Updated Data
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAU) data has been updated for the months of March – June 2024 along with the preliminary data for July.
CDC Cancer Incidence data has been updated for the latest 2016-2020 and 2017-2021 time periods. The data is available by cancer type and race/ethnicity.
County Business Patterns data from the Census Bureau has been updated to 2022. It is available to all users. The dataset is used for a variety of indicators under the Economy, Health, and Housing menus.
The MapMealGap dataset from Feeding America is updated to 2022 on PolicyMap. A new indicator, Food Insecure Persons Not Eligible for SNAP, has been added.
Data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on Medically Underserved Areas (MUA) is now updated on PolicyMap for 2024.
The New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) investments have been updated for the 2013-2017 and the 2018-2022 time periods. We expanded the number of indicators to cover a broader range of investment purposes.
The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Community Development Entities locations have been updated through 2022.
The CDFI Fund’s New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Eligibility has been updated to include “Deep Distress” census tracts and “Deep Distress” tract criteria. “Deep Distress” census tracts are those that meet basic NMTC eligibility and have either AMI <= 40% state/metro area AMI, poverty rate >= 40%, or unemployment >= 2.5x national rate.
Head Start Center location data from the Office of the Administration for Children and Families Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center has been updated to 2024.
PolicyMap and Quantitative Innovations’ Consumer Spending Habits and Medical Spending Estimates data have been updated to 2022.
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