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Frog Scholar

Start your search in Frog Scholar.

Do a search for the name of your county and one additional keyword. For example: "Tarrant County" AND poverty
If you do not find any results, use the name of the closest "big" city. For example: "Fort Worth" AND poverty

Social Explorer

Use Social Explorer to get basic demographic information. NOTE: You will need to create an account to save the information you find and/or create in Social Explorer, and login each time you use the database.

Choose "Demographic Profiles" from the options on the left.
Do a search for the name of your county. For example: "Tarrant County"

Social Explorer
Analyze data from the U.S. Census, the American Community Survey, Religious Congregations and Membership Studies, FBI and Uniform Crime Reports, and more. Users can customize, save, print, and email maps and reports and export them to a variety of statistical programs. Coverage dates: 1790 - present

Recommended Databases

SocINDEX with Full Text

Peer-reviewed journal articles for topics in anthropology, criminal justice, social work, and sociology. Coverage dates: 1895 - present

Sociological Abstracts

Scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, ebooks, audio and video materials covering topics in sociology, social work, human services, and behavioural sciences. Coverage dates: 1952 - present

JSTOR

Scholarly journals from first issue to 3-5 years ago, plus scholarly ebooks. Multiple subjects, especially strong in arts and sciences. Coverage dates: 1800 - present

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