Community Development Tools
(In Alphabetical Order by topic)
Education
Websites
- Quick Facts (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/)
- American Community Survey (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/)
Example Variables
- Educational attainment for population 25 years and over
- Earnings by educational attainment
- No. of students enrolled by grade
- Estimated adult literacy rates
Economic
Websites
- Employment Commuting Patterns (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/)
- Employment, Earnings, Wages, Income, and Occupation:
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/lau)
- Employment by State and County (http://www.bea.gov/regional/reis/)
- http://online.onetcenter.org/
- Income and Poverty Estimates (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html)
- Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html - American Community Survey (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/)
- Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
- County Business Patterns (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/data.html)
- Census of Agriculture (http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/)
Example Variables
- Employment, unemployment, and labor force participation
- High growth occupations; skills, education, and training required
- Wages, income, and employment by industry (NAICS Code)
- No. of establishments by industry (NAICS Code); no. of employees
- Median hosehold income
- No. of individuals in poverty
- No. of farms, total cropland, government payments
Demographic and Geographic
Rural-Urban and Nonmetropolitan-Metropolitan
- Rural-Urban Contiuum Codes (https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/rural-urban-continuum-codes.aspx)
- Population in Urban, Urban Cluster, and Rural Areas
(https://data.census.gov/cedsci/)
Websites
- Decennial Census (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/)
- American Community Survey (https://data.census.gov/cedsci/)
- Population Estimates and Components of Change
(https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html) - Net Migration Patterns for U.S. Counties (https://netmigration.wisc.edu/)
- Statistical Atlas (https://statisticalatlas.com/United-States/Overview)
Example Variables
- Population change (including fertility, mortality, and net-migration)
- Racial and ethnic composition
- Family Structure
- Age and sex
Housing and Social
Websites
- Housing
- Quick Facts (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/)
- American Community Survey (https://data/census.gov/cedsci/)
- County-Level Measures of Social Capital
(https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources) - County Business Patterns (https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/data.html)
- Crime Rates (http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm)
- Prison Incarceration (https://www.sentencingproject.org/the-facts/#map?dataset-option=SIR)
Example Variables
- Estimated no. of housing units; housing stock
- Computer ownership and broadband access
- Social capital
- Number of nonprofits with employees
- No. of violent and property crimes
Health
Websites
- Health Insurance
- American Community Survey (https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/)
- Small Area Health Insurance Estimate
(https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p30-09.html) - Health Statistics
(https://aese.psu.edu/nercrd/community/social-capital-resources)- County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
(https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/) - Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts (https://www.kff.org/statedata/)
- County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
Example Variables
- Number of uninsured
- Disease diagnosis
- Disability
- Health outcomes
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Data on Race/Ethnicity
See Entries Above
Additional Sources Include:
- Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Center (https://datacenter.kidscount.org/)
- Draw from several of the data sources listed above, but bring together in one place
- Click on your state
- Scroll down on the left under "Characteristics" and select "Race/Ethnicity"
- Data include these characteristics by race:
- Population
- Median household income
- Childhood poverty rates
- Households with high housing cost burden
- Children in families where the household head lacks a high school diploma
- Children whose parents lack secure employment by race and ethnicity
- Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts - Disparities: ( https://www.kff.org/state-category/disparities/ )
- Headwaters (https://headwaterseconomics.org/apps/economic-profile-system/)
- Prosperity Now Scorecard (https://scorecard.prosperitynow.org/)
Fact Sheets and Briefs Specific to Rural America
- USDA Economic Research Service State Fact Sheets (https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets/)
- University of New Hampshire Carsey School for Public Policy (includes numerous briefs on county-level trends across the nation)
(https://carsey.unh.edu/publications)