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Population Briefs

The first step in advancing an effective rural development program is to carefully assess baseline conditions. In response, the Western Rural Development Center (WRDC) is providing population and land data on the Western U.S. The WRDC has compiled this information for the 13 states comprising its region of focus.

Regional Overviews

     
These regional overviews take a look at the Western U.S. and trends relating to each overview's topic.
 
 
The Changing West PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Employment, Income and Poverty PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Education PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Health PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Land Use and Resources PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  

 

State Briefs

     
These state briefs look at the data discussed in each of the regional overviews relative to each of the states in the Western U.S.  
Alaska PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Arizona PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
California PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Colorado PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Hawaii PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Idaho PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Montana PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Nevada PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
New Mexico PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Oregon PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Utah PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Washington PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  
Wyoming PDF (High Res)  PDF (Low Res)  


 

County Data - Coming in 2010!

   

The county data sheets provide the following information based on the available U.S. Census data for each county in the WRDC's 13-state region:

  • Total Population (1900-2006)
  • Age of Population (2000)
  • Race/Ethnicity (2000)
  • Education (2000)
  • Households (2000)
  • Employment (2000)
  • Income (2000)
  • Poverty (2000)
  • Lands (Year of data varies by state)
  • Farms (2007)