New and Updated Data (2026)
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Date | Type | Details | Category |
03/24/2026 | Updated Data | HRSA's Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Rural Status is a new dataset that is now available on PolicyMap. | Health > Access to Medical Care > Rural Status |
03/19/2026 | Updated Data | ACS & PolicyMap's Median Age Percentile Rank dataset has been updated with the newest 2020-2024 Census data. | Demographics > Age |
03/19/2026 | Updated Data | The USDA Rural Urban Continuum Codes (RUCC) data have been updated to reflect their latest 2023 data. The RUCC system provides 9 categories describing how rural or urban an area is and its relationship to larger metropolitan regions. | Federal Guidelines > Additional Federal Guidelines Health > Access to Medical Care |
03/16/2026 | Updated Data | Flood Maps have been updated on Production, with FEMA data as of March 2026. The flood zone layers show which areas have been defined as flood hazard areas on Flood Insurance Rate Maps. For ease of interpretation, PolicyMap has translated the flood zone designations into High, Moderate, Minimal and Undetermined risk of flooding. The granular Flood Zone designations are available in the indicator bubble. Areas with increased coverage include:
| Quality of Life > Environment and Disaster Risks > Flood Risks |
02/26/2026 | UPDATED DATA | Data Updated on PolicyMap: 2020-2024 Census American Community Survey (ACS). This is the first year we have four non-overlapping time periods with the data going all the way back to 2009. | Demographics, Incomes & Spending, Housing, Health, Quality of Life, Economy, Education, Federal Guidelines |
02/04/2026 | Updated Data | Minimum wage data by state from the U.S. Department of Labor has been updated for 2026. Please note that American Samoa has special minimum wage laws that are not mapped but detailed here. In addition, some municipalities and counties have a minimum wage higher than the state's, but those are not distinguished on the map since it is state-level. Find more info in the data sources . | Incomes & Spending > Income > Minimum Wage |
01/28/2026 | Updated Data | The CDFI Fund Certified CDFI point dataset has been updated on production for their latest January release. The points show where Certified CDFI organizations are located, the type of organization, and if it is a native CDFI. Please note that all PO Boxes are excluded from geocoding. | Lending > CDFI Fund Locations > Certified CDFIs |
01/27/2026 | Updated Data | BLS Local Area Unemployment (LAU) monthly statistics data have been updated through September 2025. | Economy > Employment and Unemployment |
01/09/2026 | Updated Data | SNAP Retailer location data from the USDA has been updated to 2025. | Quality of Life > Quality of Life Locations > SNAP Retail Locations Health > Food Access Locations > SNAP Retail Locations |
01/07/2026 | Updated Data | CDC PLACES data has been updated through 2023. All Teeth Lost indicator was added to production, and confidence intervals were added to the Info Bubbles. Release Notes Depending on the indicator, most are released for 2023, a few are discontinued (see description), and these five indicators are re-released for 2022--> Colorectal cancer screening, Mammography, Short sleep duration, Dental visit, and All teeth lost. Notes: PA and KY are missing data for all of 2023, FL is missing in 2021, and NJ is missing in 2019. | Health > Health Conditions > Chronic Conditions Health > Risk Factors |
