Friday Factday
A closer look at a topics using local-level data, published on Fridays
Friday Factday: High School Graduation
For today's Friday Factday, we take a look at spatial patterns in high school graduation across metro Atlanta. For more information, visit Neighborhood Nexus at https://neighborhoodnexus.org.
Traffic Patterns Following I-85 Bridge Collapse
Following the fire and bridge collapse on I-85, commuters are changing their travel patterns. Many metro Atlanta residents may choose to take transit or stay home today, alleviating congestion on roadways, but for those [...]
Friday Factday: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick's Day! To celebrate the greenest day of the year, this Friday Factday looks at Irish-American heritage and economic connections in metro Atlanta and Georgia. For national-level trends, check out the U.S. [...]
Friday Factday: County-level health metrics
The charts below show selected health metrics for each of the counties in the 20-county region, as well as 10-county and 20-county aggregations. Numbers are provided for the following: Percentage of population without health [...]
Friday Factday: Women’s History Month
How are women continuing to make history in metro Atlanta? For the first Friday in March, we celebrate Women's History Month by looking at statistics related to females in the metro Atlanta region. For [...]
Crime in the Region: Perception (Metro Atlanta Speaks) + Trends (FBI Reports)
A growing share of respondents to the Metro Atlanta Speaks survey rate crime as the biggest problem for the region; yet, the survey also reveals that respondents consider crime a greater issue at the [...]