Links to Additional Data Sites
In addition to the “Kentucky: By the Numbers” data series, below is a list of website to help those interested in finding data on the internet.
The links below expand on the list found in By the Numbers: Finding and Using Data from the Internet.
Each source is a websites that contains county data. Some are specific to Kentucky while other are national sources containing county data for any state.
For more information on how to define rural, visit the Rural Classifications page at the USDA Economic Research Service - http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/rural-economy-population/rural-classifica...
Kentucky Websites
Kentucky: By the Numbers
“Kentucky: By the Numbers Data Series” as well as publications and resources for finding and using data.
Building Strong Families for Kentucky county profiles
Themes vary by year. Produced by Family and Consumer Sciences Extension. Recent themes include housing, health, and food. http://hes.uky.edu/StrongFamilies
Kentucky State Data Center
American Community Survey, population projections, data for Area Development Districts. http://ksdc.louisville.edu/
Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics (Formerly KCEWS)
(KCEWS) Kentucky data include career/college readiness, graduation rates, and post-secondary attendance. Click on “reports” to find county profiles. https://kystats.ky.gov/
KYLMI – Kentucky Labor Market Information
Labor force data, wage data, industry data, unemployment rates, etc. Scroll to the bottom and click on “county profiles” https://kylmi.ky.gov/vosnet/Default.aspx
Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
Community data, industrial site and building information for cities and counties. Click on “KY Facts.” To find your county, click on "Community." http://www.thinkkentucky.com
Kentucky Health Facts
County data profiles contain many health and social indicators. http://www.kentuckyhealthfacts.org/
(1997-2004 profiles available at: https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dehp/vsb/Pages/county-health-profiles.aspx)
Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky (University of Kentucky)
Economic development data by theme. http://cedik.ca.uky.edu/CountyDataProfiles
National Websites
American FactFinder
Access to data produced by the Census Bureau including American Community Survey, annual population estimates, and the 2010 Census. http://factfinder.census.gov
Kids Count Data Center
Kentucky Kids Count Databook: http://kyyouth.org/kentucky-kids-count/
Data on indicators of youth well-being including economic, education, and social data. http://datacenter.kidscount.org/
Official Unemployment Rates
The Bureau of Labor Statistics produces monthly and annual unemployment rates.
http://stats.bls.gov/lau/
Official Poverty Estimates
Official county estimates of individuals living in poverty, children in poverty, and median household income. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe.html
Census of Agriculture
Use “Find Data” and “State and County” to access pdf files. http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/
County Diabetes Atlas
Contains data on diabetes and related risk factors. To view a map with county data, first "select State." https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/atlas/countydata/atlas.html
Food Atlas
The Food Environment and Food Access Atlases provide data through mapping websites.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/
https://www.ers.usda.gov/foodatlas/
Employment and Income
Data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. To find county data, click on “State and Local Area Personal Income and Employment.” http://www.bea.gov/regional/index.htm
County Business Patterns
Data on businesses by type for states, counties, and zip codes. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp.html
Available on American FactFinder: http://factfinder.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
Other Useful Websites
Defining Rural
For information on how to define rural areas, visit the Rural Classifications page at the USDA Economic Research Service. http://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/rural-economy-population/rural-classifica...
Child Trends Databank
The Child Trends Databank provides national overviews of issues facing children in the United States. http://www.childtrends.org/databank-indicators
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 explain key concepts in demography and provide real world examples of their impacts.
https://www.prb.org/distilled-demographics-population-data/