The Impact Map

The Impact Map provides timely data—as it becomes available—on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect. This tool is currently in beta and will continue evolving,
so you may find areas that need updating.

We are actively seeking peer reviewers to further improve the Map. Please reach out via [email protected] if you would like to support our work, share data, or provide feedback.

The Impact Map is best experienced on desktop.

Federal Cuts Tracker
Foreign Assistance
  •   Foreign Assistance
Rural Counties
  •   Rural Counties
Indigenous Lands
  •   Indigenous Lands
Majority Non-White Areas
  •   Majority Non-White
Poverty Areas
  •   Poverty Rate >= 20%
Number of Federal Workers by Congressional District
  •  0 - 4,000
  •  4,000 - 7,000
  •  7,000 - 10,000
  •  10,000 - 15,000
  •  15,000 - 25,000
  •  25,000 - 35,000
  •  35,000 - 50,000
  •  >50,000
Number of Federal Workers by County
  •  0 - 50
  •  50 - 100
  •  100 - 250
  •  250 - 500
  •  500 - 1,000
  •  1,000 - 5,000
  •  5,000 - 10,000
  •  >10,000
Circle Outlines
  •   Statewide Impact
  •   Location-Specific

Map Last Updated: 5/21/2025

 If you reference, reproduce, or use data or content from this website, please include a citation and proper attribution. We ask that you cite The Impact Project with a direct link to our website. For example, “Data Provided by The Impact Project (2025) theimpactproject.org.”

How to Use the Map

  • Dots: Each dot on the map represents an individual event. Clicking a dot reveals the direct and indirect effect of policy, funding, and workforce changes on communities, and source links. Importantly, we define events to include decisions that may have changed since initial reporting (e.g., a federal worker was fired then rehired; an office was closed and then reopened).
  • Hover Details: Hovering over a county, congressional district, or state reveals an overview of federal workforce data.
  • Sectors: Dots are categorized using broad, easily understood groupings based on the content of each story so that you can filter the map based on your interests. For sector definitions, click here.
  • Action Categories: You can also filter your view of the map by type of action: Federal Cuts, Federal Adds, and Responses to Federal Change.
    • Cuts: Decreased and/or terminated efforts (i.e., firings, funding cuts, program cancellations)
    • Adds: New, expanded, or reinstated efforts (i.e., rehirings, unfreezing funds, new programs, services, or policies).
    • Responses: This category includes stories about responses to change in the federal government. For example, local or state government efforts to fund a program previously funded with federal dollars, a school’s decision to remove DEI policies, or a businesses attempt to privatize services previously provided by government. 
  • State Dashboards: Clicking a state provides a detailed view of federal workforce and program funding in that region. These dashboards will be expanded to include more data and analyses in the coming weeks. 
  • Filters: Users can filter by sector (e.g., infrastructure, economy, public health) and government action (e.g., firing, rehiring, funding freeze), and can toggle layers for additional insights (e.g., indigenous lands, rural counties, high-poverty areas).
  • Zooming: You can zoom in or out using the +/- buttons in the upper right corner of the map.
  • Testimonials: If you want to view the map without personal perspectives, select “no DOGE data."
  • DOGE data: If you want to view the map without data reported by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), select “no DOGE data.”
  • State v. Local impacts: The map displays statewide and localized impacts. Circles with white outlines are stories about local impacts and placed where the impact occurred. Circles with black outlines are stories about statewide impacts. Some local circles may also represent state-wide impacts.

Data is collected from diverse governmental and non-governmental sources.

We collect data from a wide range of government and non-government sources using rigorous methodologies to optimize for accuracy and clarity. While we verify information to the extent possible, the data available is incomplete and therefore will be constantly evolving. For example, stories included in the Impact Map reflect the situation at a given point in time; to increase transparency, a date of entry on the map is included to indicate when a story was collected. As a result, all of the Map’s data is provided ‘as-is,’ without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to accuracy, reliability, or fitness for any particular purpose. 

Data Integrity & Transparency

  • Methodology: Our approach to data collection and analysis is fully detailed on the Data Transparency page.
  • Newspaper Articles & Government Databases: All data is collected using standardized methodologies from public sources.
  • Testimonials: Impact Map testimonials come from two sources: (1) direct quotes from newspaper articles, and (2) responses to Google forms available through our Share a Story link.
    These testimonials reflect the views of the submitter, not the Impact Project. To ensure transparency and data integrity, consistent with our contribution guidelines, testimonials appearing on the Map are not cherry picked and quotes are not edited (except to protect personally identifiable information). Personal stories are inherently biased. The map allows you to hide testimonials from view if you do not want to see data that includes these personal perspectives.
  • Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Data: Due to the rapid pace of federal change and lack of  reliable federal reporting, significant gaps in understanding exist, despite DOGE reporting limited information about contract, grant, and lease cancellations (https://doge.gov/savings). In the absence of similarly comprehensive government data, DOGE data have been included when enough information has been provided to map it. However, questions have been raised about the accuracy and reliability of DOGE data. The Impact Map deals with these concerns in two ways: 1. There is a toggle in the legend that allows you to turn DOGE data on and off; and 2. We do not remove dots for validated reports of grant or contract cancellations from other sources. As a result, you may see more than one dot for the same terminated agreement. You can flag errors in this data by emailing us at [email protected].
  • Location data: We geocode impacts to points on the map using the Google Maps API, which takes a location name and provides latitude and longitude data that we enter into mapping software. Accuracy of geocoded data varies depending on the quality of the underlying data, precision of the address input, and the location type.
  • Inconsistencies: Some of you may have noticed inconsistencies in our data. Some of these may be errors on our end, but others are created by flaws, inconsistencies, or gaps in the underlying data. For example, there are inconsistencies between BLS federal workers/county counts and OPM federal workers/state counts (e.g., our numbers indicate that there are more federal workers in Honolulu than all of Hawaii). We will continue to work to represent the best available data and explain it here. If you find errors, please contact us at [email protected]. 

Publicly available data used in this Map can be accessed and downloaded by clicking here. 

If you reference, reproduce, or use data or content from this website, please include a citation and proper attribution. We ask that you cite The Impact Project with a direct link to our website. For example, “Data Provided by The Impact Project (2025) theimpactproject.org."

Key Definitions

  • Probationary Employees: Federal workers within a probationary period of employment (~1-3 years in current position) who could be fired under OPM’s January 20 guidance. 
  • Contract Terminated for Convenience: A term used by the Federal Data Procurement System (fdps.gov) to refer to the “federal government’s authority to terminate procurement contracts when it is in the government’s best interest, without finding the government liable for breach of contract.” Identifies contracts terminated for convenience since February 1, 2025.
  • Federal Worker Resigned: Refers to federal workers who have resigned since January 2025.
  • Federal Workers Put on Leave/In Limbo: Federal workers put on administrative leave or otherwise in an uncertain employment status since January 2025.
  • Funding Frozen/Paused/Cancelled: Federal funding (e.g., grants, contracts) that has undergone a change in status since January 2025.
  • Judicial Order: Court orders related to federal actions taken since January 2025.
  • Office Closed: Leases terminated and offices closed (federal or private) since January 2025.
  • Program Paused/Under Review/Cancelled: Federal or federally funded program that has been paused, put under review, or cancelled since January 2025.
  • Rehired/Possible Rehiring: Federal employees who either were fired and then rehired or may be rehired based on representations made by the administration. 

The Impact Map will evolve with new data and expanded geographic coverage, enabling it to provide analysis of long-term impacts. Join us in building a clearer, more comprehensive understanding of how government decisions shape our world.

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