Appalachian Regional Commission

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a federal-state partnership that invests in Appalachia's economic future by funding projects that promote economic development, infrastructure improvement, workforce training, and community development across 423 counties in 13 states. ARC provides research data, county-level economic reports, and maps via its Data Report Tool at data.arc.gov.

Appalachian Regional Commission publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Appalachia, Economic Development, Federal Government, Government, and Infrastructure.

Appalachian Regional Commission’s developer surface includes engineering blog, documentation, developer portal, and 2 more developer resources.

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20.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemium

1 APIs 5 Features 4 Use Cases

AppalachiaEconomic DevelopmentFederal GovernmentGovernmentInfrastructureRegional DevelopmentWorkforce Development

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 20.2/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20

Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 5.9 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Appalachian Regional Commission Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Appalachian Regional Commission Finops

FINOPS

Features 5

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

County-Level Data Reports

State and county-level data reports for all 423 Appalachian counties across six topic areas.

Regional Comparison Data

Appalachian Region data compared against national averages for benchmarking.

Research Reports

Regular research publications addressing socioeconomic issues in the Appalachian Region.

Maps

Geographic mapping data and visualizations covering the Appalachian Region.

Grant Program Data

Data on ARC's investment portfolios, grants, and program evaluations.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Appalachian Regional Commission Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Economic Research

Access county-level economic, demographic, and quality-of-life data for Appalachian research.

Grant Program Analysis

Evaluate ARC investment portfolios and grant outcomes across the Appalachian Region.

Policy Development

Use regional data to inform economic development and infrastructure policy decisions.

Community Development Planning

Access local data to support community-level economic development planning.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

LinkedIn

Source (apis.yml)

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name: Appalachian Regional Commission
tags:
- Appalachia
- Economic Development
- Federal Government
- Government
- Infrastructure
- Regional Development
- Workforce Development
kind: contract
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  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
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created: '2024-11-21'
modified: '2026-04-19'
position: Consuming
description: The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) is a federal-state partnership that invests in Appalachia's economic
  future by funding projects that promote economic development, infrastructure improvement, workforce training, and community
  development across 423 counties in 13 states. ARC provides research data, county-level economic reports, and maps via its
  Data Report Tool at data.arc.gov.
apis:
- aid: appalachian-regional-commission:arc-data-reports
  name: ARC Data Report Tool
  description: The ARC Data Report Tool provides state- and county-level data for the entire Appalachian Region across six
    topic areas comparing Appalachian data with national averages. Data covers economic, demographic, and quality-of-life
    factors including income, poverty, unemployment, education, and health metrics. Reports are available for every Appalachian
    state and county.
  humanURL: https://data.arc.gov/data
  tags:
  - County Data
  - Demographics
  - Economic Data
  - Open Data
  - Regional Data
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.arc.gov/research-and-data/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://data.arc.gov/data
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/appalachian-regional-commission-domain-security.yml
- url: https://www.arc.gov/feed/
  type: Blog
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/appalachian-regional-commission
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.arc.gov/research-and-data/
- type: Portal
  url: https://data.arc.gov/data
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: County-Level Data Reports
    description: State and county-level data reports for all 423 Appalachian counties across six topic areas.
  - name: Regional Comparison Data
    description: Appalachian Region data compared against national averages for benchmarking.
  - name: Research Reports
    description: Regular research publications addressing socioeconomic issues in the Appalachian Region.
  - name: Maps
    description: Geographic mapping data and visualizations covering the Appalachian Region.
  - name: Grant Program Data
    description: Data on ARC's investment portfolios, grants, and program evaluations.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Economic Research
    description: Access county-level economic, demographic, and quality-of-life data for Appalachian research.
  - name: Grant Program Analysis
    description: Evaluate ARC investment portfolios and grant outcomes across the Appalachian Region.
  - name: Policy Development
    description: Use regional data to inform economic development and infrastructure policy decisions.
  - name: Community Development Planning
    description: Access local data to support community-level economic development planning.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: info@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'