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Statistics on Robeson County, North Carolina

This page lists a selection of Web sites which provide, or link to, statistics on various aspects of Robeson County. The sites are grouped by topic or by the type of statistics they provide.

Collections of statistics / Census data / Demographics

Crime and Corrections

Economics

Education

Health

Highway mileage

Travel and tourism

Voter statistics

Collections of statistics / Census data / Demographics
    Robeson County Office of Economic Development. Regional statistics.

    This page assembles a broad range of data about the county. Information is grouped into categories such as livability (climate, culture, recreation, libraries, major retail centers), economy (retail sales, county business patterns, largest manufacturing employers), demographics, workforce, crime rates, health care, cultural attractions, local events, population growth trends, and more. Some of the data is incorrect or out of date, but the wide range of information makes it well worth a visit.


Choose, using a quick links menu or a broader category (such as County/State Estimates, Municipal Estimates, Census, County/State Projections, and Other), from a wide range of available tables. An excellent source for detailed data.

This file is downloadable as a Microsoft Word Document.

nces.ed.gov/surveys/sdds/c2000d.asp

Use the form on this page to create a detailed profile comparing Robeson County with another school district (in North Carolina or in another state). The profile will include total school population; population for each race; total and percentages for minority population; total number of students, teachers, and schools.


census.state.nc.us/

Lists a variety of 2000 Census, 1990 Census, and geographic data sources, available at the state, county, municipality, school district, census block, or voting district level.


Basic facts, including total population; sex and age breakdowns; race breakdowns; household relationship data; households by type; housing occupancy; and housing tenure.

quickfacts.census.gov/cgi-bin/cnty_QuickLinks?37155

This convenient collection of links is divided into these categories: People Quicklinks (2000 population, 2000 housing counts, 1990 census counts, historical population counts, and estimates from the 1990 census long form); Business Quicklinks (NAICS data for the 1997 economic census; minority- and women-owned business data; county business patterns profiles for 1993-1999); Geography Quicklinks (Tiger maps, metropolitan area definitions, and Congressional districts); and other links (FedStats, USA Counties, State Data Center, and Federal/State Cooperative Program for population estimates).


www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/37/37155.html

Another convenient collection of links. Provides a variety of 2000 census figures, with 1990 figures for comparison; high school graduates, births and deaths, infant deaths, persons below poverty level, personal income, full- and part-time employment, retail sales, acres of farm land, manufacturing shipments, persons per square mile, metropolitan areas, and land area.


www.fedstats.gov/mapstats/more.data/37155.html
Links to statistics from other agencies. Topics include field crops, model-based estimates of income and poverty, immigration, and crimes reported to police.
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Crime and corrections

This Web form allows users to build and view their own statistical report. For example, one can create a table showing, for the previous year, Robeson County's prison population, grouped by race and subgrouped by age--showing the totals for all crimes or further subgrouped by specific crimes selected on the form.
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Economics

cmedis.commerce.state.nc.us/countyprofiles/countyprofile.asp?county=Robeson
Provides a map; statistical summaries on the workforce; workforce data by industry (for latest quarter available); population density; income (family, per capita, gross retail sales, and average weekly earnings); tax rate; infrastructure; community services (physicians, RNs, LPNs, dentists, banks, and more); and largest employers.

  • North Carolina Department of Commerce. North Carolina Economic Development Scans--County-level Economic Scans. www.commerce.state.nc.us/econscan/
These downloadable reports "... are designed to provide a summary of each county's ... economic performance and its capacity to attract and maintain new development."

  • North Carolina. Department of State Treasurer. Financial Information. Robeson County.
ncdst-webt.treasurer.state.nc.us/lgc/units/robeson.htm
Use a map of Robeson County to click on the name of a municipality, or on Robeson County, and view a wealth of detailed data. The data includes a financial profile, general fund information, enterprise funds, cash investments and financing, financial graphs and comparisons, capital resources and expenditures for schools, per capita revenues by source, and more. The data is available for 12-month periods from 1996 through 2001.

http://ww.ncesc.com/lmi/laborStats/laborStatMain.asp
Use this gateway page to access a report specifically for Robeson County. Under Labor Force Statistics, click on: Single areas for all years. Then, select Counties. Finaly, select Robeson County. The report shows total labor force, number of people employed, number unemployed, and unemployment rate month by month for the current year. The monthly figures and annual averages are also shown for each year back to 1990.

This page provides a report for the Robeson County Enterprise Community Program. It gives basic data on the county, with links to the EC funding report, benchmark summary report, and annual reports for 1999 and 2000.
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Education

This chart lists each school in the county, with its grade span, principal's name, number of teachers, number of students, address, telephone number, and a link to the school's Web site.

  • North Carolina State Board of Education. Department of Public Instruction. ABCs Report. All schools--sorted by system. Robeson County (part 1 of 2).
www.ncpublicschools.org/abc_results/results_01/all/all31.html
This page (and the next page of 50 results) lists each school in the Robeson County system, with is grade span, whether it met its expected growth, whether it had exemplary growth, and its ABC status.
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Health

www.startwithyourheart.com/resources/sixcountycvh/6cntytoc.htm
Presents detailed statistical results from a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and State of North Carolina funded survey that gathered data on six counties (including Robeson). The questions dealt with nutrition, weight control, tobacco use, health status, hypertension awareness, stroke awareness, and physical activity (all risk factors for cardiovascular disease). The detailed question-by-question data for Robeson County can be viewed at: www.startwithyourheart.com/resources/sixcountycvh/table2Robmain.htm

www.sches.ehnr.state.nc.us/SCHS/healthstats/births/babybook2000/
Use this form to select Robeson County. The site will download a series of tables, in PDF format, related to live births and characteristics of mothers and babies. Each factor is presented in separate tables for whites, minorities, and all women.

  • North Carolina Health Professions Data System. Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Robeson County 1999 Profile.
www.shepscenter.unc.edu/data/nchpds/tables99/county/robeso99.htm
This profile provides statistics on number of physicians (family practice, general practice, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric), registered nurses, LPNs, physician assistants, chiropractors, optometrists, dentists, physical therapists, and more. Basic data on the county (including vital statistics and hospital/nursing facilities) is also included.
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Highway mileage

This table lists mileage for each county and for the state as a whole. Divisions within counties include: rural (paved, unpaved, total); municipal (paved, unpaved, and total); and totals.

This table lists mileage for each county and for the state as a whole. Divisions within counties are: rural (paved, unpaved, total); municipal (paved, unpaved total); and totals.
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Travel and tourism

www.nccommerce.com/tourism/econ/indcountystats.asp?c=Robeson
The year 1999 is highlighted, but a pull-down menu allows choices by year for 1995-2000. Information provided includes total revenues (in millions) from tourism, tax revenues from travel to Robeson County, number of jobs directly related to travel and tourism, and Robeson County's ranking in the state for the economic impact of tourism.
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Voter statistics

www.sboe.state.nc.us/voterreg/latest.htm
This table lists, for each county and for the state as a whole, numbers of registered voters who are Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Reform Party, or unaffiliated; White, Black, American Indian, or other; and male or female.
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