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America Counts: Stories Behind the Numbers
Gulf Coast Businesses in the Path of Hurricane Laura
As Hurricane Laura impacts the Gulf Coast, emergency officials are paying close attention to the growing share (29%) of the U.S. population in the nation’s 255 coastline counties.
Of the 7.8 million employer businesses in the United States, 2.5 million (or 31.9%) are in coastline counties. These businesses employed 37.1 million workers (28.9% of the national total), who earned $2.3 trillion in annual payroll in 2017.
While the share of all businesses in coastline counties is similar to the share of the U.S. population living in these counties, the mix of business types doesn’t always mirror the population.
The way businesses are distributed in coastline areas gets even more interesting from state to state. To learn more, continue reading.
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2020 Hurricane Laura Resources: U.S. Census Bureau data tools for disasters, natural hazards, and weather events.
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How Census Data Help the Nation Respond to Disasters: In a Community Risk Reduction Radio podcast, the co-chair of the Census’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Team shows how data help when disaster strikes.
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