County Explorer December Update: Coal Use & Production, Air Quality and more
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BlogNew data in December: Coal use & production, air quality, county expenditures, parks & recreation and general expendituresCounty Explorer December Update: Coal Use & Production, Air Quality and moreDecember 13, 2018December 13, 2018, 11:15 am
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County Explorer December Update: Coal Use & Production, Air Quality and more
County ExplorerNew data in December
702.1M
Coal Use & Production In 2017, coal production in counties across the nation totaled 702.1 million short tons (MMst).
184
Air Quality 184 counties in 22 states have been designated by the EPA as nonattainment areas.*
$581.4B
County Expenditures County governments invested $581.4 billion in serving residents and communities in 2016.†
$10.7B
Parks & Recreation In 2016, counties invested more than $10.7 billion in building and maintaining parks and recreational facilities.†
*These are counties that do not meet EPA’s 2015 standards for ground-level ozone of 70 parts per billion (ppb) as of November 2018.
†Data are from the US Bureau of the Census, Survey of State and Local Government Finance, which provides government finance statistics for two-thirds of counties with county governments.Sign up here for the monthly newsletter with the latest data and feature updates.
New data in December: Coal use & production, air quality, county expenditures, parks & recreation and general expenditures2018-12-13Blog2019-01-02
New data in December
702.1M | Coal Use & Production
In 2017, coal production in counties across the nation totaled 702.1 million short tons (MMst). |
184 | Air Quality
184 counties in 22 states have been designated by the EPA as nonattainment areas.* |
$581.4B | County Expenditures
County governments invested $581.4 billion in serving residents and communities in 2016.† |
$10.7B | Parks & Recreation
In 2016, counties invested more than $10.7 billion in building and maintaining parks and recreational facilities.† |
*These are counties that do not meet EPA’s 2015 standards for ground-level ozone of 70 parts per billion (ppb) as of November 2018.
†Data are from the US Bureau of the Census, Survey of State and Local Government Finance, which provides government finance statistics for two-thirds of counties with county governments.
Sign up here for the monthly newsletter with the latest data and feature updates.

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