Social Capital Project

Social Capital Project Timeline

PHASE I

May 2017

The Social Capital Project began by investigating American associational life and the distribution of social capital across our country. The Project detailed its findings in Volume I: An Overview of Social Capital in America.

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Phase II

April 2019

The Social Capital Project outlined five policy areas that are crucial to expanding opportunity and strengthening America's social fabric. These findings are detailed in Volume II: A Policy Agenda for Social Capital.

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Phase III

Jan 2022

The Social Capital Project continues to investigate trends in social capital and recommend specific policies that allow American communities to thrive without burdensome taxes and government regulations getting in the way. Click below to read our latest research.

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Published Books

The Social Capital Index is the clearest picture ever taken of the health of American communities, state-by-state and county-by-county. Click below to see the scores for your state and county.

Click a state or county for detailed rankings, zoom in and out of the map, and click and drag to explore.

SUBINDEXES

Click a state or county for detailed rankings, zoom in and out of the map, and click and drag to explore.

SUBINDEXES

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Click a column to reorder by index or subindex state ranking (1 is best, 51st is worst) or county percentile (100th percentile is best, 0 is worst). For county rankings within states, click a county in the map above. Use the search box to jump to a specific county or state.