Our Contexter Market Reports contain a variety of data from over 50 government and industry sources. For the 2026 version year of our Contexter Market Report, we’ve included the most recent data updates for all of our source files. Below, you will find a listing of the data sources used in the 2026 Market Reports:
- CDFI Fund list of CDFI grants and awards as of January 2026
- CDFI Fund list of certified Community Development Financial Institutions as of December 2025
- CDFI Fund list of Designated Opportunity Zones as of December 2018 (most recent)
- CDFI Fund list of New Market Tax Credit Awards as of December 2025
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Demographics Data as of 2024 for county and state
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Education Data as of 2024 for county and state
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Employment & Industry Data as of 2024 for county and state
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Housing Affordability Data for 2022, 2023, 2024
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Housing Data as of 2024 for county and state
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Income Data as of 2024 for county and state
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Median Home Value for 2022, 2023, 2024
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Median Income Data for 2022, 2023, 2024
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Population Estimates for 2022, 2023, 2024
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Poverty Data for 2022, 2023, 2024
- Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year Unemployment Data for 2022, 2023, 2024
- Census Bureau Census Tract Income Level as of 2025 FFIEC Updates
- Census Bureau County Business Patterns Data as of 2023
- Census Bureau Gazetteer File as of 2024
- Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics Common Core Data as of 2024-2025 School Year
- Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Institution Data as of September 2025 for the 2024-2024 Academic Year
- Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Pell Grant Data for the Academic Year 2023-2024
- FDIC BankFind Data as of December 2025
- FDIC List of Minority Deposits Institutions as of September 2025
- FDIC Summary of Deposits Bank Data as of June 2025
- Federal Reserve FedCommunities Banking Deserts & Potential Banking Deserts Data as of November 2025
- FEMA Major Disaster Area Designations from January 2023 through 2026 year-to-date (ongoing updates)
- FFIEC List of Distressed Non-Metropolitan Middle-Income Census Tracts as of July 2025
- FFIEC List of Underserved Non-Metropolitan Middle-Income Census Tracts as of July 2025
- FFIEC Median Family Income Data for 2025
- HUD Approved Counseling Agencies as of January 2026
- HUD Fair Market Rents Data as of January 2026
- HUD LIHTC Awards through 2023 as of April 2025
- HUD Section 8 Housing Grants and Projects as of January 2026
- IRS Business Master File of Exempt Organizations as of December 2025
- NCUA Credit Union Call Report Data as of September 2025
- OCC List of Women-Owned Depository Institutions as of February 2026
- Proprietary Research of Largest Cities and County Seats as of Summer 2022
- SBA List of Small Business Investment Companies as of January 2026
- United Negro College Fund List of Predominantly Black Institutions as of February 2026
- U.S. Postal Service Zip Code Data as January 2026
- U.S. Postal Service Data for Cities in Communities as of January 2026
