April 2018 PolicyMap Update

Find Natural Hazards with FEMA Flood Maps

Flood risk in Sacramento

Flood maps, from FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) database, show the risk of 100-year and 500-year floods throughout the country. They’re used by the real estate industry to determine types of flood insurance needed, and are also useful for finding the economic disparities or environmental hazards in flood prone areas. These maps are now available to PolicyMap subscribers. Read more on our blog.

Immigrant Neighborhoods and Foreign-Born Data

PolicyMap recently added data on foreign-born population by country of birth, from the Census ACS. Use the data to identify immigrant neighborhoods that may need services like refugee support assistance. It’s also just interesting to see where different communities have coalesced. Read more on our blog.

Census and Citizenship: Questions and Answers

The Census Bureau just announced that they will be adding a question to the 2020 Census asking whether the respondent is a U.S. citizen. This question has led to a lot of controversy, so here’s a Q&A on the story, along with other news about the decennial census. Read more on our blog.

Updated Data

Appalachian Regional Commission and Delta Regional Authority Distressed Counties are updated to 2018.