County News
Population gains experienced by half of U.S. counties
The most populous counties continue to add residents in high numbers
Counties Futures Lab
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Publication
County Economies 2016: Widespread Recovery, Slower Growth
This analysis of county economic conditions identifies growth and recovery patterns for 2016 by examining annual changes in jobs, unemployment rate, economic output (GDP) and median home prices. -
County News
Counties Struggle with State Revenue Limitations, Mandates
A new study to be released by NACo this week examines the financial pressures facing counties as they grapple with state limits on their ability to raise revenue, and the impact of state and federal mandates. The report includes a breakdown of county revenue sources along with state limitations on property taxation and sales taxes. -
County News
The Labor Market: Growth in Jobs and Earnings Varies Greatly by Occupation
In the 106 months since the beginning of the Great Recession in December of 2007, the economy has created 5.6 million new jobs, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey. -
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County Profiles
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) profiles
NACo’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Profiles detail the CDBG funding received by both the county and the state in FY 2010 and FY 2016, as well as the percent change between the two fiscal years and the services supported by CDBG funding. -
County News
High growth counties cluster in South, West
Texas counties continue to lead in population growth Every March, the U.S. Census Bureau releases the county population estimates for the previous year and updates the annual population figures up to the latest census year. -
County News
Trading places: counties search for the best deal
NACo members meet with Germany's Trade and Invest group during the International Economic Development Task Force's networking event at the Legislative Conference. Photo by Leon Lawrence III -
County News
County economies: recovery continues in 2015
NACo has released County Economies 2015: Opportunities and Challenges, its annual look at economic recovery patterns across the nation’s 3,069 counties. -
Educational Presentation
From Childhood Poverty to Income Opportunities
Child poverty rates in the United States have increased significantly since 2000, peaking in 2010 at the highest level since the 1960's. Furthermore, the place in which a child spends his or her childhood has increasingly come to determine that child's future income opportunities. -
Publication
CDBG: National Profile
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s CDBG program provides critical funding to counties to improve their local communities and serve their most vulnerable residents. Counties use the flexibility of CDBG to partner with the private and non-profit sectors to address economic development, infrastructure and human service needs, and to create jobs -
County News
Rechristened ‘County Explorer’ maps even more county data
NACo recently unveiled its latest interactive map tool, the County Explorer, a one-stop-shop for county data and profiles for each of the 3,069 counties.
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