The Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC) is a cooperative program among state agencies in Missouri and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Its purpose is to enhance awareness of and access to public data, especially Census Bureau products.
The MCDC data archive, which includes many national collections as well as Missouri-specific data, is one of the premier sites in the country for accessing census and other public, machine-readable demographic and geographic data. Data may be accessed directly, via the public machine readable data archive, or by using one of the custom applications.
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One of the most important datasets that MCDC’s partner MSDIS (Missouri Spatial Data Information Service) maintains is a series of interactive maps of the journey that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark took through Missouri in 1804 as the first leg of their now famous expedition to the Pacific Northwest. For this month’s story map, we’re starting […]
In June 2022, MSDIS took a look at gas prices in Missouri compared to median household income . With the cost of fuel back in the headlines, we thought it important to revisit this subject and its impact on Missouri communities. For this month’s story map about Missouri fuel prices, we compare prices at two different […]
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the largest nutrition assistance program in the United States, providing credits for food purchase to low-income participants and households. Missouri KIDS COUNT is the state data provider for the national KIDS COUNT project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. KIDS COUNT supports children’s well-being by providing data to […]
Missouri is a diverse and geographically complex state. Two major cities, multiple college towns, and sprawling rural landscapes create an interesting picture. This MCDC story map examines how net migration and unemployment rates fit into that picture on a county and regional level. The data are from the MCDC’s State/County Annual Population Change web application, the U.S. […]
The Accommodation and Food Services employment sector, which includes businesses such as hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, fast food outlets, cafes, bars, and caterers, plays a vital role in tourism, business travel, and community life. This sector provides essential services to both residents and visitors. This month’s story map will explore the dynamics of the Accommodation […]