Arlington County Resources
External Resources
U.S. Census Bureau's American FactFinder - Find 2000 and 2010 Census data for Arlington County, Census tracts, block groups and blocks, zip codes, and much more! To begin, click on the link above for American FactFinder. Then, click on the words "Data Sets" to begin. You will first select a Census dataset (e.g., 2000 or 2010 data). Then you will be taken through several steps to identify which geography you are interested in. Finally, you will select the table that contains the data you want.
A profile of Arlington County containing data from both Summary File 1 and Summary File 3 is available in pdf format from the Census Bureau.
Virginia Employment Commission - A variety of labor market and employment data is available from the Virginia Employment Commission through their VELMA system.
Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service - The Weldon Cooper Center is located within the University of Virginia. It is a research and training organization focused on the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Center provides objective information, data, research, technical assistance, and practical training to state and local officials, community leaders, and members of the general public.
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments - COG is a regional organization of Washington area local governments. COG is composed of 17 local governments surrounding our nation's capital, plus area members of the Maryland and Virginia legislatures, the U.S. Senate, and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Accounts Division - Data on local area personal income, employment, and wages.
County Business Patterns - Developed by the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns is an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry. The series is useful for studying the economic activity of small areas; analyzing economic changes over time; and as a benchmark for statistical series, surveys, and databases between economic censuses.