Summary
Map USA is a map of the entire United States with interactive features that allow users to view color coded information drawn from the 2000 census.

Author or Organization
This project is part of the American Communities Project at Brown University. The American Communities Project is one of several projects included in Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences at Brown. Dr. John Logan is the head of the American Communities Project.

Geographic Area Covered
-The smallest level of analysis is at the census tract level
-Viewable boundaries other than census tracts include:
-Zip code area
-City/Town/Village/CDP
-Counties
-MSA
-States
-Major Roads- When viewing map closely enough.
-Local Streets- When viewing map closely enough.

Sample Size, Design and Methodology
-All data are gathered from the 2000 census
-Some variables included are from the census long form, a sample of about one in six housholds


Variables Covered
Selected variables included in Map USA are categorized as follows:
-Population/ immigration
-Race/ethnicity (Map USA treats Hispanic as a race)
-Economic
-Housing
-Education
-Disability and Veteran status
-Age and Gender
-Poverty
-Citizenship
-Houshold Composition

Data Availability
-All tract level data are available for download in Excel (*.xls) format, which can be opened in other statisitical packages.

External Links
Chicago Map USA
Map USA home
Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences