US County Poverty and Education

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A comprehensive dataset of socioeconomic indicators across US counties, featuring poverty rates, unemployment figures, and educational attainment levels from the 2023 American Community Survey.

At a glance

Records: 3,222
Geometry: Polygon
Location: United States
Country: United States

How this was made

This dataset was created by merging US Census Bureau county-level poverty data with employment and educational attainment statistics from the 2023 American Community Survey. Unemployment and education rates were calculated as percentages of the labor force and adult population respectively.

Columns (5)

Socioeconomic Rates3 columns of the same measure, compared side by side

Column	Type	Statistics	Description
FIPS Code	string	—	Federal Information Processing Series code uniquely identifying the county.
County Name	string	—	The name of the county and its corresponding state.
Poverty Rate (%)Socioeconomic Rates	numeric	min 1.70 · max 64.75 · μ 14.99	Percentage of population below the federal poverty line (carried from source)
Unemployment Rate (%)Socioeconomic Rates	numeric	min 0 · max 31.10 · μ 4.89	Calculated as (Unemployed Civilians / In Labor Force) * 100
Bachelor's Degree Rate (%)Socioeconomic Rates	numeric	min 0 · max 80.18 · μ 24.52	Percentage of population 25+ with a Bachelor's degree or higher. Calculated as (Sum of Bachelor's degree holders / Total Population 25+) * 100.

Data preview

FIPS Code	County Name	Poverty Rate (%)	Unemployment Rate (%)	Bachelor's Degree Rate (%)
18001	Adams County, Indiana	12.44	2.66	15.35
42057	Fulton County, Pennsylvania	11.72	3.02	17.12
51187	Warren County, Virginia	11.32	4.8	24.74
48279	Lamb County, Texas	15.95	2.89	14.52
48271	Kinney County, Texas	11.31	1.62	21.47
48275	Knox County, Texas	11.37	1.28	15.95
28145	Union County, Mississippi	14.26	3.93	17.23
29197	Schuyler County, Missouri	9.66	4.67	10.65
19161	Sac County, Iowa	7.91	3.38	21.42
46031	Corson County, South Dakota	45.2	23.25	19.24

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