Higher education institutions in the United States are under intense scrutiny to engage in data-driven decision-making to address systemic deficiencies. An innovative strategy to increase the use of data in higher education is through interactive data visualization whereby users are more involved in the creation of knowledge. The problem that was addressed in this study was that despite the evidence that data professionals at public four-year institutions have been using interactive data visualizations to analyze and communicate data effectively, it is not known to what extent data professionals at public two-year community colleges have adopted the use of interactive data visualization. Guided by Rogers' diffusion of innovation theory, the purpose of this quantitative non-experimental correlational study was to determine the extent to which there is a relationship between the perceptions of innovation attributes and the adoption of interactive data visualizations by data professionals at public two-year institutions of higher education. Data were collected using the perceived attributes of innovation research instrument that measures all five of the constructs in Roger's theory of innovation diffusion: relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability. Spearman's rank-order correlation technique was used to test the relationship between the adoption of interactive data visualization and the five perceived attributes of innovation. Results indicated positive and significant correlations between the adoption of interactive data visualization and the perceived attributes of relative advantage, trialability, and observability, but not for compatibility and complexity. The findings from this study support the increased investment in resources related to interactive data visualization at community colleges. More research is needed to gain more insight into the effectiveness of interactive data visualization in increasing the use of data as a strategic asset. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]