County Economic Snapshots 2019

The Budget & Tax Center’s Economic Snapshots provide a look at how well counties in North Carolina are faring across key indicators of economic well-being and opportunity.

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Data Sources

Population Changes

  • NC Office of State Budget and Management, Population Estimates, July 2009 (actual) and 2019 (projected).

Poverty and Economic Hardship

  • US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2013-2017.
  • US Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2017.

Jobs and Ability to Afford the Basics

  • NC Budget and Tax Center, Living Income Standard, 2019.
  • NC Department of Commerce, Occupational Employment Statistics, 2019 and 2009.
  • NCWorks Online, Advertised Job Data and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (not seasonally adjusted),
  • December 2007, December 2018, and March 2019.
  • US Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2017.

Access to Affordable Housing

  • National Low Income Housing Coalition, Out of Reach, 2018.
  • US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2013-2017.

Healthy Lives and Communities

  • County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, 2019.
  • NC State Center for Health Statistics, 2015-2017.
  • US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2012-2016.
  • NC Division of Social Services, FNS Individuals Data, 2018 & NC Office of State Budget and Management, Population Estimates, July 2018.

Educational Attainment

  • NC Department of Public Instruction, 4-Year Cohort 2017-2018.
  • US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2013-2017.

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