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General

Best Places to Live, Money Magazine
Annual ranking of 300 metro areas regarding quality of life. Data provided on 20 factors, including those pertaining to pollution, crime, weather, arts and culture, housing, and the economy.

Sperling's BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Tools for comparing metro areas regarding cost of living, schools, crime, climate, housing, health, and other topics.

City Profiles, RealEstateJournal, Wall Street Journal
Wide variety of data on the 100 largest U.S. cities.  Topics include housing, weather, crime, cost of living, taxes, health care, education, and transportation.  Data drawn from a wide variety of public and private sources.

Yahoo! City Comparison
Comparisons and rankings of cities in terms of quality of life (e.g., crime, weather, pollution), real estate (e.g., property tax and home purchase cost), and the economy (e.g., unemployment, cost of living).

The City Report, Homefair.com
Comparison of cities in terms of cost of living, crime, and other information.

Kid-Friendly Cities Report Card, Population Connection
Data and grades for 239 cities regarding factors that affect the health and well-being of children. Indicators cover health, education, public safety, economics, environment, and community life.
Published biennially.

Social Capital Community Benchmark Survey, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
For 39 regions, scores and discussion regarding the presence of 11 dimensions of social capital, for example, civic leadership, association involvement, social trust, inter-racial trust, diversity of friendships, informal socializing, and faith-based engagement. Published March 2001.

 

Housing [ back to top ]

Housing Data, Bureau of the Census
Access to various Census Bureau resources and documentation regarding housing. Data sources include American Housing Survey, Housing Vacancy Survey, and Survey of Market Absorption. Data sites of interest include:

  • American Housing Survey — Data on housing stock, including apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers. National data collected every other year; data for each of 47 selected metro areas are collected about every four years, with an average of 12 metro areas included each year. Survey is conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
  • Housing Vacancies and Homeownership — Annual statistics on housing vacancies and homeownership, for states and the 75 largest metro areas, 1995-latest year; quarterly statistics by multi-state region.
  • Census of Housing — Data on housing characteristics from Decennial Census
    • Census 2000 Housing Unit Counts — Housing counts for states, counties, places, and other areas.
    • Census 2000 Demographic Profiles Access to housing data (e.g., rent/own, tenure) asked about every household (i.e., short form data). Data for states and local areas, organized by state, provided in Excel, .pdf, and FTP formats.
    • American FactFinder Housing Lookup — Query-based access to housing data tables and maps from Census 2000 and American Community Survey, for states and areas.
    • Historical Census of Housing Data for states, 1940-90, and for metro areas, counties, cities and places, and census tracts, 1990. 
    • 1940 Census Data for states and counties (via Geospatial and Statistical Data Center, University of Virginia)
  • American Community Survey — Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of housing and other data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas. 
  • Manufactured Housing Statistics Annual data on number of new manufactured homes placed, average sales price, by size of home, by state.

HUD User Data Sets, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Access to a variety of housing data sets, including:

  • American Housing Survey Data sets for metro areas. (See AHS description above.)
  • Assisted Housing Annual subsidized housing data by state, profiles of public housing agencies, and lists of private properties participating in assisted living programs. 
  • Government-Sponsored Enterprises (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) —  Mortgage microdata. Single-family data sets include borrower's income, race and gender, census tract, loan-to-value ratio, and affordability. Multifamily data sets include number, type and affordability of units, size of property, and mortgage balance.
  • Fair Market Rents and 50th Percentile Rent Estimates — Annual estimates of fair market rents (FMRs) and 50th percentile (median) rent estimates, by number of bedrooms, for 354 metro areas and 2,350 nonmetropolitan counties. FMRs determine the eligibility of rental housing units for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments program, and serve as the payment standard used to calculate subsidies under the Rental Voucher program.

U.S. Housing Market Conditions, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly review of housing market conditions in the nine HUD regions, with rotating profiles on one metro area per region. Also, building permit data for states and 50 largest metro areas. 

House Price Index, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Quarterly index of single-family housing appreciation for states and 325 metro areas, 1975-latest quarter. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. 

Conventional Mortgage Home Price Index, Freddie Mac
Index of single-family home price change, 1975-latest quarter, by metro area, state, and Census Bureau multi-state division. Index tracks average house price changes in repeat sales or refinancings on the same single-family properties financed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Computation based on conventional, conforming mortgages purchased or securitized by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. 

Metropolitan Area Housing Prices, National Association of Realtors
Index of median housing prices, for 140 metro areas, issued quarterly.

Home Price Check, Domania, Inc.
Sale prices of individual homes, 1987-latest year.

The State of the Nation's Housing, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
Data on housing production, sales, and prices, for states and metro areas. Annual report. 

Housing Opportunity Index, National Association of Home Builders
Quarterly report ranking metro areas in terms of percent of homes sold that a family earning the metro median income could afford to purchase.

Rental Housing Affordability, National Low Income Housing Coalition
Estimates of current affordability of rental housing for states, metropolitan areas, counties, and New England towns. Annual publication.

Low-Income Housing, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Periodic reports on low-income housing needs and policy, with data for states.

Housing Needs Table, Department of Housing and Urban Development
Data on housing problems of low and moderate income households, by renters, owners, elderly, for states, counties, and places, 1990 and estimated 2002.

Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Data and analysis on hunger and homelessness in 27 cities, annual report (December 2001). Previous reports available for 1999 and 2000.

On-line Information Systems, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council

  • Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) ReportsData on home purchase loans, refinancing loans, home improvement loans, and multi-family housing loans, by race, gender and income, for MSAs, 1997-latest year.
  • Mortgage Insurance Reports — Data on the disposition of mortgage insurance applications, by race, gender, and income, for MSAs, 2000-latest year.

Case-Shiller-Weiss Home Price Index  Fee Required
Housing price indices for MSAs, counties and zip codes, based on observed changes in the value of actual housing units.

 

Environmental Quality [ back to top ]

Scorecard, Environmental Defense Fund
Data on air pollution, lead hazards, land contamination, animal waste, chemical releases, water quality, and watersheds, for states and counties, with rankings.

Environmental Data, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Access to a variety of environmental databases. Of particular interest:

  • Envirofacts — Information system that provides access to data extracted from EPA databases.
  • Window to My Environment — provides maps of and access to a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features, for states, cities, and zipcodes. 
  • Media-Specific Data — Databases and tools that apply to specific environmental media (e.g. water, air, land, pesticides).
  • Where You LiveAccess to environmental quality data by zipcode, and additional databases.
  • EnviroMapper — Access to several on-line environmental quality databases.
  • State and Regional Environmental Atlas — State and community maps indicating environmental quality characteristics.
  • Impacts of Global Warming — Forecasted effects of global warming on climate, health, water, agriculture, forestry, and ecosystems, by state.
  • E-GRID Air pollutant emission data (sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides) by 50 states, 145 power control areas, 2100 generating companies, and 4800 power plants.
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions — Information on state greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventories and trends.

Environmental Maps (E-Maps), Department of Housing and Urban Development
Query-based tool for mapping major environmental impacts in relation to federally-sponsored housing activity.

Links to Sources of Environmental Statistics, Council on Environmental Quality
Links to on-line sources of environmental data in ten topic areas.

Environmental Reports, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Periodic reports with data on pollution, by state. Of particular interest:

  • Toxic Releases and Health — Maps and spreadsheets on toxic releases, categorized by health impact, for states, counties and zipcodes. (January 2003)
  • Pollution from Power PlantsData on carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrous oxide emissions from individual power plants, by state. Also, data on the incidence of asthma in counties likely to not meet pollution standards. (May 2002)
  • Power Plant Pollution and Child Health — State fact sheets on air, water, and land releases from power plants and exposure to children. (May 2002)
  • Drinking Water and Human Health — State reports on the impacts of farm and urban runoff on drinking water quality (January 2002)

Spatial Data Sources, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Access to variety of spatial data related to the mission of the U.S. Fish
& Wildlife Service. Of particular interest:

U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
Data on various dimensions of environmental quality, for states and sites. Of particular interest:

  • USGS Information by State — biology, geologic, mineral, and water information by state
  • Environmental Impact Analysis Data LinksAccess to on-line databases on environmental topics including agriculture, endangered species, energy, hydrologic, meteorologic, pollution prevention, socio-economic, spatial, and wetlands
  • Water ResourcesWide variety of state and site-specific data on the nature and quality of water resources
  • Gap Analysis Program — State assessments of the conservation status of native vertebrate species and natural land cover types
Conservation Databases, National Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture
Access to on-line databases on a variety of conservation topics, including plants, soils, water, climate, and other natural resources.

Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Data and maps concerning current drought conditions and drought forecasts.

Recycling America's Land, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Data on number and size of brownfield sites, for 231 cities. Published February 2000. (Brownfields are abandoned or underutilized properties where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.)

Sprawl Reports, Sierra Club
Annual reports that rank states and cities on sprawl-related issues.

Urban Sprawl, Fannie Mae Foundation
Study measuring dimensions of sprawl in 13 metro areas.

Spatial Growth Trends, Center for Urban and Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution
Analyses of spatial growth and sprawl patterns for major metro areas.

Urban Mobility Study, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
Annual review of highway traffic congestion in 68 urban areas, with rankings, 1982-latest year.  Data include capacity of freeways and principal arterial streets, peak period travel speeds, level of congestion, and extent and costs of delay.

Transportation Facts, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Statistics on various aspects of transportation, for states and metro areas. Topics include pedestrian safety, regional congestion, federal transportation spending, and household transportation choices and spending.

Reports, Environmental Working Group

Farming on the Edge, American Farmland Trust
Report on loss of farmland to development, periodically updated. Data provided by state and major land resource areas.

Threatened State Park Systems, National Park Trust
State park systems most threatened by encroaching development, by acres at risk. Published August 2000.

Extreme Weather Sourcebook, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Economic impacts of extreme weather phenomena, including hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and lightning, by state.

Climate Data, National Climatic Data Center, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Current and historical climate data, including temperature, precipitation, wind, and storms, by climate station.

Averages and Records, The Weather Channel
Local data regarding average local weather conditions, including average temperatures, record temperatures, rainfall, and sunrise and sunset times.

Monthly Climate Profiles, Sperling's BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Monthly and annual average climate data, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, for 320 locations.

Wildland Fires, National Interagency Fire Center
Current and historical data and maps on wildland fires in the U.S. Of particular interest:

Wildland Fire Mapping, Geo-Spatial Multi-Agency Coordination (GeoMAC)
Mapping tool, with data, for current wildland fires.

Municipal Solid Waste State Data, Environmental Protection Agency
Data by state on various aspects of municipal solid waste disposal, including landfill disposal, recycling, and waste-to-energy.


Criminal Justice [ back to top ]

Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice
Access to a variety of data and information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems, at all levels of government. Of particular interest:

Uniform Crime Reports, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Annual crime data and index for states, metro areas, and local jurisdictions. Crimes covered include murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, and hate crimes. Data available 1995-1998.

City Crime Rates and Comparisons, Sperling's BestPlaces, Fast Forward, Inc.
Crime statistics for over 2,500 cities and 328 metro areas, compiled from the FBI Uniform Crime Reports.

Relocation Crime Lab, Homefair.com
Criminal justice data and index for communities; tool for comparing cities.

Top Vehicle Theft Areas, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Annual report on motor vehicle theft rate, for metro areas.

Most Stolen Vehicles, CCC Information Services
Annual list of 25 most stolen vehicles (year, make, model), by state.

National Archive of Criminal Justice Data, Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan
Access to over 550 criminal justice data collections.

State and City Crime Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press Fee Required
Data and and rankings on juvenile and adult arrests, corrections, law enforcement personnel and expenditures, offenses, crime clearances, courts, and drug and alcohol treatment, for states, 240 metro areas, and all cities of 75,000 or more. Annual publication.

 
Health [ back to top ]

Health Workforce Data, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, Department of Health and Human Services

  • State Health Workforce ProfilesData on supply, demand, distribution, education and use of health personnel, by state. Includes overview of residents' health status and health services, health care employment by place of work (including hospitals, nursing homes and other settings), and health care employment in more than 25 health professions and occupations. 
  • Health Professional Shortage Areas — Counties designated as being in shortage of one or more types of health care service, including primary medical care, dental, and mental health.
  • Medically Underserved Areas and Populations — Look-up of areas designated as being medically underserved areas or with medically underserved populations. Census tract listings available.

National Center for Health Statistics, Department of Health and Human Services
Access to a variety of data on health status, disease, and health care. Of particular interest:

  • Tabulated State Data — Birth and death data, health statistics by race and sex, health status objectives and indicators, by state. See also Data Warehouse.
  • State Health Facts — Summary of state birth, death, and other health data, one page per state. Provides link to state health department web site, for more detailed state and county health statistics. (States are listed individually in index.)
  • Index of Health Subjects — Links to reports on various health topics.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services
Access to data on disease and prevention, particularly surveillance data. Of particular interest:

  • CDC Wonder — Access to CDC public health data. Data available on topics such as cause of death, fatal accidents, injury mortality, workplace mortality, cancer, AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. Data available at the state level, and for some data sets, at the county level.
  • National Center for Injury Prevention and Control — Access to statistics and maps regarding fatal and nonfatal injuries. 
  • Behaviorial Risk Factor Surveillance System — Access to data on prevalence of a wide variety of risk factors, (e.g., alcohol, tobacco use, firearms, HIV/AIDS, overweight, diabetes) by state, 1995-latest year. Also, access to state publications that cite risk factor data.
  • Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System — Biannual survey of health-risk behaviors of youth, for 33 states and 17 local areas. Examples of behaviors include alcohol and drug use, sexual activity, physical fights, and physical exercise. Data available for 1993, 1995, and 1997.
  • State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation — State data on tobacco-related topics, including cigarette use, health consequences and costs, tobacco industry, and cigarette sales.

State Health Facts Online, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
State-level data on demographics, health status, and health policy, including health coverage, access, financing, and state legislation. Provides individual state profiles and 50 state comparisons.

State Health Ranking--2000 edition, UnitedHealth Group
Annual rankings of states on various dimensions of health status, including lifestyle, mortality, disease, occupational safety, and access to health care. 

Community Reports, Center for Studying Health System Change
Data and analysis for 12 metro areas regarding the adequacy of the community health system, 1997-latest year. Data from HSC's Community Tracking Study and secondary data sources.

Healthcare Cost and Utilization, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Limited Free Data
Query-based access to state inpatient hospital data, 1997-latest year. Data include  diagnoses, procedures, length of stay, total charges, discharge status, patient characteristics, primary payer, and hospital characteristics. Ambulatory surgery data to be added. CD-ROMs that provide more detailed data available for purchase: 

  • State Inpatient Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1995-latest year.
  • State Ambulatory Surgery Databases — More than 100 clinical and non-clinical variables (including hospital ID and patient zip code), 1997-latest year. 

Health and Long-Term Care, AARP Research Center Limited Free Data
Periodic analyses on health and long-term care systems, by state. Of particular interest:

  • Reforming the Health Care System: State Profiles Annual review of 100 dimensions of health and health care, by state. 1999 review available on-line.
  • Across the States: Profiles of Long-Term Care Systems — Bi-annual data report on long-term care systems in each state. Topic areas include demographics, recipients, providers, and expenditures. 1998 report available on-line.

Prescription Drug Use, Express Scripts, Inc.
Prescription utilization rate per member for eight types of drugs, by state, 2000. (June 2001, .pdf file)

Household Survey on Drug Abuse, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
Data on the use of illicit drugs, cigarettes, and binge alcohol, 1999, by state.

State Health Department Data, CDC
Access to state health department data and publications.

Health Data, healthfinder®, Department of Health and Human Services
Links to a wide variety of health data sites of federal agencies and other health-related organizations.

Health Analyses, Center for Budget and Policy Priorities
Periodic reports on health care policies and health insurance, with data for states.

Health Insurance Statistics, Bureau of the Census
Data on persons with and without health insurance coverage, by state. Annual report, detail varies each year. For certain years, source data tables available from Current Population Survey health insurance reports.

Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Data, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services
Estimates of workers' access to job-related health insurance, the cost of that insurance, and the choice of plans available, by firm size, by state, 1996-latest year. For 1999-latest year, employers also disaggregated by major industry groupings, proportion of part-time workers, proportion of low-wage workers, ownership type, and age of firm. Analytical tool available to create graphs and run statistical tests. For report, see State Differences in Job-Related Health Insurance, 1998 (October 2001). 

Regional Health Insurance Trends, Health Cost Index Report, Milliman USA  Limited Free Data
Quarterly report with one-year percent change in health insurance costs, by Census region, April 1995-latest issue available. (Issues available free with one-year delay, recent issues available for fee.)

Sources of Health Insurance and Characteristics of the Uninsured, Employee Benefits Research Institute
Sources of health insurance and characteristics of insured and uninsured populations, for states and metro areas. Drawn from Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.

Health Insurance and Access to Care, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Profiles of health insurance status and access to care for families with incomes below 250 percent of poverty, for 85 metro areas. (August 2000)

Medicaid Enrollees and Expenditures, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
State tables on Medicaid enrollment and expenditures, as well as health insurance coverage, 1990-latest year.

Health Action Tool Kit, Families USA
On-line briefing book with data on access to health insurance for families in need. Topics include the uninsured, government medical programs, private insurance, and drug coverage. Published annually.

Child Health, American Academy of Pediatrics
Variety of state data on topics related to child health. Of particular interest:

Kid-Friendly Cities Health Improvement Report Card, Population Connection
Data and rankings on infant mortality, births to teens, and low-weight births for 165 cities, 1990 and 1998. (Published June 2002)

Playground Safety, U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Periodic survey of the safety of public playgrounds, with state summaries.

Reproductive Health, Alan Guttmacher Institute
State reports on various aspects of reproductive activity, with particular focus on teenagers. Of particular interest:

Occupational Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Number and incidence rate of occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities, by state and year.

Highway Fatalities and Injuries, National Center for Statistics & Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Access to variety of data sources on highway fatalities and injuries, by state. Of particular interest:

Air Bag & Seat Belt Safety, National Safety Council
Periodic data reports on injuries linked to air bags and lack of seat belt use. Of particular interest:

Pedestrian Fatalities, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Statistics on pedestrian fatalities, for states and metro areas. 

Health Care State Rankings, Morgan Quitno Press Fee Required
Data and rankings on health care facilities, providers, insurance and finance, disease, mortality, physical fitness, natality and reproductive health. Annual publication.

Area Resource File, Quality Resource Systems for the Health Resources and Services Administration Fee Required
County-specific health resources database containing more than 7,000 variables for each of the nation's counties, including information on health facilities, health professions, measures of resource scarcity, health status, economic activity, health training programs, and socioeconomic and environmental characteristics. Drawn from from over 50 different source files.

Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States, Dartmouth Medical School Fee Required
Data on rates of common surgical procedures and hospitalization, quality of health care, and health care resources, for 3,400 hospital service areas and 300 hospital referral regions (covering the entire U.S.). Particular focus on Medicare enrollees. Annual publication. For additional information, see site provided by
American Hospital Association.

State-Level Databook on Health Care Access and Financing, The Urban Institute Fee Required
State-level data on the insurance coverage of different groups; the characteristics of the uninsured; Medicaid enrollees and expenditures; health status; and health care costs, access, and utilization.

Health Care Organization Rankings, U.S. News & World Report

  • Best Hospitals — For each of 17 specialties, annual ranking of top 50 hospitals.
  • Best HMO Finder — Ranking of 271 health maintenance organizations, by state (1999).

Social Welfare [ back to top ]

Assessing the New Federalism, The Urban Institute
Multi-year Urban Institute research project to analyze the devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states, focusing primarily on health care, income security, job training, and social services. 

  • State Social Welfare Database — Information on states and the District of Columbia in areas including income security, health, child well-being, demographic, fiscal and political conditions, and social services. 
  • National Survey of America's Families — Examination of well-being of adults and children in 13 states, with particular attention to low-income families. States include Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin.

ChildStats, Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, including: population and family characteristics, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Children in the States, Children's Defense Fund
State rankings and profiles regarding the condition of children and their families. Rankings cover health insurance and health care, natality, poverty, child support, and education.  Profiles include data on health care, child care, poverty, safety, education, and child-related program funding. 

KIDS COUNT, Annie E. Casey Foundation
A national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. Includes on-line access to annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, which provides state data on the educational, social, economic, and physical well-being of children.

Statistics on Children, Youth and Families, Child Trends

The Right Start, Annie E. Casey Foundation and Child Trends
Indicators of the well-being of infants, for states and metro areas, with rankings. Annual report.

Child Trends DataBank, Child Trends
State and local indicators on child and youth well-being. Topics include health; social and emotional development; income, assets and work; education and skills; demographics; and family and community.

National Data Analysis System, Child Welfare League of America
State data on child welfare conditions and programs.

Focus on States, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Access to state-level reports on topics of concern to low-income families (e.g., health, welfare, housing, food).

Food Insecurity and Hunger, Food Security Institute, Center on Hunger and Poverty, Brandeis University
Data and studies on food insecurity and hunger, by state. Of particular interest:

  • State Profiles — Percentage of people and households with food insecurity and hunger, by state.
  • Publications — Recent publications from the Food Security Institute, measuring food security, with data by state.

Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Data and analysis on hunger and homelessness in 27 cities, annual report (December 2001). Previous reports available for 1999 and 2000.

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