Abstract: Over this past year, hundreds of leaders, advocates, and professionals have used the data in Measuring Communities to make a difference in the lives of military-connected families. Most prominently, the federally recognized Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance Center (SAMHSA SMVF TA Center) worked with MFRI to create 50+ data snapshots to highlight the diversity among the veteran population for U.S. states and territories. As SAMHSA SMVF TA Center professionals meet with leaders across the nation to discuss suicide prevention and special populations, these data snapshots spark conversations about current state actions and generate possibilities to better serve and support families through data informed decisions. From one of these conversations, the Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) decided to create specific community health risk indexes for all its counties so state efforts can be informed by specific top needs based on each community and prioritize communities with greatest needs. The Measuring Communities portal acts not just as the framework for this report, but also as a foundational tool for military-connected thought leaders across the nation. Data housed in this portal comes from over 30 credible data sources and can be viewed at the state, congressional district, and county level for U.S. states and territories. These data, in large part, help shape our knowledge on the military and veteran landscape.