Resources & Data
Datasets & Indices for Community Resilience Research
Datasets & Indices for Community Resilience Research
A collection of publicly available datasets and indices relevant to disaster resilience, social vulnerability, and community capacity.
County-level index measuring bonding, bridging, and linking social capital across the contiguous U.S. using 19 indicators from census and ESRI data. Offers a focused way to assess how community ties and cohesion may influence disaster coping capacity.
Aldrich, D. & Kyne, D. (2020). "Capturing Bonding, Bridging, and Linking Social Capital through Publicly Available Data." Harvard Dataverse.
Access Dataset →County-level index measuring six dimensions of disaster resilience: social, economic, community capital, institutional, infrastructural, and environmental. Available for 2010, 2015, and 2020.
University of South Carolina, Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute.
Access Dataset →Database of quantitative resilience frameworks, indicators, and measures spanning physical, social, economic, and natural systems. Part of NIST's Community Resilience Program for developing community-scale assessment methodologies.
Dillard, M. (2021). National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Access Dataset →United Way's dataset tracking U.S. households that earn above the Federal Poverty Level but cannot afford basic necessities where they live. Useful for understanding economic vulnerability at the local level.
unitedforalice.org →