Understanding your Community

This is the kind of cool tool that can help U.S. public libraries with thei strategic planning activities. Check it out and compare your ibrary county to others in your state or find comparators around the country. Who’s in your service area?

Adults With College Degrees in the United States, by County

From ResourceShelf:

“This Interactive Map Was Recently Published on Chronicle.com
(The Chronicle of Higher Education)

+ Data back to 1940

+ Views (by Gender & Racial/Ethnic)

+ Maps (All Counties, High-Population Counties, Wealthy Counties, Poor Counties, Heavily Black Counties, Heavily Hispanic Counties

+ Click on a County (Each County is Outlined on All Maps) For Detailed Data

+ “How To Use This Map” (Very Useful) is Accessed by Clicking the Link (Lower Right Corner of Map)

Data Source: U.S Census”

Stephen