Identifying Potential Data Sources

While some equity atlas data are easily accessible through public sources, considerable research may be required to track down potential data sources for some of your priority indicators. This page offers a list of potential sources as a starting point for your search.
Click here for examples of the data that can be accessed through these sources.

Federal data sources: U.S. Census, American Community Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

State data sources: Departments of education, environmental quality, health, transportation, motor vehicles, secretary of state

Regional data sources: Regional governments, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, 211, property management associations

County data sources: County tax assessor, health departments, GIS departments

Subscription data sources: ESRI Business Analyst, Nielsen.

National data repositories: Many national agencies and organizations offer direct access to their databases via the Web.
 
Click here for a list of national data repositories.
 
The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is a network of organizations that curate neighborhood-level indicator data.
 
Click here for a list of NNIP partner organizations.
 
Click here for NNIP’s list of typical sources of neighborhood-level data.
 
Community Commons is a free resource that offers thousands of GIS data layers displayed at varying geographies for all communities in the United States.
 
Click here for more information.
 
Click here for a list of available data.