Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Cason Noll, Krish Sharma, Maisoon Faris, Sydney Mitchell, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents 2024 data on low wage workers in the five Mountain West states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The 2024 Oxfam America report, “The Crisis of Low Wages…

Collection: Housing & Real Estate Author: Anthony Arroyo, Yiselle Olivia Ruiz, Mia Tschan, Caitlin J. Saladino, and William E. Brown Jr.  Abstract: This fact sheet examines data from the 2025 National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) report, “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes,” which reported annual rental housing shortages in the United States. This fact…

Collection: Higher Education Author: Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data available through the Data Hub at The Lincy Institute & Brookings Mountain West on enrollment headcounts between Fall 2013 and Fall 2022 for higher education institutions in the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE). Read the Publication

Collection: Health Author: Caitlin J. Saladino, Kristian Thymianos, William E. Brown Jr., Monserrat Cristando-Romo, Taylor Volk, Yashesvi Sharma Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) clinics located in five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. The Centers for Disease Control and…

Collection: Cities & Metros Author: Dre Boyd-Weatherly, Taylor Volk, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data on the mean total retirement income for forty-four cities in the Mountain West: Arizona (13), Colorado (14), Nevada (9), New Mexico (3), and Utah (5). The Smart Asset report, “Social Security and Retirement Income Are Highest…

Collection: Health Author: Yashesvi Sharma, Ivan Sun, Taylor Volk, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr., Fatma Nasoz Abstract: This fact sheet presents data from the National Institutes of Health including the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) “State Cancer Profiles” report and includes age-adjusted cancer incidence rates by race/ethnicity in Nevada, between 2017 and 2021. The…

Collection: K-12 Education Author: Anirudh Polagani, Yashesvi Sharma, Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on chronic student absenteeism rates across five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Nevada. The “Tracking State Trends in Chronic Absenteeism” report by FutureEd, an education policy think tank…

Collection: Higher Education Author: Miguel Soriano-Ralston, Kristian Thymianos, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines debt and earnings data for graduate degrees awarded by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The original report from the HEA Group – a research and consulting firm focused on college…

Collection: Demography Author: Ayda Atici, Reese Howard, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines data on state-to-state migration patterns of people moving from other states to Nevada, as well as individuals leaving Nevada and moving to other states between 2017 and 2022. Data for all 50 states are found in the United States Census Bureau’s report, “…

Collection: Economic Development & Workforce Author: Zachary Billot, Hira Ahmed, Reese Howard, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet examines economic growth performance indicators in the major metro areas of Nevada, using data provided by the Brookings Institution’s Metro Monitor. The Metro Monitor explores five indicators of economic performance over…

Collection: Housing & Real Estate Author: Sean Curry, Mohit Pande, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet presents data from a Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) Harvard University report “America’s Rental Housing 2024,” which details the status of the rental market in the U.S. This fact sheet focuses on data for the Mountain West states of Arizona,…

Collection: Transportation & Infrastructure Author: Zachary Billot, Caitlin J. Saladino, William E. Brown, Jr. Abstract: This fact sheet analyzes transportation policy, planning, and investment data as detailed in the report “Getting Transportation Right: Ranking the States in Light of New Federal Funding” by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Five Mountain West States:…