Massachusetts Data, Statistics & Human Services Resources

Data-Smart City Solutions launched a searchable public database comprising cutting-edge examples of public sector data use. The "Solutions Search" indexes interactive maps and visualizations, spanning civic issue areas such as transportation, public health and housing, that are helping…

A website with statistical data about 14 Massachusetts cities, including Pittsfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, Springfield, Fitchburg, Leominster, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, Lynn, Brockton, Taunton, Fall River and New Bedford.

This interactive web site compiles community-level information from various available data sources for all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns, and visualizes that data in graphics and charts so it's easy to understand, print out and bring to a community discussion.  Click "go to…

A comprehensive database of human services resources in Massachusetts.  You can call, chat with or use the online directory to get referrals and resources for  emergency food, rent, help paying your heating and utility bills, mental health counseling, health…

From the About section: "StatisticalAtlas.com is a website dedicated to satisfying all your cravings for in-depth statistical data and analysis for all of the US. Get high-level overviews for the entire country, then drill down through 10+ map levels, all the way down to the individual…

MAPC, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, has collected town, city, county, state, national (census and other), private, educational, police and other data referencing the Boston region and created the Metro DataCommon. You can find everything from high school dropout rates to transit times in…

A new toolkit for child advocates, researchers, and policymakers    From the press release: "diversitydatakids.org is the first comprehensive, equity-focused website designed to monitor progress towards improved wellbeing for children of all racial/ethnic groups through the…

This website has data tables, products, reports, papers, and presentations on the collection of language data through the American Community Survey. To access website click the "Go to Website" link below.

NCLC charts and tables, based on the 2004 Current Population Survey, illustrate the concentration of poverty in Massachusetts among African American, Hispanic, and elderly populations and changes in the state's population by income to poverty ratio groups. There has been a considerable growth in the…

The Changing Face of Massachusetts is a joint project of MassINC and the Center for Labor Market Studies.  The research shows that the state faces a serious human capital challenge: while immigrants have become our principal source of new labor, growing numbers are arriving with limited…