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Suggested Data Sites

United States Census Bureau QuickFacts - https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/

Easy to use, provides tables, maps, and charts of frequently requested demographic statistics at the state and county level and cities and towns with a population of 5,000 or more. Good for defining the characteristics of a geographic region; will need to combine data for Quad Cities from county-level data.

United States Census Bureau Narrative Profiles - https://www.census.gov/acs/www/data/data-tables-and-tools/narrative-profiles/

Provides short, analytical reports on 18 selected social, economic, housing and demographic topic areas with text and bar charts for a selected geographic area from national to census tract level. Good for narrative demographic information; Quad Cities not include as a Metropolitan Statistical Area

Illinois Report Card - https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/

School, school district, and the state performance measures on a wide range of educational goals; includes fast facts about the school and district and demographics of students. Good for educational outcomes and demographics at the neighborhood level.

Iowa School Performance Profiles - https://www.iaschoolperformance.gov/

School, school district, and the state performance measures on a wide range of educational goals; includes fast facts about the school and district and demographics of students. Good for educational outcomes and demographics at the neighborhood level.

Quad City Health Initiative - https://qchealthinitiative.org/

Systematic, data on the health status, behaviors and needs of residents in Muscatine, Scott and Rock Island Counties. Good to identify health needs and trends at the national, state, county, or Quad Cities level.

County Health Rankings & Roadmaps - https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

Identifies health differences within and across communities. Good for county, state, and national data of key demographic, social, and economic indicators of health.

United for Alice - https://unitedforalice.org/

ALICE, an acronym for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed, represents the growing number of families who cannot afford the basics of housing, childcare, food, transportation, health care, and technology. Good for identifying poverty data in addition to federal poverty data.

Perplexity - https://www.perplexity.ai/

An AI-powered conversational answer engine designed to provide accurate, real-time answers to complex questions, acting more like a research assistant than a traditional search engine. Good to gather current, cited statistics or to calculate more complex statistical data such as combining data sets for Quad Cities specific data.

Prompt Examples:

"What percentage of Quad Cities adults 65+ live alone, most recent Census data?"

"Find recent data on housing instability among families with children in Scott County?"

PRC Community Health Needs Assessment - https://quadcities.healthforecast.net/

A systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors and needs of residents in the Quad Cities region. Good for data on health indicators, including the social determinants of health (education, economic stability, social context, neighborhood and built environment, and health care access and quality).

Opportunity Atlas - https://opportunityatlas.org/

A map of the latest evidence on economic mobility, including indicators on children’s outcomes in adulthood and neighborhood characteristics by county, metropolitan area, and neighborhood. Good for comparing economic characteristics by neighborhood. 

National Equity Atlas – https://www.nationalequityatlas.org/

America’s most detailed report card on racial and economic equity. Includes indicators on economic vitality, readiness, connectedness, economic benefits. Good for tracking how community demographics change and how much equity matters.

A Stronger Nation Tool, Lumina Foundation - https://www.luminafoundation.org/

A map connecting credentials of value to education attainment. Good for finding the percentage of the labor force with post-high school credentials who earn at/above living wage benchmark.

Kids Count Data Center, Annie E. Casey Foundation - https://datacenter.aecf.org/

Tracks the well-being of children including number of children in immigrant families, children who have experienced trauma, teen births, infant mortality, and many more. Good for identifying trends critical to children’s issues.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - https://www.bls.gov/

Provides a wide range of data tables, maps, and graphs on specific jobs and industries, including wage estimates, injury rates, and employment trends. Good for identifying living-wage careers and future wage potential of various career paths.