National Reports

NCoC's Civic Health Initiatives elevates the discussion of our nation's civic health. We work with national, state, and city partners to measure how much people trust their neighbors, are active in their communities, and interact with their government. By measuring a wide variety of civic indicators, we educate Americans about our civic life and motivate people to strengthen it.

As civic health data becomes an increasing part of the dialogue around which policymakers, communities, and the media talk about civic life, the index is increasing in its scope and specificity to the state, city, and demographic levels.

Join us! NCoC is recruiting Civic Health Initiatives partners representing all 50 states and America's largest cities. Learn about partnership opportunities here.


October 20th, 2022 —  In partnership with FairCount and the Southern Economic Advancement, the National Conference on Citizenship is  releasing our latest Pandemic to Prosperity: South report, an overview of the Covid-related impacts on Southerners’ lives and livelihoods, governments, civic…

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January 18th, 2022 Today, we’re excited to release our latest edition of Pandemic to Prosperity, a timely and comprehensive overview of the Covid-related impacts on Americans’ lives and livelihoods, governments, civic institutions, and overall well-being.  State and local governments prioritizing…

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Just ahead of Veterans Day, we are excited to release the 2021 Veterans Civic Health Index – Defining Our Future Leaders: The Civic Health of Post- 9/11 Veterans – in partnership with The Mission Continues and the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans…

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Civic, in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship, the University of Virginia’s Miller Center and Democracy Initiative, and the Partnership for American Democracy, released Civic Health Index 2021: Citizenship in Crisis to better understand an array of civic health…

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  Download full report (.pdf) Black women are widely recognized as champions of democracy: turning out and organizing massive numbers of people amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Their arduous labor did not solely increase turnout–it also reinvigorated the spirit of democracy…

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The 2017 Veterans Civic Health Index reaffirms that Veterans volunteer, assist neighbors, join civic groups, vote, and engage public officials at rates higher than their non-veteran counterparts. This report is produced in partnership with Got Your 6, American Express, and…

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At the 2017 Annual Conference on Citizenship, NCoC will release Civic Deserts: America’s Civic Health Challenges. This report was produced in partnership with Civic Enterprises, the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, Robert R. McCormick Foundation, and the…

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NCoC is proud to release a new report at the 2017 Annual Conference on Citizenship: Community Renewal International: From Our Seats to the Streets Click here to download the full report. This report was written by NCoC Intern Owen Ortolani,…

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Findings from the 2016 Veterans Civic Health Index affirm that high levels of civic engagement among veterans are consistent, national trends. Click here to download the full 2016 Veterans Civic Health Index Veterans demonstrate higher levels of civic engagement than…

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This report is a follow up to the 2011 Unemployment Issue Brief.  Over the past year, NCoC and  our partners have embarked upon a journey to further understand the links between our nation’s civic life and our economic vitality.  The…

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