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Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Agriculture’s Economic Contribution: Economic impact of the agriculture industry in Missouri for the state as a whole and by county.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Trade Data: Imports and exports by state and by commodity.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ag Census Web Maps: Crops, farms, and livestock by county.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, County Crop Maps: Crops planted and harvested by county.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Missouri Statistics: Statistics on crops, farms, and livestock in Missouri. Some stats are available at the county level. Links to Missouri Agricultural Overview and latest Census of Agriculture for Missouri.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Quick Stats: Download and compare state and county statistics on crops, farms, and livestock.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, State Fact Sheets: State fact sheets provide information on population, income, education, employment, federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, top commodities, and exports, for each State in the U.S. Links to county-level data are included when available.
Business Facilities Metro Rankings
Milken Institute Best-Performing Cities
CNBC America’s Top States for Business
Drought.gov: National integrated drought information system.
Disaster Declarations for States and Counties: Features an interactive tool for exploring historic federal disaster declarations by state, county, hazard, and year.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: The FEMA Flood Map Service Center (MSC) is the official public source for flood hazard information produced for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Midwestern Regional Climate Center, cli-MATE (registration required): Historical climate data by weather station.
National Risk Index: Interactive mapping tool illustrating natural disaster risk at the county and Census tract levels.
NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Climate Normals Data Tool: Average temperatures and average precipitation by weather station from 1981 to 2020.
NOAA National Climatic Data Center, Storm Events Database: Storm data (avalanche, blizzard, flood, drought, etc.) by state and county from 1950-present.
USGS Seismic Hazard Maps and Site-Specific Data: Data, maps, and additional resources on earthquake hazards.
USGS Flood Information: Real-time and historic flood data.
Weather Spark: Interactive weather maps and charts for all locations.
Deloitte Technology Fast 500: 500 fastest-growing technology companies in the U.S. and Canada. Based on percentage revenue growth.
Forbes, America’s Most Successful Small Cap Companies: Candidates must have a market value between $300 million and $2 billion, positive sales growth over the past 12 months, and a share price of at least $5. Financial institutions, REITs, utilities, and limited partnerships are excluded, as are companies that have been public for less than one year.
Forbes, America’s Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies: Candidates must have a market value between $2 billion and $10 billion, positive sales growth over the past 12 months, and a share price of at least $5. Financial institutions, REITs, utilities, and limited partnerships are excluded, as are companies that have been public for less than one year.
Forbes, America’s Top Private Companies: Includes firms with revenue greater than $2 billion
Fortune 500: Top public companies based on gross revenues.
Google Finance: Company information includes the CEO, year founded, headquarters, website, total employees, major news events, and stock information.
Inc. Magazine, 5000 Fastest Growing Companies: Ranked according to percentage revenue growth over the past four years. Companies must be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent. Revenue in the initial year must have been at least $100,000, and revenue in the most recent year must have been at least $2 million.
ThomasNet: Search for companies by product or service keyword and state.
FBI Uniform Crime Reports: Crime statistics by region, state, county, metro, and city.
Missouri Census Data Center, American Community Survey Profiles: View and compare demographic profiles from the American Community Survey for the U.S., states, counties, MSAs, PUMAs, and unified school districts.
Missouri Census Data Center, American Community Survey Trends Reports: Compare demographic trends over the past 3 years for the U.S., states, counties, MSAs, PUMAs, and unified school districts.
Missouri Census Data Center, Circular Area Profiles: Calculates population within a certain radius of a given latitude and longitude based on Census data.
Missouri Census Data Center, County-level IRS migration reports: Shows migration into and out of Missouri counties based on IRS data.
Missouri Office of Administration, Population Projections: Population projections by county, age, and sex: 2000 to 2030
U.S. Census Bureau: Data from the Decennial Census, the ongoing American Community Survey, the Economic Census, and Annual Population Estimates.
Brookings Metro Program: The mission of the Metro Program is to deliver research and solutions that help metropolitan leaders build an advanced economy that works for all.
MERIC Economic Reports: Workforce and economic information, including educational attainment, demographics, unemployment, industry analysis, projected growth industries, and occupational projections for Missouri’s regions.
Pitchbook-NVCA Venture Monitor: A quarterly study of venture capital investment in the U.S. State reports are also available.
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts: Annual GDP for U.S. regions, states, and MSAs.
U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: Residential building permits issued by state, metro area, or county.
Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Comprehensive Data System: Elementary and secondary education data by Missouri school district.
Missouri Department of Higher Education College and Degree Search: Search by school, program, degree, city, or school name.
National Center for Education Statistics, College Navigator: Search for colleges within a radius of a particular zip code. It is also possible to search by program/major, award level, institution type, and undergraduate enrollment.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data: Annual data about all public schools, public school districts, and state education agencies in the United States.
National Center for Education Statistics, Elementary/Secondary Information System (ElSi): Quickly view public and private school data and create custom tables and charts using data from the Common Core of Data and the Private School Survey.
National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS): Compare or rank post-secondary institutions and/or geographic areas on variables including admissions, enrollment, and completions (degrees granted).
National Center for Education Statistics, Public School Search: Search for public schools, including vocational, charter, and magnet schools, within a radius from a particular zip code.
National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Colleges: Search for public schools, private schools, and colleges by state, city or within a radius of a particular zip code. Contains data on enrollment, demographics, and student/teacher ratio for public and private schools, and financial information for colleges.
The Nation’s Report Card: Compare state/jurisdiction performance on the National Assessments of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments in mathematics, reading, writing, and science at grades 4, 8, and 12. View trends and demographics, download snapshot reports, and compare results for each state/jurisdiction to the nation and to the other states.
Washington Monthly, America’s Best Colleges for Research: Rates 139 institutions that each spend at least $100 million annually on research based on four equally weighted indicators: total research spending, science and engineering PhDs awarded, faculty receiving major national awards, and the share of faculty elected to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best High School: Based on comparing a school’s test scores with state averages.
U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best Colleges: Based on assessment by administrators at peer institutions, retention of students, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, alumni giving, and (for national universities and liberal arts colleges) “graduation rate performance,” the difference between the proportion of students expected to graduate and the proportion who actually do.
Hunter: Search for email addresses by domain or name. Twenty-five free searches per month.
Kaspr: LinkedIn Chrome extension and web app. Fifteen free email credits a month.
Skrapp: LinkedIn Chrome extension and web app. One hundred free email credits per month.
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE): Info on financial incentives, rules, regulations, policies, and related programs for alternative energy by state.
Energy Information Administration, Missouri State Energy Profile: Info on Missouri’s energy prices, consumption, reserves, and supply.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, State Health Facts: Birth and death statistics for the state.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, BRFSS Prevalence and Trends Tool: Disease prevalence by state and select metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas.
Kaiser State Health Facts: Missouri health costs, coverage, status, and more.
State of Missouri, Department of Health and Human Services, Community Data Profiles: Provides community data profiles on various subject areas, including causes of death, chronic diseases, unintentional injuries, prenatal, and others. Each profile table provides data on 15-30 indicators for each county/city selected, including the number of events, county/city rate, statistical significance, quintile ranking, and the state rate.
State of Missouri, Department of Health and Human Services, Directories: Directories of Missouri hospitals and other specialty facilities.
USDA Food Environment Atlas: Data on over 280 indicators of the food environment at the county, state, or regional level in three broad categories: food choices, health and well-being, and community characteristics.
U.S. News and World Report, America’s Best Hospitals: U.S. News reviews hospitals’ performance in 15 adult specialties, 10 pediatric specialties, and 17 surgical procedures and medical conditions affecting millions of people across the country.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Data on mortgages for MSAs going back to 2007.
Home Price Calculator: Projects what a house purchased at a previous point in time would be worth today if it appreciated at the average appreciation rate of all homes in the area, either by state or metro.
HUD SOCDS Building Permits Database: Residential building permits by State, County, or CBSA.
NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI): Quarterly housing affordability ranking by metro area.
National Association of Realtors, Housing Statistics: Statistics on home affordability by metro area, county, and state.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Housing Survey: The most comprehensive national housing survey in the United States since its inception in 1973, providing current information on the size, composition, and quality of the nation’s housing and measuring changes in our housing stock as it ages. The survey provides up-to-date information about the quality and cost of housing in the United States and major metropolitan areas.
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Personal and Per Capita Income by county and metro.
U.S. Census Bureau, Income Data
International Trade Administration, Metro Area Export Data: Metro area imports by market, sector, or product.
International Trade Administration, State Trade Data: State imports and exports by market or product.
Missouri Foreign-Owned Company Directory: Search for internationally owned companies with operations in Missouri by name, city, or country.
Google Earth: View satellite imagery, maps, terrain, and 3D buildings for any location.
Google Maps: Offers aerial, street, and terrain views. Also allows you to see traffic around a location.
Google My Maps: Create personalized maps with color-coded pushpins for mapping business locations.
Multiplottr: Plot multiple addresses rapidly to save and print or share on Google Maps.
Policy Map: Data mapping tool. Data topics include demographics, income and spending, housing, lending, quality of life, education, and health. Some content is subscription-only.
Tableau Public: Robust mapping tool for creating zone maps and flow maps.
NAICS Association, Code Lookup
U.S. Census Bureau, NAICS information
Feedly: RSS news reader/aggregator.
Google News: Uses advanced machine learning to deliver highly personalized news experiences based on location, interests, browsing history, and real-time trends
Google Alerts: Generates email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) for chosen search queries.
O*NET Online: Search by keyword for related occupation codes.
Kiplinger Best Cities, States & Places: Compares cities on population, cost of living, median income, salary growth, employment growth, and more.
MERIC, C2ER Cost of Living Index: Compare states and Missouri’s major metros’ cost of living.
New Geography, Best Cities for Job Growth: Measures overall job growth over the recent, medium, and long terms, as well as in the information and manufacturing industries.
US News 250 Best Places to Live: Based on analysis of public data and user opinions. To top the list, a place must earn high scores in criteria such as desirability and quality of life.
LocationOne: Missouri’s site and building database.
ADP Fast Wage and Tax Facts: Wage and payroll tax fact sheets for all 50 states.
Federation of Tax Administrators Tax Rates: Data on state tax rates for all 50 states.
House Method, Property Tax Data by County
Missouri Department of Revenue, Business Taxes
Missouri Department of Revenue, Personal Tax
Missouri Department of Revenue, Sales Tax Rate by Address
Missouri Department of Revenue, Taxable Sales Reports: Data available for State, County, and City.
Tax Foundation, State Tax Collections Per Capita
Tax Foundation, Tax Burden: Compare the state/local tax burden of all states by year.
Tax Foundation, State Business Tax Climate Index: Measures states’ tax climates for business, including Corporate Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, and Unemployment Insurance Tax.
U.S. Department of Labor, Significant Measures of State UI Tax Systems: Provides average unemployment insurance tax rate by state and statutory minimum and maximum rates.
Business Climate Comparison Tool: Compare all 50 states on the following categories: population, income, education, taxes, cost of living, business climate, labor, and infrastructure.
Google Data Commons: Create visualizations (charts, maps, etc.) of data from the Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and World Bank.
LocationOne County Profiles: Provides demographic, industry, and occupation data for all Missouri counties. Each county profile has customized data in 21 categories and over 50 subheadings.
NACo County Explorer: Offers comprehensive county-level information on a wide range of topics, including demographics, the economy, education, healthcare, and public safety. Users can explore indicators such as labor force, household income, housing affordability, and disaster prevalence using the interactive map.
StatsAmerica: A service of the Indiana Business Research Center (IBRC) in the Indiana University Kelley School of Business, StatsAmerica maintains a set of tools and reports useful for comparing states and counties on demographic, workforce, and economic factors. The Big Radius Tool generates radius reports from 25 to 500 miles. The Regionizer is useful for comparing counties or regions with states, or with the U.S.
Wolfram Alpha: A “computational knowledge engine” compiling information from around the internet, including Census data, enabling users to compare different geographies (cities, states, counties, etc.) on a variety of topics.
Association of American Railroads, State Freight Statistics: Provides various measures, including the number of railroads, rail miles, rail tons originated or terminated, and amounts and types of freight transported by state.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, State Transportation Statistics: Provides transportation statistics for Missouri covering infrastructure, safety, freight, passenger travel, registered vehicles, and more.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Airport Statistics: Data on the number of passengers, flights, carriers, freight, and top destinations by airport.
Bureau of Transportation, County Transportation Profiles: Transportation facilities, mode of transportation to work, and number of bridges by condition, by county.
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Port Authority Association: Details on Missouri’s port authorities.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center: Container traffic by port or by state.
Missouri Public Service Commission: Regulates investor-owned electric, steam, natural gas, water and sewer, and telephone companies.
FCC Fixed Broadband Deployment Map: Data on wireline and wireless providers, technology, and speed by state, county, census place, and MSA.
Missouri Department of Insurance, Workers’ Compensation Rate Guide: Get high, low, and average rates for workers’ compensation insurance in Missouri by class code.
Missouri Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Info: Data on state average weekly wage and maximum benefit rate.
Missouri Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance Info: Data on new employer entry rate, experience rate, and the taxable wage base.
Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC), Occupational Employment Projections: Statewide and regional employment projections by occupation.
Jobs.Mo.Gov, Warn Notices: Details on plant layoffs and closures in Missouri.
LRi Right Now: Union election database, searchable by union name, city, state, zip, radius, county, metro area, company name, and industry. Users must create a free account to access the data. Charges will apply to searches outside the free area.
Oregon Workers’ Compensation Premium Rate Ranking Summary: A comparison of workers’ compensation premium rates for all 50 states.
Union Membership and Coverage Database: Private and public sector labor union membership, coverage, and density estimates compiled from the Current Population Survey. Estimates are available by state, detailed industry, detailed occupation, and metropolitan area.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: Monthly and annual employment, unemployment, and labor force data for Census regions and divisions, states, counties, metropolitan areas, and many cities, by place of residence.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics: Employment and wage estimates for over 800 occupations. These estimates are available for states and for metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. MERIC’s website provides data on WDAs.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages: Includes data on the number of establishments, monthly employment, and quarterly wages, by NAICS industry, by county, and by ownership sector, at various geographic levels (national, State, and Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)).
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Union Affiliation by State: Union membership levels by state.
U.S. Census Bureau OnTheMap: Provides detailed maps showing where workers are employed and where they live, with companion reports on age, earnings, industry distribution, and local workforce indicators.
Demographics Now: Demographic and market information for any geography in the United States. Allows users to perform radius and drive-time analysis and comparisons. Some public libraries in Missouri have subscriptions.
D&B Hoovers: Hoovers provides information on over 170 million companies.
Moody’s Precis Reports: Economic indicators for metros, states, and the U.S.
Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA): A directory of over 40 million businesses with the ability to search by company name, type of business, geography, business size, and more. Many public libraries in Missouri have subscriptions.
Standard & Poor’s: Standard & Poor’s provides credit ratings, indices, investment research, and risk evaluations.
Uniworld: A directory of foreign firms operating in the United States and American firms operating in foreign countries.
C2ER County Level Cost of Living Index: Compare the cost of living at the county level.
RSMeans Online: Compare construction costs from city to city or against the national average.
ArcGIS Business Analyst: Combines GIS technology with extensive demographic, consumer spending, and business data for the entire United States.
Dow Jones Factiva: Provides access to the full text of thousands of popular business and general publications, including The Wall Street Journal, as well as financial information on public companies.
LexisNexis: A full-text resource to hundreds of business and general interest magazines and newspapers.
Newsbank: Provides access to over 6,000 local, national, and international news sources. Many public libraries provide access to Newsbank.
Market Research Reports: MarketResearch.com is the world’s largest and continuously updated collection of market research, offering 400,000+ market research reports from over 650 leading global publishers.
IBISWorld: Reports for over 700 industries with key statistics and analysis on market characteristics, operating conditions, current and forecast performance, major industry participants, and more.
CareerBuilder, Supply and Demand Reports: Supply and Demand Reports enable you to search for job seekers by title and radius.
Lightcast: Gathers and integrates economic, labor market, demographic, education, profile, and job posting data from dozens of government and private-sector sources, creating a comprehensive and current dataset that includes both published data and detailed estimates with full United States coverage.
JobsEQ: A software tool that provides timely data about the workforce and employers—including demographics, occupations, wages, certifications, and more.
YourEconomy: Overview of jobs, sales, and establishment growth by state, county, or metro area from 1995 to the present.
Hyphen: Use a hyphen to exclude words. For example, if you search for the word Mustang, you will get results for cars and horses. To eliminate those results that are not relevant, you would put a hyphen in front of the word you do not want, such as Mustang -car or Mustang -horse.
Email search: To find email addresses for specific people, try searching their name + @website.com. For example, for my email, you would type this: [Leah + @missouripartnership.com]
Filetype: Use filetype: to search for specific kinds of documents. If you were only interested in .pdfs on parrots, you might try this search: [parrots filetype:pdf].
Use Site: to search within a specific website on Google. Example: [education site:missouripartnership.com] will return pages on the Missouri Partnership website featuring the word education.
Wildcard (*): Use the wildcard (*) to fill in the blanks. Example: [Missouri ranks * cost of living] will return articles with those words and a ranking to fill in the blank.
AND: Use to limit responses. Returns results only when the terms on either side of the operator are true.
NOT (-): Google does not use “NOT” as a search operator. Use the hyphen instead to exclude words.
OR: Use to increase responses. [ Ice Cream OR Rocky Road ] Returns results containing the phrase ice cream or the phrase rocky road, or both.
“”: Use to limit responses. Searching for [“Rocky Road Ice Cream”] will only return documents containing that exact phrase.
Leah Hill, Director of Research
Missouri Partnership
314-932-3981
[email protected]