• The Desert Southwest: Population Growth 2010-2020
    Publication Date: January 2022 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Joshua Padilla, Katie Gilbertson, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: In 2021 the United States Census Bureau identified the Desert Southwest as one of the fastest growing regions in the country. The Desert Southwest encompasses portions of five states (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas) including forty counties and ten…
  • Tech Innovation Capacity in Mountain West Metros
    Publication Date: November 2021 Author: Ally M. Beckwith, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the tech innovation capacity in Mountain West metropolitan areas, as originally reported in 2019 by Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Tech innovation is defined as advanced industries…
  • Housing Affordability Index: Mountain West Cities, November 2021
    Publication Date: November 2021 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Joshua Padilla, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the median household income, median home price, estimated monthly mortgage and taxes, and share of income used for homeownership in fifteen Mountain West housing markets, as originally outlined in the “RealtyHop Housing Affordability Index: November…
  • Public University and College Enrollment in the Mountain West, 2019-2021
    Publication Date: October 2021 Author: Dielle T. Telada, Katelin M. Gilbertson, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: On June 10, 2021, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released the Spring 2021 Current Term Enrollment Estimates (CTTE) report. The report provides estimated postsecondary enrollment numbers based on the Clearinghouse universe of institutions.…
  • Population Growth in Mountain West Cities and Suburbs, 2010-2020
    Publication Date: October 2021 Author: Dielle T. Telada, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: COVID-19 altered population growth trends within large cities and the relative growth of cities and suburbs within the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Brookings senior fellow William H. Frey suggests “that most big cities with populations exceeding 250,000 experienced lower population growth in…
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Capacity in Mountain West Metros
    Publication Date: October 2021 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Ally M. Beckwith, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on artificial intelligence (AI) growth in Mountain West metropolitan areas over the last several decades, as originally reported by Mark Muro and Sifan Liu from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. The Brookings report examines how…
  • Nevada Campaign Financing: U.S. House of Representatives, 2020
    Publication Date: October 2021 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: In the 2020 election cycle, Nevada’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation fundraised a combined total of $9,994,636. This fact sheet summarizes the campaign donations and expenditures of these representatives. The data are collected from the Open Secrets website. Read the…
  • Vaccine Hesitancy Within Nevada Counties, June 2021
    Publication Date: September 2021 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Madison Frazee-Bench, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights estimated rates of vaccine hesitancy, vaccination rates, the index of social vulnerability, and the level of concern for 17 Nevada counties as of June, 2021. The data are reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary…
  • CDC Social Vulnerability Index (SVI): Nevada Counties
    Publication Date: September 2021 Author: Vanessa Booth, Ally M. Beckwith, Kelliann Beavers, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights how Nevada counties rank on the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) as defined by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR). Socially vulnerable populations are often disproportionately…
  • Refugee Arrivals in the Mountain West, 2017-2021
    Publication Date: September 2021 Author: Saha Salahi and William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet displays data on the influx of refugee arrivals by nation to five Mountain West States: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Refugee Processing Center data, selected from annual reports and limited to the years 2017-2021, are presented. Read the Publication
  • COVID-19 and Nevada Counties: Employment Data, May 2019 and May 2021
    Publication Date: September 2021 Author: Joshua Padilla, Katie M. Gilbertson, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet displays county-level employment data and unemployment rates for 17 counties in Nevada, as reported by The Daily Yonder article “Rural Employment Grew in May, but Fewer People Are Seeking Jobs” in July 2021. Bill Bishop and Tim Marema compiled data from the U.S.…
  • Small Business Equity in Nevada, 2021
    Publication Date: August 2021 Author: Ally M. Beckwith, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on minority and women-owned small businesses in Nevada in 2021, as originally reported by the Small Business Equity Tool. This tool examines the representation of Black, Asian, Latino, minority, and women-owned small businesses in the largest…