Tax Returns Claiming Earned Income Tax Credits

This layer displays information about tax credits and tax deductions claimed by tax filers. Information is available for all ZIP codes and counties where 10 or more total tax returns were filed. Eligible tax payers may receive between $1 and over $5,000 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).

Exempt Organization Rates by ZIP Code and County

This layer displays the total number and rate of tax-exempt organizations classified as 501(c)(3) from the September 2016 Exempt Organizations Business Master File Extract (EO BMF). Data are displayed by county and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA).

Educational Attainment, Disparity Index Score

Layer displays information about racial disparity of educational attainment using data from the 2009-2013 American Community Survey (ACS). The Index of Disparity (ID) is used to show the magnitude of variation in indicator percentages across population groups. In this case, the index measures the difference in the percentage of the population with less than a high school diploma across four racial and ethnic groups.

Population in Poverty, Disparity Index Score

Layer displays information about racial disparity of poverty using data from the 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS). The Index of Disparity (ID) is used to show the magnitude of variation in indicator percentages across population groups. In this case, the index measures the difference in the percentage of populations of different racial and ethnic groups living below the poverty level.

4th Grade Reading Proficiency, 2014-15

This layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2014-15 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.

Wireless Internet Service Areas, 25MBPS or Higher

This layer displays the service area for terrestrial/fixed wireless high speed internet as of June 2014. Mapped service areas do not include mobile/cellular wireless data providers. Providers of fixed wireless broadband services typically provide equipment to customers and install a small antenna or dish somewhere on the roof. This equipment is usually deployed as a service and maintained by the company providing that service. Fixed wireless services have become particularly popular in many rural areas where Cable, DSL or other typical home Internet services are not available.