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WHAT IS SIMPLERGOV.ORG?

A Source for Government Data Sets

Search, analyze, and understand a variety of federal, state, and local government data.

A Web-based Toolset

Use the provided tools to filter, sort, summarize, map, graph, and export data.

A Resource for Citizens and Government

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WHAT WILL I FIND ON SIMPLERGOV.ORG?

Statistical data

Facts and figures about our population, our economy, and the environment.

Political data

The what, why and how of policy decisions.

Operational data

Details of the day-to-day administration of government.

WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF SIMPLERGOV.ORG?

Maximize Human Resources

Empower intelligent, creative and analytical people within government by giving them access to the data they need and the best available tools to work with that data.

Support Fact-based Management

Help agencies to make better and faster decisions that are based on the most complete and current data available.

Achieve Government Transparency

Lead the nation by modeling true government transparency that includes everyone, inspires greater levels of efficiency, and promotes meaningful interaction between government and its citizens.

Select one of the datasets below to explore data with simpler/gov:

Direct Relief International

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Direct Relief International provides medical assistance to improve the quality of life for people affected by poverty, disaster, and civil unrest at home and throughout the world. DRI provides essential material resources – medicines, supplies and equipment - over 70 countries globally and 800 clinics domestically.

This dataset contains approximately 50,000 records of shipments made by DRI to agencies world-wide.

Health Resources and Services Administration

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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable.

This dataset contains approximately 700,000 records of service delivery statistics reported by federally qualified health centers.

County of Santa Barbara

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Santa Barbara County is located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2000 the county had a population of 399,347. The estimated total population of Santa Barbara County as of January 2006 was 421,625.

This dataset contains approximately 100,000 records of the assessed value of parcels in Santa Barbara County, California.