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Counties in Alaska reported the lowest levels of air conditioning access in the country. (Credit: Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>

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As temperatures rise across the United States, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau is shedding light on a hidden vulnerability in communities nationwide: access to air conditioning.<\/p>

While more than 90% of U.S. households have air conditioning, national figures can obscure disparities at the local level, according to the Local Air Conditioning Estimates (LACE).<\/p>

The experimental dataset provides air conditioning prevalence estimates at the state, county and census tract levels, offering policymakers a more detailed picture of which neighborhoods face the greatest risk during extreme heat events.<\/p>

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What they’re saying:<\/p>

“Getting data down to the neighborhood level is even more compelling as it can help state and local governments prepare for extreme heat events,” the Census Bureau said.\u00a0<\/p>

Who\u2019s least likely to have air conditioning?<\/h2>