Data Resources and Integrated Visualization Ecosystem (DRIVE) Case Studies

What is DRIVE?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health (OMH) partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop the Data Resources and Integrated Visualization Ecosystem or DRIVE.

DRIVE is a data visualization ecosystem built using data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the American Community Survey (ACS) to describe five factors in the race/ethnicity categories included in the Census data. These five factors are Education, Housing, Finance, Language, and Other Resources.

Visit the DRIVE Dashboard with 2024 ACS data.

How can I use the DRIVE dashboard?

The purpose of developing DRIVE is to integrate data from the U.S. Census categories to visualize some commonly used factors or measures in public health and health care. These visualizations can inform individuals, practitioners, and researchers of measures that are relevant to their work and prompt new ideas.

DRIVE can help you find relevant ideas and data that can help you with your next project, study, or report.

DRIVE can be used to inform research, strategic planning, program design, and evaluation related to public health issues.

Below, we present two case studies that can be used to visualize real data, prompt ideas and discussions:

Case Study 1

Population: Hispanic or Latino

Use the DRIVE dashboard factors and regions to answer the questions below:

  • In the state of Arizona, what is the estimated percentage of Earned High School Diploma or Higher for Hispanic or Latino of any race?
  • Where do Hispanic or Latino of any race populations pay a higher Gross Rent (Median)? Colorado or Utah? Arkansas or Delaware?
  • What is the Household Income (Median) of Hispanic or Latino of any race in the state of Illinois?
  • Where do you find the highest estimated percentage of Languages Other than English between the states of California and New York? Between Florida and Texas?
  • What is the estimated percentage of Hispanic or Latino of any race that speak a Language Other than English at home?
  • What is the estimated percentage of Private Health Insurance for the Hispanic or Latino of any race population in the United States?

Case Study 2

Region: Kentucky
Use the DRIVE dashboard factors and populations to answer the questions below:

  • In Kentucky, do Black or African American Alone (not Hispanic) or people reporting Two or More Races have the highest estimated percentage of Earned Bachelor’s Degree or Higher?
  • Among All Populations in Kentucky, what is the estimated percentage of the Mobile Home, Boat, RV, Van housing category?
  • In Kentucky, what is the estimated Median Income for Female Mexicans compared to Male Asian alone or in combination?
  • In Kentucky, what is the estimated percentage of individuals that speak English Less than Very Well?
  • In Kentucky, among people identified as American Indian/Alaska Native alone and Hispanic/Latino (of any race)

Date Last Reviewed: October 2025