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REPORT: First of its Kind Analysis From All 50 States Details Standards for Race and Ethnicity Data Collection to Identify Inequities
Published December 12, 2023, this report from The Leadership Conference Education Fund details current standards for collecting race and ethnicity data in all 50 states. The report — “Disaggregation Nation: A Landscape Review of State Race & Ethnicity Data Collection” — provides an unprecedented national overview of race and ethnicity data collection standards. It finds that while some states have made significant progress in collecting accurate, disaggregated race and ethnicity data, others are lagging behind and failing to collect data that meaningfully shed light on disparities that we know exist but cannot quantify.
Read our blog on the report here, and check back for regular updates to this page and the report. Have an update about data disaggregation policy or advocacy in your state? Let us know here!
Data Disaggregation Policy by State
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States with No Relevant Laws or Bills
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States with Data Disaggregation Laws Related to Race or Ethnicity
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States without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
Hawaii is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Alabama is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
Arizona is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
California requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
Colorado is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Connecticut requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
Georgia is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
Illinois requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
Indiana is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Kansas is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
Massachusetts requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
Maryland is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Maine is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Michigan is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Minnesota requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
Missouri is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
North Carolina is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
New Hampshire is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
New Jersey requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
New Mexico requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
Nevada requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
New York requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
No relevant laws or bills
Oklahoma requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
Oregon requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
No relevant laws or bills
Rhode Island requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
South Carolina is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
No relevant laws or bills
Tennessee is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Texas is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Utah is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Virginia is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Vermont is without a Law but with Relevant/Related Laws, Bills, or Advocacy Activities
Washington requires the collection of disaggregated data for AANHPI communities (all state agencies) and Black communities (select agencies).
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
No relevant laws or bills
Scope of State Laws Requiring Disaggregated Data by Race or Ethnicity
| State | American Indian or Alaska Native | Asian | Black or African American | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Middle Eastern/ North African | Hispanic/ Latino | Scope |
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| California | Yes | Yes | Yes | State agencies (Asian); State Controller’s Office and Dept. of Human Resources (Black) | ||||
| Connecticut | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | State data collected for public health or health care purposes |
| Hawaii | Yes | Yes | State agencies | |||||
| Illinois | Yes | State agencies | ||||||
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | State agencies | |||
| Minnesota | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Certain school districts | ||
| Nevada | Yes | State agencies | ||||||
| New Jersey | Yes | Yes | Yes | State agencies | ||||
| New Mexico | Yes | Hospitals and health care facilities | ||||||
| New York | Yes | Yes | State agencies | |||||
| Oklahoma | Yes | Board of Education | ||||||
| Oregon | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Health care providers |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Department of Education | ||||||
| Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Hospitals | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |