Secondary Data
Florida's Future
- Florida Scorecard: The Metrics that Help Florida Leaders Move Florida Forward
- Enterprise Florida: Roadmap to Florida's Future
- Leadership Florida - 2011 Sunshine State Survey
- Office of Economic Recovery - State and Local Projects
- US Congress Joint Economic Committee - Understanding the Economy: State-by-State Snapshots
Economic Impact
- County Economic Impacts
- Summary of Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Industries in Florida Counties, 2008 (pdf)
- Economic Contributions of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Industries in Florida Counties, 2008 (Full Report, pdf)
- Economic Contributions of Florida's Agricultural, Natural Resource, Food and Kindred Product Manufacturing and Distribution, and Service Industries in 2008 (pdf)
Agriculture
- Florida Agricultural Statistics
- Florida Organic Agriculture, Farm Characteristics, Farm Financial Indicators, Top Commodities, etc.
- Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services-Bureau of Compliance Monitoring: Fertilizer Reports
- USDA Agricultural Research Service - Products & Services: Datasets
Building Construction
- US Census Bureau - Building Permits
- US Census Bureau -New Residential Construction (Building Permits, Housing Starts/Completions)
Climate
County & State Demographics
- State & County QuickFacts
- US, State and County Comparisons on Population, Housing, Income, Employment, Industry, etc.
- Florida QuickLinks - People, Business, Geography, etc.
- Population Changes in Florida Counties
- Poverty Rates in Florida Counties
- County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income
Other National and State Data Resources
- Florida Electronic Federal Depository Library - Statewide statistics and information on more than 25 topics
- State of Florida Statistics and Reports
- Bureau of Economic and Business Research
- US Government Data
- Population Reference Bureau - statistics on various topics for state, nation, world
- CensusScope - online tool to investigate demographic trends using 2000 Census Data
- SimplyMap (requires VPN and/or GatorLink)
Education
Energy
- US Energy Information Administration - State Energy Profiles
- US Energy Information Administration - State Energy Data System (SEDS)
- US Department of Energy - Open Government Initiative
Environment and Natural Resources
- Florida DEP - Public Records Information Online
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Data Resources
- Florida Dept. of Health - Division of Environmental Public Health - Data
- Florida Natural Areas Inventory - Data Requests
- Florida's Renewable Forest Resources (EDIS publication)
- Florida's Forest Resources Plan - Florida Div. of Forestry
- 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
Government
- Florida Electronic Federal Depository Library - City and County Web sites, Commissioners, etc.
- Municode Library - Local Governmental Codes and Ordinances
- Whitehouse Open Government Initiative
Health
- Florida Dept. of Health - Data & Statistics
- National Center for Health Statistics - Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- CDC Div. of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity
- CDC Databrief: Prevalence of Obesity in U.S. 2009-2010"
- American Diabetes Association - Diabetes Cost Calculator
- World Health Organization Global Infodata (non-communicable disease risk factor data)
Land Use
- University of Florida GeoPlan Center - Florida Geographic Data Library
- Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) - Geographic Information Systems
- Florida DEP - Florida Geological Survey - Data & Maps
- Federal Geographic Data Committee - Data & Services
Transportation
- Florida Div. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles - Public Records
- Florida Dept. of Transportation - Statistics Office
- US Bureau of Transportation Statistics - Florida Profile
Water
- US Geological Survey (USGS) - Water Data for Florida
- USGS - Florida Water Science Center - Hydrologic Information and Data for Florida
- Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) - Watershed Monitoring
- Water Resource Management/Environmental Assessment & Restoration: Water Data Central
- Northwest Florida Water Management District - Publications & Data
- South Florida Water Management District - Scientists & Engineers Portal
- St. Johns River Water Management District - Online Tools, GIS, Data
- Suwannee River Water Management District - Resource Library
- Southwest Florida Water Management District - Hydrologic Data Search
- Florida Oceans and Coastal Council
Youth
- CYFERnet: Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
- Child Trends - research topics include child poverty, education, parenting, health, marriage and family, school readiness, and youth development
- Kid's Count - Local, state and national data on child health and well-being
- America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2010
- National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect
- CDC Initiative: Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere (STRYVE)
- US Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth- focus on drug and alcohol use
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health - FL Dept. of Children & Families
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System
- ChildStats.gov - Contact information for Federal agency staff who have expertise with national data sets on various topics
Current UF/IFAS Extension Goal & Focus Teams
- Overview
- Team Web sites
(Note: Click on the team name and then click on View Plan of Action to see the statewide situation statement.)
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