Socioeconomic Data for the Permian Basin

Description

This dataset was compiled to support socioeconomic analyses of counties in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico for the Permian Energy Development Lab (PEDL). The metrics in the dataset are organized into four categories: Socioeconomics, Health & Wellbeing, Jobs & Workforce, and Energy Infrastructure & Potential. The metrics originated from previously published datasets, including SLOPE, LEAD, Rural Atlas, EJScreen, and Census data.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
5 The first sheet in the workbook contains the name, description, source, and year for each metric in the dataset. The second sheet contains data for the 66 Permian counties in PEDL's region of service. The third sheet contains data for all counties in Texas and New Mexico. https://data.nrel.gov/system/files/237/1715810866-Permian_SES_Metadata_5.9.24.xlsx

Tags

  • energy-justice
  • permian-basin
  • permian-energy-development-lab
  • socioeconomic-analysis
  • texas
  • pedl
  • advanced-energy-planning
  • new-mexico

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