Well-Being Indicators
Demographic, economic, and geographic data to inform national-level indicators of well-being
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GDP by County, Metro, and Other Areas
by BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
A comprehensive measure of the economies of counties, metropolitan statistical areas, and some other local areas. Gross domestic product estimates the value of the goods and services produced in an area.
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American Time Use Survey
by U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) provides nationally representative estimates of how, where, and with whom Americans spend their time, and is the only federal survey providing data on the full range of nonmarket activities, from childcare to volunteering. The ATUS publishes microdata files that include respondent-level data collected in the survey, in addition to thousands of estimates and data series. The microdata files include detailed information collected from nearly 228,000 interviews from 2003 to 2021. The data files include geographic detail at the region, division, and state levels. These ATUS data are published annually, with a 6-to-7-month lag. The most recent data include interviews conducted in 2021 and were released on June 23, 2022.
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National Crime Victimization Survey
by DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is an annual data collection on criminal victimization (violent and property crime), including crimes reported and not reported to police, from a nationally representative sample of U.S. households. Data users can generate national estimates on criminal victimization, incidents, and prevalence by various victim demographics (such as victim sex, race/Hispanic origin) and incident characteristics (such as reporting to police, weapon use).
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Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements
by BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
The Contingent Worker Supplement (CWS) collected information about contingent workers (people who do not expect their jobs to last or who report that their jobs are temporary) and those in alternative employment arrangements (independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary help agency workers, and workers provided by contract firms). These data were most recently collected in a May 2017 survey and include national data with demographic characteristics and job characteristics of the employed people on their main job (including industry and occupation, the hours they work, earnings, preference for and reason they are in the arrangement, and health insurance and pension participation).
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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) data are model-based estimates of health insurance coverage, produced annually by combining survey data with administrative records data. SAHIE publishes one-year estimates for all counties and states by select age, sex, and income groups, as well as race/ethnicity for states only; 2020 estimates will be released August 11, 2022.
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Tax Stats
by INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Tax Stats includes a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.
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Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics
by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
The LEHD program produces cost effective, public-use information combining federal, state and Census Bureau data on employers and employees.
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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
by U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program produces employment and wage estimates annually for nearly 800 occupations. These estimates are available for the nation as a whole, for individual states, and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas; national occupational estimates for specific industries are also available. Data are published annually in the spring, with about a 10-month lag
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Household Pulse Survey
by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
The U.S. Census Bureau, in collaboration with multiple federal agencies, produce data on the social and economic effects of coronavirus on American households. The Household Pulse Survey is designed to deploy quickly and efficiently, collecting data to measure household experiences and data are disseminated in near real-time to inform federal and state response and recovery planning.
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American Community Survey
by U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
The American Community Survey (ACS) is the premier source for detailed population and housing information about our nation.
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Fair Market Rents
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Fair Market Rents (FMRs) are used to determine payment standard amounts for multiple federal housing programs. They are calculated annually and are estimates of 40th percentile gross rents for standard quality units.
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Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) receives custom tabulations of American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau. These data, known as the "CHAS" data (Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy), demonstrate the extent of housing problems and housing needs, particularly for low income households.
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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Tool
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
This publicly available, interactive tool provides access to HUD-provided data
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Housing Affordability Data System
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) receives custom tabulations of American Community Survey (ACS) data from the U.S. Census Bureau. These data, known as the "CHAS" data (Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy), demonstrate the extent of housing problems and housing needs, particularly for low income households.
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American Housing Survey
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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Low-Income Housing Tax Credit
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
LIHTC program gives State and local LIHTC-allocating agencies the equivalent of approximately $8 billion in annual budget authority to issue tax credits for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of rental housing targeted to lower-income households. HUD collects LIHTC data at the property level and the tenant level. HUD's property database includes information on the size, unit mix, and location of individual projects.
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Picture of Subsidized Households
by U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Summary data of HUD assisted housing programs.
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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
by U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is a quarterly count of establishments, employment, and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), state and U.S. national levels by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry, ownership and size. Our data is available about six months after the end of each referenced quarter.