Health Matters: March 2025

by Olivia Potok
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Explore the Latest ACS Data from 2019-2023

We’re excited to introduce the latest American Community Survey (ACS) data update, providing a richer, more detailed snapshot of U.S. communities. PolicyMap now features 2019-2023 ACS data, accessible through our interactive maps, charts, reports, and downloads. At PolicyMap, we believe in the power of data democracy—the idea that public data should be accessible to everyone, not just experts or institutions.

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Interact for Health

Interact for Health, a foundation dedicated to advancing health justice in the Greater Cincinnati region, uses PolicyMap to better understand social determinants of health (SDOH) and deploy resources effectively across their region. Interact for Health empowers 75 partner organizations in their network to conduct assessments, improve service delivery, and strategize community support.

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The Great Federal Data Disappearing Act

In the most recent episode of Marketplace Morning Report, PolicyMap Founder and CEO Maggie McCullough, highlights the vital role of location-based data in shaping smarter policy and business strategies.

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PolicyMap Safeguarding Public Data

With key federal datasets disappearing from government websites, many are left wondering what’s next. In an interview with The Philadelphia Citizen, PolicyMap CEO & Founder, Maggie McCullough, weighs in on the importance of data transparency, how this impacts decision-making, and why it’s crucial to protect public data.

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Updated Data

Area Median Income data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been updated to 2024.

*NEW DATA* The CDFI Fund’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Eligibility has been updated to include a new eligibility criterion: “High Migration Rural County”.

The USDOT Deteriorating Bridges (layer and point) data is updated to 2024.

Local Median Income as a share of Area Median Income (Low Mod) has been updated with the current ACS and HUD data.

The Racial Homeownership Gap data has been updated with the current ACS data. This data calculates the gap using percent of owner households by race subtracted from percent of Non-Hispanic White owner households.

IRS Statistics of Income Migration data is now updated to 2021. This dataset displays estimates of migration flows across counties using domestic and foreign tax returns.

FEMA Floodmap Types (aka Floodzones) have been updated to 2025.

We are committed to our promise of curated, cleaned, standardized, and always updated data. We’re posting real-time updates on our website, X (formerly known as Twitter) and BlueSky.
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