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Equity

People and communities are more likely to prosper when there is freedom from race, class, gender, or geographic discrimination. Our research provides data and tools to help communities direct resources to the people and places that can benefit the most.

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Match requirements prevent rural and low-capacity communities from accessing climate resilience funding

Many federal grant programs require communities to provide a local match, creating barriers for rural and underserved places.

A rural capacity map

A new map helps identify communities where investments in staffing and expertise are needed to support infrastructure and climate resilience projects.

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A decline in accuracy of equity-related measures in the 2020 American Community Survey

Due to new methods and pandemic disruption, the 2020 American Community Survey shows some decrease in accuracy for equity-related measures.

Capacity-limited states still struggle to access FEMA BRIC grants

Places with lower capacity are failing to get funding through FEMA’s flagship grant program, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).

Yellowstone Flood reveals Montana’s mobile home flood risk

Montana’s mobile home residents face disproportionate flood risk and traditional solutions leave them behind.

The American Community Survey in our data tools

Find the latest American Community Survey data in all of our tools, including the Economic Profile System and Neighborhoods at Risk.

Mobile home residents face higher flood risk

Mobile homes are the most common unsubsidized, affordable housing in the United States but have disproportionately higher flood risk than other housing types.

Improving benefit-cost analyses for rural areas

Benefit-cost analysis, required for many federal funding sources, puts smaller, rural, and low-income communities at a disadvantage.

Recent Equity Research

The American Community Survey in our data tools

Find the latest American Community Survey data in all of our tools, including the Economic Profile System and Neighborhoods at Risk.

Illustration of money falling into piles over a puddle

Match requirements prevent rural and low-capacity communities from accessing climate resilience funding

Many federal grant programs require communities to provide a local match, creating barriers for rural and underserved places.

Aerial view of people walking with lines connecting them

A decline in accuracy of equity-related measures in the 2020 American Community Survey

Due to new methods and pandemic disruption, the 2020 American Community Survey shows some decrease in accuracy for equity-related measures.

Yellowstone Flood reveals Montana’s mobile home flood risk

Montana’s mobile home residents face disproportionate flood risk and traditional solutions leave them behind.

Capacity-limited states still struggle to access FEMA BRIC grants

Places with lower capacity are failing to get funding through FEMA’s flagship grant program, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).

Mobile home residents face higher flood risk

Mobile homes are the most common unsubsidized, affordable housing in the United States but have disproportionately higher flood risk than other housing types.

A rural capacity map

A new map helps identify communities where investments in staffing and expertise are needed to support infrastructure and climate resilience projects.

Improving benefit-cost analyses for rural areas

Benefit-cost analysis, required for many federal funding sources, puts smaller, rural, and low-income communities at a disadvantage.

Housing costs broke records across the U.S.

Unaffordable housing came to a head during the pandemic as communities across the country saw unprecedented rises in housing costs.

Houses in San Francisco

Unaffordability for renters made worse during the pandemic

The unprecedented rise in housing prices since 2020 has affected renters more than homeowners—especially in places that were already unaffordable.

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