Background

This page presents recent demographic and economic county trends. The data presented is collected from a variety of sources. The trends (variables) are organized in chapters and sub-chapters. Each trend has a little sparkline that quickly gives a glance at the recent trend. More detail, including the numbers are also available.

How to use this page

• Select a county (or the state as a whole) using the drop down menu.
• The bottom grey bar has some additional menu items:
• Trends that have to do with dollar amounts can be displayed unadjusted for inflation (Current $) or adjusted for inflation (Constant 2000 $)
• "Export to Excel" will create a Microsoft Excel file with the data from selected variables.
• "Analyze" will open a new window with larger graphs. This page allows for some basic computations between variables. Trends for multiple variables are combined when possible (based on the dimension of the variable)
• "Map" will open a new window with a coloured county map that shows differences beween counties for selected variables. There will be a drop down box with the variables selected.
• The chapters are listed on the left and assist in scrolling through the available trends.
• The chapters and sub-chapters can be collapsed and expanded by clicking on the little double arrows or on the chapter title.
• If you move your mouse over a sparkline, an enlarged chart with axes information will pop-up.
• Click on the details button to see an enlarged chart and a table. There will also be a reference to the data source.
• You can select/unselect variables for further analyses by clicking on the little box in front of the variable name.
• Further explanation of a variable can be found by clicking on the name of the variable (not available for all variables).