Publication Date: March 2022 Author: Mary Blankenship, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet analyzes responses to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia War posted on Twitter by users located in Nevada and identifies the most circulated narratives and disinformation topics. Read the Publication

Publication Date: March 2022 Author: Joshua Padilla, Olivia C. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: The 2020 census shows continuing nationwide trends in population growth when compared to the last decade. The growth of various race-ethnic groups across the country contribute to the diversification of the population in selected regions. Using the U.S. Census Bureau…

Publication Date: March 2022 Author: Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the top boomtowns in the Mountain West region in 2019 and 2021. The original SmartAsset report includes data on the rapid economic growth and prosperity in boomtown cities through new employment opportunities and residents. Read…

Publication Date: March 2022 Author: Saha Salahi, Dielle T. Telada, Zachary Walusek, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino Abstract: This fact sheet examines AdvisorSmith’s ranking list of the safest U.S. cities, drawing from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) dataset released in September 2021. Monthly crime data are presented for violent crimes…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, Katie M. Gilbertson, Kelliann Beavers, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet explores mental health rankings of Mountain West states from Mental Health America’s (MHA) 2022 report, The State of Mental Health in America. This study offers a snapshot…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Ally M. Beckwith, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on senior hunger in the Mountain West region in 2019 as originally reported in Feeding America’s The State of Senior Hunger annual series. This report focuses on the extent of food insecurity among seniors in the United States.…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Katie M. Gilbertson, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents National Science Foundation (NSF) funding data for 10 individual research universities in addition to the combined funding received by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) for the years…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino Abstract: This fact sheet presents vaccination rates in Nevada counties as originally reported by the Data Strategy and Execution Workgroup in the Joint Coordination Cell, under the White House COVID-19 Team in the December 30th “COVID-19 Community Profile Report.” Data…

Publication Date: February 2022 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, William E. Brown, Jr., Caitlin J. Saladino Abstract: This fact sheet presents rankings of the dirtiest cities in the Mountain West, as originally reported by LawnStarter in “2021’s Dirtiest Cities in the U.S.” The original report examines various measures for 200 major U.S. cities. Twenty-five Mountain West…

Publication Date: January 2022 Author: Kelliann Beavers, Joshua Padilla, Katie Gilbertson, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: In 2021 the United States Census Bureau identified the Desert Southwest as one of the fastest growing regions in the country. The Desert Southwest encompasses portions of five states (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, and Texas) including forty counties and ten…

Publication Date: November 2021 Author: Ally M. Beckwith, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the tech innovation capacity in Mountain West metropolitan areas, as originally reported in 2019 by Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton from the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. Tech innovation is defined as advanced industries…

Publication Date: November 2021 Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Joshua Padilla, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet highlights data on the median household income, median home price, estimated monthly mortgage and taxes, and share of income used for homeownership in fifteen Mountain West housing markets, as originally outlined in the “RealtyHop Housing Affordability Index: November…