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Well-Being in Rural California
Report | June 29, 2023Well-Being in Rural California 2023 is a study of well-being across race, place, and gender.
Spotlight on Del Norte County
Report | January 16, 2023The Spotlight on Del Norte County is an extensive study of county-wide well-being across race, place, and gender.
Spotlight on Mendocino County
Report | January 16, 2023The Spotlight on Mendocino County is an extensive study of county-wide well-being across race, place, and gender.
Spotlight on the Inland Empire
Report | December 8, 2021The Spotlight on the Inland Empire is an extensive study of well-being across race, place, and gender in Riverside County and San Bernardino County.
A Portrait of the Valley
Report | March 9, 2023A Portrait of the Valley is an extensive study of well-being across race, place, and gender across the San Joaquin Valley.
Building Bright Futures for Youth in Los Angeles
Report | November 17, 2022Building Bright Futures for Youth in Los Angeles: Spotlight on Young Women provides an in-depth look at youth disconnection in Los Angeles County. The report also has a special focus on young women.
California Latino Power Map
Data Tool | December, 2019The California Latino Power Map showcases the most comprehensive list of Latino-led nonprofits in California and presents the challenges and opportunities communities face through a wide range of socioeconomic indicators.
A Portrait of California 2021–2022
Report | November 10, 2021A Portrait of California 2021–2022: Human Development and Housing Justice, the third volume in Measure of America's Portrait of California series, takes a human development approach to understanding the country's most populous and diverse state.
DATA2GOHEALTH.NYC
Data Tool | November 15, 2018DATA2GOHEALTH.NYC builds on DATA2GO.NYC, its sister tool, and provides reliable, up-to-date information on neighborhood assets and challenges across a broader range of health sectors.
Strengthening the Data Capacity of NYC Nonprofits
Short Read | July 27, 2020Measure of America launched Learning What Works (LWW), a free technical assistance program designed to increase nonprofit leaders’ capacity to use data.
OurHome.NYC
Data Tool | February 12, 2020OurHome.NYC is a free, easy-to-use online mapping and data tool that depicts the relationship between health, as measured by life expectancy, and housing across more than 300 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) developments.
NYC Community Portraits
Short Read | June 21, 2018This site features the community portraits created by nearly 20 NYC-based human services organizations to illuminate important well-being challenges and unmet human needs in their neighborhoods or fields using the indicators found in DATA2GO.NYC.
A Portrait of New York City 2018
Report | June 21, 2018A Portrait of New York City 2018: Well-Being in the Five Boroughs and the Greater Metro Area examines well-being and access to opportunity for different geographies and demographic groups in New York City and the greater New York–New Jersey–Connecticut metropolitan area using the human development framework and index.
A Portrait of Los Angeles County
Report | November 29, 2017A Portrait of Los Angeles County is an exploration of how LA County residents are faring in terms of well-being and equity.
Highway to Health
Report | October 4, 2017Highway to Health: Life Expectancy in Los Angeles County reveals up-to-date life expectancy calculations for cities and unincorporated areas within Los Angeles County, the first release of such data in more than a decade.
Cottage Data2Go
Data Tool | July 21, 2017Cottage Data2Go is a free, interactive online mapping and data tool that brings together data on a broad range of social and health factors that reflect the well-being of Santa Barbara County residents.
Who Graduates?
Data Tool | May 5, 2017Beginning in 2016, Measure of America worked with the New York Times for nearly a year to develop a custom dataset that analyzes NYC high school graduation rates in a way that hasn’t been done before.
High School Graduation in New York City
Report | May 11, 2016High School Graduation in New York City: Is Neighborhood Still Destiny? is an in-depth look at disparities in on-time high school graduation rates by New York City neighborhood.
A Portrait of California 2014–2015
Report | December 9, 2014This 2014–2015 update of the 2011 California report allows us to compare outcomes from one place to another and to look at changes over time. The result is a comprehensive reference tool and a critical starting point for informed discussions on policy solutions.
A Portrait of Sonoma County
Report | January 26, 2022A Portrait of Sonoma County: 2021 Update, a follow-up to our 2014 report, paints a picture of well-being and access to opportunity in Sonoma County today, identifies areas of positive change, and draws attention to both new and persistent challenges.
DATA2GO.NYC
Data Tool | October 28, 2015Data2Go.NYC allows users to visualize where people in need are, what resources are available to assist them, where gaps exist, and how different factors interact to shape the choices and opportunities available to them.
A Portrait of Marin 2012
Report | January 18, 2012A Portrait of Marin highlights actions that Marinites can take to lock in human development successes today while setting the stage for significant budget savings and improved well-being tomorrow.
A Portrait of California 2011
Report | May 17, 2011A Portrait of California goes beyond the state’s fiscal and budgetary woes to examine the well-being of its people using the American Human Development Index, a measure based on official government data in health, education, and living standards.