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Welcome to the LA Counts Library! Harvested from federal, state, regional, and local data publishers, these open datasets and related data stories tell the public tale of Los Angeles County. They reveal what we know and even what we don't know. Use them to examine your government, explain how things work, and explore the potential for social change in and across Los Angeles County.
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Community Profile: Caroline Bhalla
Meet Caroline Bhalla. Caroline runs the Neighborhood Data for Social Change Initiative through the USC Sol Price Center for Social Innovation. This platform enables users to...- Community Profiles
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Listen first, hack second
Every year, Code for America volunteer brigades around the country celebrate a day devoted to civic hacking. Teams nationwide come up with ways to give back to their communities...- Data Articles
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Defending Sanctuary Cities
The United States has always been defined by its immigrants. German arrivals dominated in the early 20th century. They populated large swaths of the midwest, while Italians and...- Data Articles
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Community Profile: Leila Forouzan
Meet Leila Forouzan. Leila works at the Advancement Project California, a next generation, multiracial civil rights organization working on systems change. The staff in the...- Community Profiles
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An Equity Profile of the Los Angeles Region
While the nation is projected to become a people-of-color majority by the year 2044, Los Angeles reached that milestone in the 1980s. Los Angeles’ diversity is a major asset in...- Data Articles
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Real Cost Measure Methodology
The Real Cost Measure is a poverty measure designed by United Ways of California. Unlike the official poverty measure which does not accurately account for local costs of...- Methodologies
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Counting Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County is the most populous county in the country, home to over 10 million residents. It is a large, sprawling region with 88 cities, many unincorporated...- Data Articles
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NDSC: Banking Deserts in Los Angeles County
Across Los Angeles County, more than half a million residents lack access to a single bank or credit union within their neighborhoods. For these Angelenos living in a banking...- Data Articles
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Struggling to Stay Afloat
Unlike the official poverty measure which does not accurately account for local costs of living, the Real Cost Measure factors the costs of housing, food, health care, child...- Data Articles
