Social Explorer: Home

What is Social Explorer? 

Social Explorer is an online tool that allows you to explore and visualize a variety of demographic, health, and economic data in geographical and table formats. It is primarily known for its ability to allow users to quickly and easily access United States Census and American Community Survey data but also includes datasets from the FBI, Eurostat, the World Bank, the Canadian Census, and others.

How do I access Social Explorer?

GSU students, staff, and faculty can access Social Explorer Professional by creating an account with their GSU email address. 

Social Explorer's Guide to accessing their Professional Plan through your institution.

How do I use Social Explorer? 

There are multiple ways you can learn how to use Social Explorer:

• Use our Social Explorer Guide (below) to learn about/how to use Social Explorer's different functions and tools. 
• Watch our recorded Social Explorer Workshop. 
• Explore Social Explorer's Help Center for my guides and tutorials.

Social Work 7100: Foundations of Community Partnerships - Prof. Strickland

• How to upload data to Social Explorer:
   
  • This example uses the following dataset from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)'s Open Data & Mapping Hub - 2019 Transit Stop Locations for the Atlanta Metro Area which includes stops for MARTA, Atlanta Street Car, Gwinnett County Transit, CobbLinc, and Xpress Georgia (Note: this dataset refers to the Xpress stops as "SRTA" stops). 
  • Other ARC open GIS datasets you can download and upload in Social Explorer

The library's Research Data Services Team currently offers Social Explorer workshops at the Atlanta campus. Check the Research Data Services calendar or the University Library calendar to register for upcoming library workshops.

Social Explorer Recorded Workshop