- Area(s) of Focus: Community Health & Civic Life, Economy, Education
- Key Indicator(s): Group Membership (% of adults 18 and over involved in social, civic, sports, and religious groups), Violent Crime (per 100,000 population), Youth Not in School and Not Working (% ages 16 to 24), Unemployment Rate (%), Median Household Income ($), Poverty (% of population below poverty line), Income Inequality (Ratio of household income at the 80th percentile to that at the 20th percentile), Households Spending Less than 30% of Household Income on Housing (%), Associates Degree or Higher (% of adults 25 and over)
- State(s): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
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