- This dataset provides comparisons of demographic group prevalence in AmeriCorps Member/Volunteers populations to that of the greater U.S. population. The odds ratio analysis was completed by the Office of the Chief Data Officer.
- Population estimates were obtained from U.S. Census Bureau data reported in American Community Survey 5-Year tables DP05 (total U.S. populations) and S1701 (U.S. populations below poverty line), and socioeconomic status-related microdata maintained by IPUMS USA.
- See Attached Document 'AmeriCorps Demographic Analysis Procedure.pdf' for a full technical documentation of the analysis.

This data represents the current projects being served on by AmeriCorps NCCC teams around the United States and U.S. Territories. This data is updated on a weekly basis.

Boundary Shapes for the US Census 'Places' 2021

The Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering (CEV) Supplement is the most robust longitudinal survey about volunteerism and other forms of civic engagement in the United States. Produced by AmeriCorps in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau, the CEV takes the pulse of our nation’s civic health every two years. The CEV can support evidence-based decision making and efforts to understand how people make a difference in communities across the country.

The findings on this page are based on data collected in September of 2017, 2019, and 2021. All figures are weighted to account for the random selection of eligible respondents and missing data due to nonresponse. They reflect national rates of 17 measures of civic engagement. Please see column descriptions for details.

A spreadsheet with all of these figures is provided as an attachment along with additional resources about the CEV data. Click on "Show More" to view and download.

For the full CEV datasets, please see https://data.americorps.gov/browse?q=cev&sortBy=last_modified&utf8=%E2%9C%93

For more top-line findings from the CEV, please see https://americorps.gov/about/our-impact/volunteering-civic-life

Details where AmeriCorps NCCC teams are serving across the country.

The AmeriCorps Office of Research and Evaluation provides grants to researchers, scholars, and dissertators at institutions of higher education, enabling them to engage in comprehensive studies on civic engagement, volunteering, and national service. Studies include a variety of populations and ranges from local to organizational, and national contexts throughout the United States.

This AmeriCorps Research Grantee dataset provides comprehensive information about the grantees and their studies. For each award, we identify the: 1) study title; 2) background; 3) cohort year; 4) principal investigators and their affiliated university; 5) study location(s) associated with each grant; 6) civic engagement topic areas; and 7) the research approach. Please be aware that there may be multiple rows corresponding to a single research grantee study, reflecting the various study sites where the grantee is actively involved.

Each study was thematically coded to identify their civic engagement topic areas. An individual study can be categorized into more than one group. The topic areas include:
• Arts & Culture,
• Community Development,
• Education Across the Life Course,
• Youth Development,
• Environment and Climate Change,
• Health & Social Wellbeing,
• Immigrants, Immigration & Refugees,
• Economic Opportunity and Employment,
• Social Equity,
• Senior Development, and
• Volunteering, Nonprofit Studies, and National Service.

Additionally, the research grantees’ studies were categorized into two distinct research approaches: traditional research and participatory research.

To learn more about the studies’ civic engagement topic areas and research approaches, please refer to the AmeriCorps Research Grantee Data Dictionary under Attachments.

For up-to-date information surrounding the AmeriCorps Research Grantees please see:
• What is a Research Grant? https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/What%20is%20a%20Research%20Grant_053023_final_508.pdf
• AmeriCorps Research Grantee Activities and Insights: https://americorps.gov/grantees-sponsors/research-evaluation/grantee-profiles
• Participatory Research: https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/2021_07_20_ParticipatoryResearchOnePager_ORE.pdf

The AmeriCorps Research Grantee Story Map is designed to provide information and data on AmeriCorps Research Grantees funded to conduct research about civic engagement, volunteering, and national service.

Upon exiting service, AmeriCorps members are invited to complete the AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey (AmeriCorps MES) to provide information on their service experiences. By collecting data on member experiences, AmeriCorps and its partners can better understand how to support its members, while individuals interested in becoming a member can see the benefits of serving. Members that leave service after completing their full term or members that depart from service early both complete the exit survey. The data includes information on members’ civic-mindedness, community involvement, cultural competency, and developed life and career skills (based on the AmeriCorps Member Theory of Change). As well as measures of members’ experience and training, motivations to serve, and post-service plans. Any data on members that started prior to them turning 18 years of age is excluded from this data. Since the start of the MES in 2015, there have been over 360,000 respondents. In 2022, 40,537 surveys were completed out of 51,848, for a completion rate of 78%.

The dataset displays the decimal percentages of members in each program that answered with the two most positive selections of each question’s available options. For example, the available answers for Question 12 are: ‘Much less likely, Somewhat less likely, No effect, Somewhat more likely, and Much more likely’. The data selected for Question 12 thus displays the percentage of members that responded with ‘Somewhat more likely or Much more likely’, therein providing the percentage of individuals who responded favorably to the question. Please access the AmeriCorps MES Data Dictionary file in the Attachments section under About This Dataset for more information.

To note: some members begin the survey, complete only a selection of the survey, and never finish the survey after starting. The responses of members that do not finish the survey are included in the calculations of proportions in the 2022 MES table. As a result, the total number of individuals answering each question of the MES varies question to question, though the number of partially finished surveys represent a fairly small portion of the total overall number of surveys given out in a given timeframe. The total number of finished surveys, partially completed surveys, and surveys that were never started can be found in the attachments section under "MES 2022 Total Counts".

To view a full copy of the AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey, please see the attachments section. All Open-ended questions featured on the AmeriCorps MES are omitted from this file

For more information on the AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey, please see:
1) AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey Fact Sheet: https://www.americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/MES%20Fact%20Sheet_08282024_final_508.pdf
2) The AmeriCorps Experience Infographic: https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/document/MES_Synthesis_Infographic_071924_final_508.pdf
3) AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey Analysis: https://www.americorps.gov/evidence-exchange/highlights-americorps-member-exit-survey-2016-2020-dataset
4) AmeriCorps Member Exit Survey Technical Webinar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVPg4VKq5lo

Summary dataset of detailed Segal AmeriCorps Education Award payments made to higher education and loan holding institutions from Fiscal Years 1994 - 2023 aggregated by Institution.

The purpose of the Member Exit Survey is to collect information about AmeriCorps members’ experiences. All exiting AmeriCorps State and National, VISTA, and NCCC members who complete a term of service are invited to complete the survey.

- A copy of the complete survey questions is provided as an attachment.
- Responses from Question 2, Question 27, and all open-ended questions are excluded.
- Responses from Northern Mariana Islands and Guam are combined.
- Responses from Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are combined.