Colorado Open Data
Did you know that the State of Colorado has a website where you can find open data from all of …
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Colorado Vital Statistics and Health Data
What is the leading cause of death in your county? The life expectancy? The number of live births? The Colorado …
Getting Ready for the 2020 Census
Census Day – April 1, 2020 – is just a little more than a year away. Colorado has established the …
New Report on Youth Suicide Prevention
The Colorado Attorney General’s Office just released a new report, Community Conversations to Inform Youth Suicide Prevention: A Study of …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado a Century Ago
Our library has recently digitized a delightful publication from 1917 that looks at life in the various regions of Colorado. …
Coloradans and Tobacco
If quitting smoking is your new year’s resolution, the State of Colorado has new resources to help you. Colorado QuitLine …
Colorado Crime Statistics
The Colorado Department of Public Safety recently debuted a new crime statistics database. You can use the site to search …
Who’s Moving Into and Out of Colorado?
According to a new report from the State Demography Office, “each year between 2011 and 2016 between 235,000 and 250,000 …
Time Machine Tuesday: Colorado Facts and Figures
One hundred years ago the State of Colorado began publishing its annual Year Book, featuring of all kinds of facts …
Time Machine Tuesday: Traffic Data
As more and more people move to Colorado, we all spend a lot more of our time sitting in traffic. …
Community Corrections in Colorado
Felonies for controlled substances and assault increased in 2017 over the previous year, while theft and forgery were slightly down, …
CoCoRaHS: The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network
2018 marks the 20th Anniversary of the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network, or CoCoRaHS. The network began on …
Workforce Supply and Demand Data
What are the most in-demand occupations in Colorado? The State’s Talent Found Dashboard uses current job posting data to measure …
Time Machine Tuesday: Historical Population Trends
In a recent Time Machine Tuesday I wrote about some of our library’s digital documents that tell the story of …
County and Regional Economic Data
If you’re researching which industries drive the economy in various parts of Colorado, be sure to view the Colorado Demography …
Citizen Science
Colorado State University’s Natural Resources Economy Lab (NREL), along with several other partners, has developed CitSci.org, a site where everyday …
Understanding Colorado School Finance
As one of the largest portions of our state budget, school finance is something that the Legislature keeps close tabs …
Colorado Public School Enrollment
You might be surprised to find out that in spite of the recent population boom in our state, the number …
2017 Population Estimates Released
Colorado’s State Demography Office has recently released their analysis of new Census Bureau estimates for 2017 population figures. According to …
Time Machine Tuesday: Financing Public Schools in the Early 20th Century
In 1917, it cost a yearly average of $69.00 per pupil to educate Colorado’s public school students. A century later, …