General Data

U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey

Detailed social, economic, and demographic information. You can find information for all counties, places, and census tracts in the 5-year ACS files.

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Log Into North Carolina (LINC)

LINC is an interactive data retrieval service containing historical information for over 900 data items and a variety of geographic areas within the state. Topics include population, labor force, education, transportation, revenue, agriculture, vital statistics, energy and utilities, and other topics for a variety of geographic areas within the state. Most data are available for the state and all 100 counties. Some items are available for municipalities. Others, especially census data, may be retrieved for tracts and townships.

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UNC Dataverse

UNC Dataverse is hosted by the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science and is a repository that allows members of the research community to archive and publish their own datasets.
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Data.gov

Data.gov is the US Government’s open data source that includes a range of datasets that can be used to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, create visualizations, and more.
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Education Data

myFutureNC

County data on educational attainment.

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UNC System Dashboards

Interactive data dashboards with information on enrollment, admissions, degrees, and other related variables.

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NC Community College System

Data on access, student programs, employment outcomes for students, faculty and staff, and other related variables.

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Health Data

County Health Rankings

Many factors influence how well and how long we live, from our access to affordable housing or well-paying jobs to opportunities for a good education for our kids. The County Health Rankings model shows us how these factors work together and illustrates where we can take action to improve health and eliminate unjust barriers to opportunity.

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NC Nursecast

NC Nursecast is an interactive, web-based tool that forecasts the future supply and demand for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) in various practice settings in North Carolina.
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Food Security Data

Feeding America

Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food-insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.

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Voting Data

North Carolina State Board of Elections

Explore data on voter turnout, voter registration, voter history, and more

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Data Guides and Other Resources

Data  Visualization Resources