This section provides analysis and data of critical topics in our community, including racial and ethnic disparities, poverty, and educational achievement.

Race and Ethnicity Indicators & Report
"Hard Facts: Race and Ethnicity in the Nine-County Greater Rochester Area" examines the substantial gaps in educational and economic outcomes among persons of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.  

Race & Ethnicity Indicators & Report

 

Poverty Indicators & Reports
These reports provide updates on poverty, self-sufficiency and efforts to lift communities across the nine-county Greater Rochester region.

• Progress Report: A Roadmap for Change / Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative
• Benchmarking Rochester's Poverty / A 2015 Update
• Poverty and Self-Sufficiency in the Nine-County Greater Rochester Area

Poverty Indicators & Reports

 

ROC the Future Indicators & Report
This section provides report cards tracking key measures of well-being for children and youth in the City of Rochester, from cradle to career.

ROC the Future Indicators & Report

 

Ten years ago, a group of visionary people and two leading nonprofit organizations decided to do a remarkably bold thing — they worked together to launch ACT Rochester. This robust “public utility” makes more than 100 community data indicators available to everyone on a nationally recognized website for free.

ACT Rochester is more than just a website. Over the past decade, it has become a facilitator and champion for change in our region. Its focus is and has been to help all of us learn, connect and then act. Using data, ACT Rochester has:

• Initiated a series of cutting-edge studies on poverty and race, which led to major new community-wide initiatives to deal with these difficult issues;
• Convened strategic roundtables of organizations and individuals wanting to discuss, explore and take action on significant community challenges;
• Sponsored an annual Report Card Event to share key updated indicators on the health and well-being of our region; and
• Increased understanding of poverty and the concentration of poverty through poverty simulations and informal discussions in the suburbs and surrounding counties.

The 2019 Annual Report Card Event drew in an audience of more than 225 representing the government, business, nonprofit, faith-based and education sectors. The event focused on keeping data relevant, reflecting on accomplishments, and focusing on future “impACT.” As discussed during the event, you can find Our Community Report Card presentation here.