Program on Applied Demographics

This page presents county/region specific statistics on a map.

You can choose from a number of different metrics from the pull down menu just above the map. The button next to the pull down toggles between counties and economic development regions as geographic detail.The controls in the left top corner let you zoom in and out on the map. You can than drag the map to show your area of interest. When you click on a county, county specific information will pop up.

More on the metrics here

Explanation of the metrics currently presented on the map:

• Population growth/decline since 4/1/2000 (Count)
  Source: U.S. Census Bureau
• Population growth/decline since 4/1/2000 (in %)
  Source: U.S. Census Bureau
• Natural Increase since 4/1/2000 (in % of Base Population)
  Calculated as (total births - total deaths) / Base population
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau estimates
• Migration since 4/1/2000 (in % of Base Population)
  Calculated as (Total change - Natural Increase) / Base population
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau estimates
• Population growth/decline in last year (Count)
  Source: U.S. Census Bureau
• Population growth/decline in last year (in %)
  Source: U.S. Census Bureau
• Percentage population aged between 25 and 64
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau estimates
• Percentage population aged 65 and over
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau estimates
• Crude Birth Rate (Births per 1,000)
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau estimates
• Crude Death Rate (Deaths per 1,000)
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau estimates
• Unemployment rate
  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Employed (% of Total Population)
  Note that employment is estimated amongst the Civilian Noninstitutionalized population!
  Computed from U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates

The controls in the left top corner let you zoom in and out on the map. You can than drag the map to show your area of interest. When you click on a county, county specific information will pop up.