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How Arts Vibrant Are America's Cities? Here's Every County Ranked in an Interactive Map

The 2017 NCAR Arts Vibrancy Index ranks the most vibrant arts cities in America. How is the rest of the country faring when it comes to arts vibrancy?

Go Further

Read the Study on NEA Funding and Community Wealth

The National Center for Arts Research (NCAR) at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, today released findings from an independent research study designed to evaluate wealth distribution in communities with arts organizations that receive grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

What Drives Community Performance?

How community characteristics impact performance, with specific attention paid to socio-demographic characterisics and the number of competitors, complements, and substitutes in a community.

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How Arts Vibrant Are America's Cities? Here's Every County Ranked in an Interactive Map

NCAR is a Toolbox for the Arts

NCAR: Modeling the Arts & Culture Ecosystem: What Drives Performance?

interactive map

interactive map

How Arts Vibrant Are America's Cities? Here's Every County Ranked in an Interactive Map

NCAR is a Toolbox for the Arts

NCAR: Modeling the Arts & Culture Ecosystem: What Drives Performance?

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