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Three Wests: How does your county compare to other western counties?

This page provides a way to explore more information about the county you have selected and how it compares to a variety of benchmarks, including each of the "Three Wests", the state, or any other county that you select. Find the following below:

  • Benchmark Graph - Compares to all the other counties in the West that are also a type of county. There is an option to change the benchmark area below.
  • Benchmark Table - Shows data used to generate the comparison graph.
  • Details on Each Variable - Click on each variable in the benchmark table below for definitions, sources, and methods.
  • Detailed socioeconomic profiles for the county or each of the benchmarks

is a type of county.

Benchmark Graph - Compares to .

Standard deviations from the mean (Z-Scores) highlight to what extent the values for this county are unusual. The mean is calculated as a simple unweighted average so smaller counties contribute equally to the average as bigger counties.

Pink rows highlight where the county's data is unusually low (Z-Score <= -0.75); Light green rows highlight where the county's data is unusually high. (Z-Score >= 0.75)

Source Data

Download the source data for all of the western counties (600K Excel File).

Detailed Socioeconomic Profiles

View a detailed socioeconomic profile for:

Select a Different Benchmark Area

Click on one of the links below to recalculate the comparisons on this page using a different benchmark region: