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Create a custom region

Screenshot policy map with (1) and arrow pointing to the location of the custom region button

When you want to divide a location in different categories than county, county subdivision, zipcode, etc provided by PolicyMap, you can create a custom region.

1. In PolicyMap, click on the button to the right of the search box, as pictured above.
In the pop up box, select 

Create Region (step 2) below
Choose Draw Region, Assembled Region, or Radius Region. (pictured below in step 3 assembled region).
Click continue, step 4. 
 

screenshot of custom regions box with (2) pointing to create region, (3) to the option Assembled Region and (4) to continue

Then you will select a boundary, and zoom in on the map. 

screenshot of policy map for create an assembled region, select the boundary division (block group, census tract, zip code, indian areas, city, county subdivions, county,metro division, metro area, state)

 

We have zoomed in and selected County subvisions (aka towns), We clicked on the town names to add to "Create Assembeled Region" box. 

screenshot of policy map zoomed into the local area around lawrence nj. local couny subvisions (towns) have been selected by clicking on the map and their names are added to the box "Create Assembled Region"

 

As you use policy map, to find data, you can reaccess the custom region to apply it.

screenshot of policy map with layer open of Estimate avg annual amount spent her household on food at home as of 2022.