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Distressed Communities Index (DCI) 

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  • New Opportunity Zone Designations Are Underway

    In the News

    August 10, 2026

  • Place and Male Educational Attainment Gaps

    Analysis

    March 10, 2026

  • How Regional Inequality Explains Our Polarized Politics

    In the News

    October 29, 2025

  • Where’s the richest ZIP code in the US? Depends on how you measure it

    In the News

    August 24, 2025

  •

    DCI Stories: Economic Connectedness

    Case Study

    August 20, 2025

  •

    DCI Stories: Spatial Inequality

    Case Study

    August 20, 2025

  •

    DCI Stories: The 100 Largest Cities

    Case Study

    August 20, 2025

  •

    DCI Stories: Life Expectancy

    Case Study

    August 20, 2025

  • The geography of American exceptionalism

    Analysis

    August 20, 2025

  • Data reveals rising economic ‘distress’ across America despite post-pandemic growth

    In the News

    May 28, 2024

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