CIA World Factbook

“The World Factbook remains the CIA’s most widely disseminated and most popular product; millions of visitors frequent the online Factbook each month. In addition, tens of thousands of government, commercial, academic, and other Web sites link to, or replicate, the online version of the Factbook. This reference site is updated biweekly to provide wide-ranging and hard-to-locate information about the […]

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Social Explorer

Social Explorer Social Explorer (Old but still good) Provides demographic information in an easily understood format: data maps. They have created hundreds of interactive data maps of the United States. The beta version is supported by the National Science Foundation and New York Times. The beta version is focused on New York, but data for […]

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Headwaters Economics

Headwater Economics Economic Profile System, automatically and efficiently produces socioeconomic profiles for any County in the United States (See also: Sonoran Institute below).

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Economic Impact of Tourism in Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Tourism releases data surrounding the economic impact of tourism in Wisconsin. There is both statewide and county-level data.   From the Wisconsin Department of Tourism: Tourism is an Economic Workhorse for Wisconsin Tourism is an integral part of the Wisconsin economy. It generates millions in tax receipts, and its broad range […]

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Economic Census

Find the Economic Census webpage here. The Economic Census has been completed in recent years 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2017, and will continue this pattern into the future. Data is typically released beginning two years after collection, and reports continue to be released up to four years after collection. Find the full release schedules for […]

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Business Patterns (US Census)

  County Business Patterns Metropolitan and Micropolitan Business Patterns ZIP Code Business Patterns   Each of these business patterns provides detailed annual information on Number of business establishments Number of employees Quarterly and annual payroll for most industries Data is available at the six digit NAICS Code (depending on the size of the population). It […]

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Kids Count Data Center

The Kids Count Data Center is the place to start if you are looking data on child well-being. Developed by the Ann E. Casey Foundation, this site provides easy access to data on the demographics, economic well-being, family structure, health and safety of children. Wisconsin data can be obtained  at the state, county, community, school district […]

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US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy. The BLS collects, analyzes, and disseminates a wide variety of economic data, including: unemployment employment inflation pricing productivity consumer spending

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US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)  collects and reports a wide range of economic  data at the international, national, state and local levels. The  BEA site includes data on GDP, (including detailed National Income and Product Accounts) and personal income and outlays. BEA data is available at the national, state, county, and MSA levels.

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Geography of Government Benefits: County-level data

The Geography of Government Benefits, an interactive mapping tool developed by the the New York Times, provides data on government benefits (i.e. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Income Support, Unemployment, and Veterans Benefits) as a percentage of personal income for every county in the U.S. The accompanying article can be found here. Data on transfer payments […]

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