Additional 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

  Kentucky Websites:

Kentucky State Data Center

Info available: Census data, tract maps, and graphs for area development districts.

          http://ksdc.louisville.edu/

Kentucky Workforce Investment

Info available: Labor force data, unemployment rates.  Click on "Labor Market Information."

          http://workforce.ky.gov/

Kentucky Economic Development Information System

Info available: Community information, industrial site and building information for cities and counties.  Click on "Community Profiles."

          http://www.thinkkentucky.com/edis/

Kentucky Kids Count

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

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

          or http://ksdc.louisville.edu

              (click on "Kentucky Kids Count")

Kentucky Information Page

Info available: Links to many data, mapping, and information resources.

          http://www.louisville.edu/~easchn01/

Kentucky Deskbook of Economic Statistics

Info available: A variety of economic data, education, and related statistics.

          http://www.thinkkentucky.com/edis/deskbook/

American FactFinder

Info available:  Clink on "data sets" to find 2000 Census, 1990 Census, Economic Census, and population estimates..

          http://factfinder.census.gov

Quick Facts

Info available:  2000 Census, 1990 Census, Economic Census, maps.

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

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Info available: Data on employment and income by economic sector.

          http://www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis/

National Agricultural Statistics Service

Info available: 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture.

          http://www.nass.usda.gov

Poverty Estimates

Info available: Most recent estimates of individuals living in poverty, children in poverty, and median income.

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

County Business Patterns

Info available: Data on businesses by state and county.

          http://censtats.census.gov/cbpnaic/cbpnaic.shtml

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Info available: Local unemployment rates and "at a glance" compilations of labor and economic data.

          http://stats.bls.gov/

University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center

Info available: County and City DataBooks, historical census data and links to other data resources.

          http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu

This list is from  By the Numbers: Finding Data on the Internet.  2005.  Julie N. Zimmerman.  Social and Economic Education for Development (SEED): University of Kentucky.  Updated: March, 2007.  http://www.ca.uky.edu/snarl  Online Links Updated: April, 2007.