Mapping U.S. Mission Need in 2007

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Maps revealing various criteria used in determining home mission need (PDF format):

U.S. Counties With Mission Need

U.S. Counties With Low Percentages of Catholics

U.S. Counties With High Poverty Rates

U.S. Counties With High Percentages of Unclaimed/Unchurched

An additional map is being created that will be a composite of the factors mapped above in order to show degrees of mission need in various counties. It will be posted ASAP. Please check back.

Maps revealing areas of multiculturalism (PDF format):

U.S. Counties With High Percentages of African Americans

U.S. Counties With High Percentages of Hispanics

U.S. Counties With High Percentages of Asians

U.S. Counties With High Percentages of Native Americans

For more about how Glenmary has mapped mission throughout its history...

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