Files

The raw federal and Census files are not mirrored here. The pipeline README lists their exact URLs and how to re-run everything.

Data dictionary

Fields in the downloadable files
FileFieldMeaning
panel_center_year.csvgrantACL grant number, e.g. 2301HIILCL. Characters 5-6 are the state the grant serves.
panel_center_year.csvyearCIL PPR report year. Covers 30 Sep of that year to 29 Sep of the next.
panel_center_year.csvcenter_keyGrant number without the two-digit year prefix; stable across years.
panel_center_year.csvstateState served, from the grant number (not the headquarters state).
panel_center_year.csvhq_state_reportedState column as reported by the center (its headquarters).
panel_center_year.csvpart_b … net_operatingSection 1 funding fields, dollars.
panel_center_year.csvboard_* staff_*Section 2 consumer control: board and staff with significant disabilities.
panel_center_year.csvcsr_* consumers waiver ilp closed_*Section 3 consumer service records and closures.
panel_center_year.csvage_* female male race_* dis_*Section 3 demographics of consumers served.
panel_center_year.csvreq_<service> rec_<service>Section 4: consumers requesting and receiving each service type.
panel_center_year.csvgset_<goal> gach_<goal> gprg_<goal>Section 4: goals set, achieved and in progress by goal category.
centers_latest.csv*One row per center active in report year 2023, with derived measures and percentiles. See /data/measures/.
states.csvreach_per_10kConsumers served per 10,000 civilian noninstitutionalized people with a disability (ACS B18101).
states.csvspend_per_disabledTotal center income divided by the state disability population, dollars.
counties_acs.csv*ACS 2019-2023 B18101 by county: population, people with a disability, and the same by age band (under 18, 18-64, 65+).

Service keys in req_ and rec_ fields: advocacy, assist_tech, children, communication, counseling, family, housing, il_skills, info_referral, mental_rest, mobility, peer_couns, personal_asst, physical_rest, preventive, prostheses, recreational, rehab_tech, therapeutic, transport, youth, vocational, other_svc. Goal keys in gset_, gach_ and gprg_ fields: self_advocacy, communication, mobility, comm_living, educational, vocational, self_care, info_access, resource_mgmt, relocation, social_part, other.

Terms of use

The underlying data is public domain United States government information. The derived tables are released under the same terms: use them freely, cite the source, and carry the limitations with any figure you publish.