Explore Measurements That Drive Cultural Vitality
Use the Data Explorer below to dive into the data behind our 2025 results for the top 100 most arts-vibrant communities and all 50 states. See how top performers rank across 13 individual measures—such as the number of independent artists, total compensation, and total government support—that contribute to each each community's and state's overall data-driven ranking. The darker the blue, the higher the score. Questions about the data explorer? Contact us.
Note about blank cells: For communities and states where state funding data is unavailable or only partially available, we have excluded the rankings in those categories from our data explorer and public data files.