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Economic & Demographic Data
Bureau of Economic Analysis:
An agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, BEA is the major
source for recent state
and county industry, wage, and personal income data.
Geospatial and Statistical
Data Center: Geostat contains
domestic economic, education, social, demographic, and GIS data
from a variety of sources. The Center also allows users
to access the BEA's Regional Economic Information System (REIS),
which provides local area economic data for states, counties,
and metropolitan areas from 1969 to present day.
Policy
Research Institute:
PRI at the University of Kansas compiles data from a variety
of federal,
state, and other sources to publish the annual Kansas Statistical
Abstract.
The Kansas Data section is an excellent source of state
and county-level data, including:
- Economic Data Summary Reports
--graphs and tables for each county for the with population,
labor force, employment by industry,
per capita income, and tangible assessed valuation.
- Kansas Center for Community Economic Development (KCCED) County
Profile Reports --graphs and tables for each county for over
100 data items selected from the Kansas Statistical Abstract.
- Kansas Statistical Abstract Archive --custom tables, custom
trend graphs, bar charts, and maps from the Kansas Statistical
Abstract.
Kansas Action for Children: Annually publishes Kansas Kids
Count Data Book, an excellent source of county-level
statistics on
children in Kansas.
Kansas Agricultural
Statistics: Kansas Agricultural Statistics
publishes many useful reports, and most are available
on the Internet, including Weekly Crop-Weather, Crops, Prices,
Livestock,
Hogs and Pigs, Bluestem Pasture, Custom Rates, Farm Facts,
Wheat Quality, Wheat Varieties and Agricultural Land
Values .
Situation and Trends County
Data Reports: These reports
use data from a number of sources to examine the situation
and trends in population, income, economy, education, social environment
and agriculture in every Kansas county. Prepared
by the Office of Local Government, K-State Research and
Extension,
January 2002.
Sources of Socioeconomic
Data for Economic Development Analysis: Interested in using socioeconomic data to analyze
local and
regional economies? Here are more than sixty of the best
sources of information on the subject, including brief
descriptions
and direct links to Census Bureau and other data.
US Census
Bureau: Main access site for social, demographic,
and economic information collected by the federal government.
Excellent
searching tools to access data on population, the economy,
agriculture, and much more. Detailed decennial census
information at the national,
state, county, place, and block level. Customizable.
Tip: To find what you're looking for, browse the Subjects
A-Z list
(the search engine is frustrating).
Office of Social and
Economic Trend Analysis: Provides social,
economic and demographic data for states and counties in the
Midwest. Detailed statistics have been setup
as pre-defined data sets or you can create your own custom queries
and graphs.
Ohio
State University Extension Data Center: Links to some of
the most frequented Websites for data.
State Politics & Policy Quarterly Data Resources: Oriented
toward political science interests, the heart of this web site
is a series of data sets than include more than 50 state-level
indicators on everything from crime rates to unified partisan
control of state government. Includes additional links to a host
of other data resources.
Fedstats: One Stop Shopping
for Federal Statistics
