• Visualizing Vulnerable Jobs in Nevada
    Publication Date: November 2020 Author: Peter Grema, Vanessa Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet summarizes data on Nevada and its metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) from the national report 鈥淰isualizing Vulnerable Jobs Across America,鈥 by Marcela Escobari, Natalie Geismar, and Dhruv Gandhi of the Brookings Institution. Data from the original鈥
  • Child Food Insecurity in Nevada Counties, 2018
    Publication Date: November 2020 Author: Ally Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet synthesizes data on the child hunger discrepancies in Nevada counties from the Feeding America 2018 Map the Meal Gap Study. The information focuses on food insecurity experienced by children, and the food budget shortfall in Nevada. Read the Publication
  • Population Density of Congressional Districts in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: October 2020 Author: Eshaan Vakil, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports the population density of congressional districts in the Mountain West states, and the party representation in the House of Representatives for both the 2016 and 2018 general elections. This fact sheet utilizes a model from Bloomberg CityLab, the鈥
  • Diversifying Demography of the Mountain West
    Publication Date: October 2020 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Olivia K. Cheche, Vanessa Booth, Saha Salahi, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: Between 2000 and 2019, Mountain West states and metros have mirrored a nationwide trend of white populations gradually making up a smaller percentage of the total population. As a result, various race-ethnic鈥
  • Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) Administrative Costs, 2019
    Publication Date: October 2020 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Saha Salahi, Marie A. Falcone, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The purpose of this Fact Sheet is to examine expenditures of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE), particularly expenses allocated to staff salaries. This data is collected from the FY19 State of Nevada operating鈥
  • Traffic Scorecard in Mountain West Cities
    Publication Date: September 2020 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Eshaan Vakil, Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet presents congestion and mobility trends in 14 Mountain West cities as compiled by INRIX Research and author Trevor Reed, in the Global Traffic Scorecard, March 2020. The INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard examines the impact of鈥
  • COVID-19: Working Parents and Child Care in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: September 2020 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Vanessa Booth, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet synthesizes data on child-care dependent parents in various Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). This synthesis is based on an original report by Brookings Research Analyst, Nicole Bateman, titled 鈥淲orking parents are key to COVID-19鈥
  • Land Use in Nevada: Counties and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
    Publication Date: September 2020 Author: Elia Del Carmen Solano-Patricio, Kelliann Beavers, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This Fact Sheet compares land ownership in the State of Nevada, and its 17 counties. Drawn from an original report by Headwaters Economics, the figures and tables that follow provide each jurisdiction鈥檚 total land acreage, 2019 population鈥
  • COVID-19: Housing Hardship Index
    Publication Date: September 2020 Author: Yanneli Llamas, Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on May 2020 unemployment rates and mortgage delinquencies in the Mountain West: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. This synthesis is based on nationwide data originally reported by鈥
  • COVID-19: Coronavirus Cases at Colleges and Universities in the Mountain West
    Publication Date: August 2020 Author: Madison Frazee-Bench, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights coronavirus cases at colleges and universities in the Mountain West region. The New York Times recently published, 鈥淭racking Coronavirus Cases at U.S. Colleges and Universities鈥 which maps out the reported number of COVID-鈥
  • COVID-19: Nevada Counties with Low-Income Job Loss
    Publication Date: August 2020 Author: Katie M. Gilbertson, Madison Frazee-Bench, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The purpose of this fact sheet is to highlight low-income job loss due to COVID-19 in Nevada鈥檚 17 counties. This fact sheet features data originally reported by the Urban Institute in the publication, 鈥淲here Low-Income Jobs are Being Lost to COVID-鈥
  • COVID-19: The Risk of Reopening Nevada Schools
    Publication Date: August 2020 Author: Caitlin J. Saladino, Madison Frazee-Bench, Yanneli Llamas, Magdalena Martinez, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on Nevada schools, drawing from the New York Times report, 鈥淭he risk that students could arrive at school with the Coronavirus,鈥 published on July 31, 2020. Various risk scenarios are presented based on鈥