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The Outdoor Recreation Economy by State

March 2023

The outdoor recreation economy is large, growing faster than the overall economy, and consists of jobs in many industries. Explore data by state.

The American Community Survey in our data tools

January 2023

Find the latest American Community Survey data in all of our tools, including the Economic Profile System and Neighborhoods at Risk.

Match requirements prevent rural and low-capacity communities from accessing climate resilience funding

January 2023

Illustration of money falling into piles over a puddle

Many federal grant programs require communities to provide a local match, creating barriers for rural and underserved places.

New research shows where wildfire mitigation can be highly cost effective

January 2023

Illustration of wildfire in forest, orange and yellow flames lapping conifer trees on a hillside, Stable Diffusion generated.

The United States is spending billions of dollars on suppressing wildfires that threaten a growing number of homes, but very little on better preparing communities before a wildfire occurs.

Green Infrastructure: Cost-effective solutions to flooding

September 2022

Green infrastructure can provide long-term, cost-effective solutions to flooding and can help communities adapt to climate change. We provide a cost breakdown for eight green infrastructure practices.

Economic Impact of National Parks

September 2022

Millions of national park visitors generate economic opportunities for gateway communities, spending money that creates jobs and income. See the trends for every national park service unit.

Yellowstone Flood reveals Montana’s mobile home flood risk

August 2022

Montana’s mobile home residents face disproportionate flood risk and traditional solutions leave them behind.

Capacity-limited states still struggle to access FEMA BRIC grants

August 2022

Places with lower capacity are failing to get funding through FEMA’s flagship grant program, Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC).

Construction costs for a wildfire-resistant home: California edition

July 2022

In light of rising wildfire risks, we analyzed the costs of constructing homes to three levels of wildfire resistance in California.

Local revenue to fund long-term infrastructure costs

May 2022

Communities need resilient revenue strategies to fund the long-term costs of capital improvements and infrastructure.

The economic potential of the Great American Rail-Trail

May 2022

Through 12 states and the District of Columbia, the Great American Rail-Trail® will attract 25.6 million trips and generate more than $229.4 million in spending.

Mobile home residents face higher flood risk

February 2022

Mobile homes are the most common unsubsidized, affordable housing in the United States but have disproportionately higher flood risk than other housing types.

Measuring trail use in Montana’s Bridger mountains

December 2021

The Bridger Mountains with an agricultural field in the foreground, in Gallatin County, Montana.

Detailed estimates of summer trail use help show the impacts of growing recreational use and highlight infrastructure needs in southwest Montana.

Improving benefit-cost analyses for rural areas

November 2021

Benefit-cost analysis, required for many federal funding sources, puts smaller, rural, and low-income communities at a disadvantage.

Western State Housing Prices

October 2021

Western States Unprecedented Housing Prices

October 2021

Housing costs broke records across the U.S.

September 2021

Unaffordable housing came to a head during the pandemic as communities across the country saw unprecedented rises in housing costs.

Unaffordability for renters made worse during the pandemic

September 2021

Houses in San Francisco

The unprecedented rise in housing prices since 2020 has affected renters more than homeowners—especially in places that were already unaffordable.

The unequal impacts of wildfire

September 2021

Aerial view of neighborhood destroyed by wildfire.

See where wildfire risk intersects social and economic factors that can make it difficult for people to prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfire.

Diversifying revenue on New Mexico state trust lands

September 2021

New activities can help guarantee and diversify future revenue from New Mexico state trust lands, complementing the successful Land Grant Permanent Fund.

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