Explore Data Tools
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is committed to increasing access to data to help grantees, the media, and the public understand the nature of civil legal needs and the services available to address individual and families in need. Choose a type of resource from the tabs below:
Tools and Visualizations for Accessing Data
The tools below are designed to provide easy access to data about the nature of civil legal needs and the services available to address them. This includes dashboards, a tool to quickly access key Census demographic data, and a gallery of thumbnails that link to LSC and non-LSC tools on topics relevant to civil legal aid providers. We welcome comments or suggestions for improving these resources (DataTeam@lsc.gov).
COVID-19 Data Tools & Resources
The gallery below provides links to COVID-19-related data tools. These resources were assembled to help LSC grantees identify high need areas in local communities, measure trends in local conditions over time, or compare the impact of COVID-19 across jurisdictions. The data sources are reliable and generally publically-available. Legal aid programs may wish to use these data to solicit additional financial support, target outreach, or establish partnerships.
- Stanford Legal Design Lab's Legal Help FAQ on Eviction & Rent Protections.
- Eviction Lab's COVID-19 Housing Policy Scorecards and list of eviction and utility moratoria.
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Multifamily Property Search.
- Professor Emily Benfer's tracking of COVID-19 Eviction Moratoria.
- NLIHC's Multifamily Properties Subject to Federal Eviction Moratoriums.
- Fannie Mae's Renters Resource Finder or Freddie Mac's property mortgage lookup.
- TRLA's CARES Act Tenant Protections in TX.
Select options below to filter the gallery by geographic scope of the data or by possible "intents" for which the resources may be helpful.
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Get COVID-19 rates
See demographics of cases
Count or locate at-risk populations
Understand court changes
Understand job losses
Track eviction numbers
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U.S. Territory
Metro
County
City
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Quick Census Demographics
The Census Bureau provides demographic and economic data that can help LSC grantees to identify legal needs and to plan outreach and services. Unfortunately, wading through Census data is not always easy. This tool gives LSC grantees the ability to view, download, and map selected Census data for the counties, congressional districts, and other geographic areas relevant to their service area.
Dashboards
LSC produces a variety of dashboards with the intention of understanding trends in the need for, and provision of, civil legal services. LSC grantees will find these dashboards useful in visualizing their own trends and in comparing their work to national medians or to other organizations. We welcome feedback to DataTeam@lsc.gov on what dashboards would be most helpful.
