. If you have questions, find the answers here.
- Comparing Census Data Over Time:special resources for this kind of research.
- Understanding the Data: understand decennial census and American Community Survey variables, methodology and geographies.
Note: This guide is specific to United States census data. For statistics from other countries, consult this list of International Statistical Agencies.
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