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Thousands of data sources and retrieval tools are available from statistical agencies, educational institutions and the private sector. We’ve cataloged some of the best and most popular resources and, in some cases, shared information about how best to use them.
Tennessee Economic Indicators
How is Tennessee’s economy fairing compared to the US? What about the performance of counties and regions of the state? We offer a dashboard of leading indicators for the state and a report showing the latest county and regional information.
New Tools and Data Releases
Tennesseans Paid 9 Percent Less For Goods and Services than US Average January 24, 2023 - Although inflation grew sharply in 2021, prices in Tennessee were below the national level. The cost of goods, services and housing were 9.1 percent under the U.S. average. Updated regional price data also shows how affordability of the state's metro areas breaks down.
Big Numbers: Tennessee’s 2022 Population Gains Pushed by Record Domestic Net Migration December 22, 2022 - 2022 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau showed a notable increase in Tennessee's population. The new data includes information about the number of people of moving into and out of the state which shows it was a record year for new residents calling Tennessee home.
2020 Census Urban Areas Release Set for Dec. 29 December 21, 2022 - Urban area boundaries from the 2020 Census will be released on December 29, 2022. This decade's criteria include a number of important changes that may results in fewer, smaller and potentially lower population areas. We look at what's changed and how the urban area data are used.Other Recent Data Updates
Chattanooga RPA Rolls Out 5-Year ACS Extraction Tool for ArcGIS Pro November 1, 2022 - 5-year American Community Survey data straight to ArcGIS Pro maps and geodatabases. A new tool from Randy Pullen at the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency gets tract-level American Community Survey data directly into ArcGIS Pro.
Producing Maps of Detailed Population Change between 2010 and 2020 May 16, 2022 - Maps showing more detailed subcounty population change between decades aren't very common because revisions Census Bureau’s “tracts” prevent direct comparison. Learn how we produced a nationwide made showing tract-level change last decade.
Tennessee’s 2020 PUMA Delineations Finalized February 8, 2022 - Tennessee’s proposed 2020 Public Use Microdata Area (PUMAs) boundaries were finalized and submitted to the U.S. Census Bureau in late January 2022. Feedback from Tennessee data users drove delineation of the state's new statistical boundaries.
TNSDC ArcGIS Online Group
TNSDC applications, web maps and geographic information system data are available for use and download through the Esri ArcGIS Online platform.