This page does one job: identify where each external fact came from, what we used it for, and what the source does not establish.
These external files supply the request counts, population denominator, and state shapes visible on the map.
State-level 2023 recorded request counts and state operator links. A request is system activity, not necessarily a unique caller or completed assistance.
https://www.211.org/about-us/our-impactResident population for each state, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. We use this as the denominator for the population-adjusted request layer.
https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/apportionment/apportionment.csvState and territory polygons used only to draw the choropleth. Geometry does not contribute to any request, funding, or effectiveness conclusion.
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PublicaMundi/MappingAPI/master/data/geojson/us-states.jsonOur versioned research table assembles the state records below without replacing their external citations. It is the reproducible source snapshot used by the map exporter.
https://github.com/ShuhanCS/211-national-censusEvery funding statement currently displayed in a state popup is listed below with its period, claim, source URL, and caveat.
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These seven publications supply the findings in the map's evidence drawer. Local or program-specific results are not treated as national estimates.
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We have started a direct, read-only integration for service, location, organization, and taxonomy data.
The official portal says V2 is in preview. Its free Trial supplies limited development data and creates a product subscription key; it is suitable for testing the connection, not for claiming complete national coverage. Broader access remains permission-based. The repository contains a tested read-only client, but no NDP records will be shown until the returned schema and republication permissions are confirmed.