• Data Centers in Mountain West Markets, 2026
    Collection: Transportation & Infrastructure Author: Cason Noll, Krish Sharma, Maisoon Faris, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports on the distribution and geographic concentration of data centers across the Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah as of March 6th,…
  • Retirement Rankings in the Mountain West, 2025
    Collection: Demography Author: Isabelle G. Graham, University of Nevada, Mia Tschan, Anthony Arroyo, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet reports 2025 data on retirement rankings in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Bankrate report, “America’s best states to…
  • Domestic Violence in the Mountain West, 2026
    Collection: Criminal Justice Author: Isabelle G. Graham, Olivia K. Cheche, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2026 data on domestic violence in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The World Population Review report, “Domestic Violence by State 2026,” reports data on the percentage of women and men in…
  • 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…