Communities Count uses population data from a variety of national, state and local data sources. Much of the data we use comes from surveys such as the American Community Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and administrative data from systems such as from the Office of Public Instruction. For more information about data sources for specific indicators, see the Notes and Sources tab on our visualizations/dashboards.

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We use the term "indicator" to refer to certain data about people living in the community that are collected and analyzed. These indicators help us understand the health, social, and economic characteristics of communities throughout the county. When possible, Communities Count indicators provide data that are comparable across greographic areas, show changes over time and are disaggregated by demographic characteristics such as race and ethnicity. Indicator data are presented as interactive dashboards using Tableau.

All indicators on the Communities Count website is organized under broad categories called topic areas. Similar indicators are grouped together under broad topic areas such as Education, Family and Community, Health and Food.

Scientific, technical and production support is provided by the Assessment, Policy Development and Evaluation Unit at Public Health - Seattle & King County.

You can access the underlying data in our data visualizations by clicking the "Share" icon in the lower right corner dashboards and choosing the download option. If you cannot find the data that you are looking for on Communities Count, or in the Community Health Indicators webpage or have questions about our data, you may reach out to us at CommunitiesCount@kingcounty.gov and we are happy to help provide assistance. You can also find other local data tools and resources on a variety of topics on our Data Tool page. If you would like to request underlying data or a customized analysis you may contact King County Public Health Data Request service at data.request@kingcounty.gov. Please see instructions here for how to submit a data request.

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If you have any questions about Communities Count, you can call us at 206-263-8786. Or, you can email CommunitiesCount@kingcounty.gov. You may also use the Contact Us page here.

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Communities Count is a resource that supports King County communities to understand, use, and interpret data to promote and achieve equity. In addition to providing interpreted data, our team also provides data support and data trainings for community based organizations in King County on a variety of topics including how to find, interpret, and use population health data. Find out more in the About Us page here. We would love to hear from you at the contact information at the bottom of the website.