AMST 1001: What is American Studies? (Spring '24)

From the Center for American Progress (CAP), includes various ways to compare poverty levels and related indicators by state. Sources used are listed here.

Reports from the Urban Institute evaluating "how policies and programs can protect people from poverty".

A handful of maps and charts for highly publicized national & state health statistics.

The Opportunity Index is an annual report developed by Opportunity Nation, a campaign of the Forum for Youth Investment, and Child Trends. You can see and compare statistics on the state or county level including unemployment, health, housing, and education indicators.

Urban Institute reports on health care costs, access, quality, and coverage to "guide state and federal health policy".

From the Urban Institute

From the National Alliance to End Homelessness, see selected data points about homelessness in America in national & state-level charts & maps.

The Opportunity Index is an annual report developed by Opportunity Nation, a campaign of the Forum for Youth Investment, and Child Trends. You can see and compare statistics on the state or county level including unemployment, health, housing, and education indicators.

Reports from the Urban Institute to "monitor and assess housing market trends to provide timely, impartial data and analysis on the housing finance system, access to homeownership, rental housing affordability, and homelessness."

The Vera Institute of Justice is a nonprofit research and policy reform-oriented organization that consults on criminal justice issues, including mass incarceration, racial disparities, health in prisons, and alternatives to incarceration.

The Sentencing Project is a nonprofit that advocates for changes in sentencing and alternatives to incarceration.The Sentencing Project compiles state-level criminal justice data from a variety of sources. Using the three tabs below, you can navigate between interactive features that allow you to access and use these data. In the State Data Map, you can roll over states for a quick snapshot of key figures from each state and click on any state to see more data. You can also use the dropdown menu to display different datasets on the map. Under Detailed State Data, you can access full datasets for each state and compare states. In State Rankings, you can see how states stack up against each other in different areas.

From the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). There is a potentially useful chart on this page: Economic Impact of Military Presence by State.

This tool from the National Priorities Project simulates how tax dollars could have paid for instead of military expenditures. You can look at various geographic levels, but unfortunately only one area at a time - state, county, congressional district, city.

April 2018 report from Pew Research Center. Includes maps.

This tool from the National Priorities Project lets you see how a typical income taxpayer's money is spent in each of the 50 states. You can see how much is spent on several categories, including Pentagon & Military and Veterans.

Explore data from Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. The study uses publicly available state and local data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics on factors that research has shown to contribute to food insecurity.

Read reports from Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study.

Charts and maps from the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service

Data snapshots available at different geographic levels (state, county, metropolitan area, etc.), depending on the indicator.

Urban Institute reports evaluating food and nutrition programs.

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a federation of 55 national and international labor unions that represent 12.5 million working men and women. These reports provide information about a variety of employment and working conditions.

From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, see unemployment rates by state, county, and metropolitan area.

The Opportunity Index is an annual report developed by Opportunity Nation, a campaign of the Forum for Youth Investment, and Child Trends. You can see and compare statistics on the state or county level including unemployment, health, housing, and education indicators.

Urban Institute reports on how federal policies affect America’s workforce, capital stock, and opportunity for economic growth.

From the U.S. Census Bureau

The Opportunity Index is an annual report developed by Opportunity Nation, a campaign of the Forum for Youth Investment, and Child Trends. You can see and compare statistics on the state or county level including unemployment, health, housing, and education indicators.

Urban Institute policy research reports on education systems from prekindergarten through postsecondary.