Racial Equity Data Hub
Data anyone can use to end racism in their community
To end inequalities, biases, violence, and disenfranchisement, we must first see where they are present.
Data is a critical tool in the fight for justice and equity in the United States.
As you experience the Racial Equity Data Hub today, it represents our starting point—a new home that will continuously grow and evolve, bringing visibility to data and resources that reflects the ongoing work with partners and the broader community of racial equity advocates. We invite you to participate in the discussion and help shape the Hub by visiting the dedicated Tableau Community Forum to contribute thoughts, suggestions, and data.
Core areas of focus
Data is core to understanding the intersection of race and equity in American life. With our partners, we’ve selected the following four areas of focus:
Achieving Equitable Education
Informing solutions for dismantling race-based barriers to success
Advancing Equitable Justice
Pointing to opportunities to end and amend race-based injustices
Building Economic Power
Illuminating avenues for investing in and sustaining prosperity
PolicyLink: Comprehensive data tools for understanding inequities
Through in-depth data analysis and bold and tailored strategies, PolicyLink aims to keep equity at the center of the policy conversation. Their tools and resources empower their partner organizations from the national to local level to advocate for progress.
Explore policylink's national equity atlas
Watch PolicyLink CEO Dr. Michael McAfee present at Tableau Conference-Ish 2020 on the value of deeply disaggregated data for making progress toward racial equity.
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Urban Institute: Guiding the ethical use of race and equity data
Urban Institute is committed to advancing the ethical use of data to drive fact-based policy solutions for equity and wellbeing in the U.S. Coming soon: Urban Institute will launch a Do No Harm Guide for working with data on race and ethnicity.
lEarn more about Urban Institute
Urban Institute's Shena Ashley joins as a guest on Tableau's If Data Could Talk to share insights on the ethical use of this data.
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Getting Started With
The American Community Survey
The American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau is a key resource for local data on race, education, healthcare, housing, employment, criminal justice, and other issues in the United States. For as rich as the data is, it requires some work to get ready for analysis.
As part of the Racial Equity Data Hub, we’re bringing together Tableau and other resources to help make this data easier for anyone to start their own exploration.
Access the state and county-level data
Access either state or county-level versions of the reshaped ACS Housing and Demographic Estimates data set used in the jumpstart dashboard. All data hosted by data.world.
Reshaping the data set
Restructuring data for easier analysis
Follow along with this step-by-step video to see how the ACS Housing and Demographic Estimates was reshaped in Tableau Prep. The process was designed to make the data easier to analyze without compromising the integrity of the data itself.
Learn more about the ACS
Finding ACS data on the US Census Bureau website
Take a quick look at how you can access the vast data library on data.census.gov and discover how you can start to customize your data download to fit your needs.
Learn from the experts
Want to learn more about how the team at the US Census Bureau approach visualizing the American Community Survey? Check out the US Census Bureau team at TC19.
Questions? Feedback?
The Racial Equity Data Hub, hosted by Tableau Foundation, is a work in progress. Your feedback is welcome as the Hub continues to evolve. Visit the dedicated Tableau Community Forum to offer feedback, ask questions, and meet others interested in working with data for racial equity and justice.
Learn more about Tableau's racial equity investments
Racial Justice Data Initiative
The RJDI is a $12 million, three-year commitment from Tableau Foundation to support the data infrastructure and capacity of organizations across the U.S. fighting anti-Black racism.
Community Equity Task Force
Tableau’s Community Equity Task Force is committed to ensuring that our platforms are inclusive and diverse spaces, where critical discussions around data for equity work can be elevated.