Working with Data

A tool that addresses people and places to:

  • Explore military level characteristics based on geography
  • Visualize how communities are changing over time
  • Understand how communities compare to one another

How to use Measuring Communities Dashboard?

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Snapshots

Snapshots are best used when you want to generate quick reports of a county or state highlighting data on key metrics. The current snapshots pull commonly used information from Measuring Communities to create a standardized report, which is available for both state-level and county-level data.

Watch Snapshots video tutorial
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Maps

Maps are often used when you want to visualize key metrics over a surface area to display trends.

Watch Maps video tutorial
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Custom Report

Custom reports offer a high degree of customization by enabling you to generate and compare up to 3 reports in the desired manner.

Watch Custom Report video tutorial

Data Decisions - Dashboard Use Cases

The data in this portal is meant to be used. Professionals can create, influence or support decisions that are rooted in data to best serve and support military-connected families across the nation. Data-driven decisions can look like:

Custom ReportTableDemographic

Users can identify the number of veterans – and other veteran demographic characteristics, such as age or sex – who live among our communities at the county, congressional district, and state level.

Example: In 2024, North Carolina was home to nearly 616,000 veterans. Approximately 77,000 (or 12.5%) of these veterans are women.

Find your state's veteran makeup

Custom ReportLine GraphEmployment

Users can identify veteran-specific issues at the county level over time to better understand trends.

SnapshotBehavioral Health

Users can gather a variety of key information about their military-connected communities in one spot by using our snapshot feature.