Dashboard & Report
Nuestra Iowa Data Report & Dashboard
Data is an essential tool for understanding people, their needs, strengths, challenges, and experiences. When communities are not represented in data, they can remain invisible. The Nuestra Iowa Data Report and interactive Dashboard bring these stories into focus. The Dashboard allows you to explore key facts about Iowa Latinos at the county level, while the Report combines quantitative and qualitative data to provide context and deeper understanding. Together, they provide a more complete understanding of Iowa’s Latino communities and the experiences that shape their lives.
Dashboard
The Iowa Latinx Project dashboard is an interactive way to explore the statistics in the report. With this tool, you can visualize key numbers at the county level. Estimate the contributions to the region’s earnings and homeownership by creating your own education and citizenship scenarios. Compare disparities by county between the Latino and non-Latino populations and download data for your own analysis.
Iowa Latinx Project Toolkit
The Latinx Project Toolkit turns research into tools for clearer, more consistent communication. Created for organizations, leaders, educators, businesses, and community members, it provides a shared foundation for understanding and communicating about Iowa’s growing Latino communities.
Use the toolkit to turn what we know into how we communicate, connect, and take action.
How can the dashboard be used?
Explore the Data
View demographic and socioeconomic information for Iowa Latinos statewide or within individual counties. Select different indicators to better understand the communities across Iowa.
Compare Communities
Compare statewide data with a specific county or compare one county with another. These comparisons can help highlight similarities, differences, trends, and opportunities across communities.
Understand the Impact
Explore what the data can tell us about the potential of a thriving Latino community and its contributions to Iowa’s population, workforce, communities, and economy.
Download the Data
Download statistics and use the information in your own work, whether you are preparing a presentation, writing a report, developing a grant proposal, conducting research, or making a case for investment in your community.
Make Your Case
Use the data to support your story with evidence. Whether you are advocating for resources, informing decisions, applying for funding, or helping others understand Iowa’s Latino communities, the Dashboard provides data you can explore and share.
The Importance of Data
Data is fundamental to understanding the world around us. It provides evidence that helps us identify trends, understand differences, recognize needs and opportunities, and make informed decisions. Accessible, reliable data allows us to move beyond assumptions and better understand the realities and experiences of people and communities. Ultimately, data turns information into insight and insight into informed action.
Explore the data. Understand the story. Strengthen the message.