Data Sites

Below are links to websites that contain county data. 

Some are specific to Kentucky,

but many are national sources containing county data for any state.

If you would like help in navigating the American FactFinder website or some of the other national websites,

Click here to visit the "Graphical Website Instruction" section of this website.

For more information on how to define rural,

visit the Briefing Room on Measuring Rurality at the USDA Economic Research Service

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Rurality/

  Kentucky Websites

Kentucky: By the Numbers

Info available: In addition to the “Kentucky: By the Numbers Data Series,” you can also find links to useful publications and resources for using data from the American Community Survey.

          http://www.ca.uky.edu/snarl/

Kentucky State Data Center

IInfo available includes: Census data, American Community Survey data, population projections, and data for area development districts.

          http://ksdc.louisville.edu/

Workforce Kentucky

Info available: Click on “Market Analysis” to find Labor force data, unemployment rates, etc.

          http://www.workforcekentucky.ky.gov/

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development

Info available: Community data, industrial site and building information for cities and counties. Under “Data Center,” click on "Community Profiles."

          http://www.thinkkentucky.com

Kentucky Kids Count

Info available: Data profiles on indicators of child well-being including economic, education, and social data.

          http://www.kyyouth.org/KIDS_COUNT/

          or http://ksdc.louisville.edu/1kidscount.htm

Building Strong Families for Kentucky county profiles

Info available: Produced by Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Extension, county data profiles contain a variety of indicators that vary each year.

  

http://hes.uky.edu/StrongFamilies

Kentucky County Health Profiles

Info available: Produced by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, county data profiles contain many health and social indicators.

  http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi/cohealthprofiles.htm

  National Websites

"NEW" American FactFinder

The U.S. Census Bureau has redesigned their American FactFinder website. Links to the old website are redirected to the new one.

Info available includes: 2010 Census, 2000 Census, American Community Survey, and Population Estimates.

          http://factfinder2.census.gov

USDA Atlas of Rural and Small Town America

Info available: Compilation of federal data sources.

http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/RuralAtlas/index.htm

Quick Facts

Data available:  Compilation of federal data sources.

          http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Info available: Provides data on employment and income by economic sector. To find county data, click on “State and Local Area Personal Income and Employment.”

           http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Data available: For “Quick Stats,” click on “Data and Statistics.

For the current and previous Censuses of Agriculture, click on “Census.”

          http://www.nass.usda.gov

Poverty Estimates

Data available: Most recent county and school district level estimates of individuals living in poverty, children in poverty, and median income.

          http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/

County Business Patterns

Data available: Data on businesses by state, county and zip code.

          http://www.census.gov/econ/cbp/index.html

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Info available: Under “Subject Areas,” click on State and Local Unemployment Rates (“LAUS”).

          http://stats.bls.gov/

Other Useful Websites

Child Trends Databank

The Child Trends Databank provides national overviews of issues facing children in the United States.

     http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/alphalist

Southern Rural Development Center Data Center

Access data for states in the Southern Region

     http://srdc.msstate.edu/data/center/

The Daily Yonder: Keep it Rural

Includes national analyses of county level data on contemporary issues in the news.

     http://www.dailyyonder.com/

Distilled Demographics"

The Population Reference Bureau has a series of short videos that not only describe key concepts in demography but provides real world examples of their impacts.

     http://www.prb.org/Journalists/DistilledDemographics.aspx