• Violent and Property Crime in the Mountain West, 2024-2025 Authors
    Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Sydney Mitchell, Kian Parikh, Kristian Thymianos, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2024-2025 violent and property crime data for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Crime data are sourced from the Real-Time Crime Index (RTCI) created by AH Datalytics.…
  • The State of Mental Health in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Health Author: Cason Noll, Anirudh Polagani, Taylor Volk, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on the mental health of youth and adults, as well as the availability of mental health care, across the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah in 2025.…
  • Child Care Costs in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Cason Noll, Isabelle G. Graham, Mohit Pande, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports child care affordability and cost data for the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) report, “Child…
  • Abortions in the Mountain West, 2022-2025
    Collection: Health Author: Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on the number of abortions provided annually in the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah between July 2022 and June 2025. The data are retrieved from the Society of Family Planning’s #WeCount report,  which includes data on…
  • Public Education Rankings in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: K-12 Education Author: Anthony Arroyo, Yiselle Olivas Ruiz, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports 2025 public education rankings for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Consumer Affairs report, “Best States for Public Education 2025,” ranks all 50 U.S. states across four…
  • The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Economy in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Dre Boyd-Weatherly, Sean Curry, Krish Sharma, Kristian Thymianos, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports on the artificial intelligence (AI) readiness of five Mountain West metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ; Salt Lake City-Murray, UT; Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO…
  • Preparing for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Economy in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Kian Parikh, Taylor Volk, Maisoon Faris, Kristian Thymianos, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data from the Brainly report, “Here Are the States Most (and Least) Prepared to Win the AI Race in 2025” for the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Utah. This fact sheet highlights…
  • Rural County International Immigrant Population Growth in Nevada, 2020-2024
    Collection: Demography Author: Yiselle Olivas Ruiz, Anirudh Polagani, Mohit Pande, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2020-2024 data on international immigrant population growth across 17 Nevada counties.The Daily Yonder report, “International Immigrants Drive Rural Population Growth,” uses U.S. Census data to highlight…
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Anthropic Economic Index in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Cason Noll, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2025 data on the state of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption among the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are sourced from the “Anthropic Economic Index,” which provides data on Claude.ai (an AI…
  • The Return on Investment (ROI) for Higher Education in Nevada, 2021-2022
    Collection: Higher Education Author: Sean Curry, Cason Noll, Olivia K. Checeh, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2021-2022 data on the return on investment (ROI) of six public higher education institutions in Nevada. The data are sourced from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce’s “Ranking 4,600 Colleges by ROI” data tool, which provides…
  • Local Journalist Equivalents (LJEs) in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Taylor Volk, Anthony Arroyo, Yiselle Olivas Ruiz, Olivia K. Cheche, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2025 data on Local Journalist Equivalents (LJEs) for the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The data are derived from the Muck Rack report “Local…
  • Economic Growth in Mountain West Cities, 2019-2023
    Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Anirudh Polagani, Isabelle G. Graham, Olivia K. Cheche, Kristian Thymianos, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2019-2023 data on economic growth indicators in 32 Mountain West cities across Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The CoworkingCafe report, “Rising Powerhouses: The…