How to find local census data on data.census.gov: search, filters and downloads
The webinar demo showed how to use the landing-page search, the filtered 'explore filters' panel to select places and ZCTAs (example: Laurel, MD, ZCTA 20707), how to open detailed ACS tables (B01001B), and how to download Excel/CSV/zip files including GUIDs for GEOID matching.
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During the live demo, the Agency official demonstrated practical steps to find local data on data.census.gov: use the single search bar to reach geographic profiles (example: Prince George's County, Maryland), or open the 'explore filters' panel to select place-level geographies and add topic filters (the presenter used Laurel City and ZCTA 20707 as an example). “Just put in the name of the geography,” the presenter said while finding the Prince George’s County profile.
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