Ohio Human Development Index
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2023-12
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This report aims to measure the overall development of Ohio through the use of the Human Development Index (HDI) for Scioto Analysis, an economics and policy analysis company. This report both compares Ohio HDI values to other states in the United States, as well as calculates and compares HDI values of all 88 counties in Ohio from the years 2019 to 2021. It also analyzes differences between demographics in the three components of the Human Development Index. It also analyzes the three components of HDI (education, health, and income) and measures how they have changed throughout Ohio over time, showing where Ohio may be falling short or thriving in terms of human development. Human Development Index calculations for the 88 counties in Ohio were completed, and an interactive map of Ohio counties and their corresponding HDI values was also produced. Previous HDI calculations of the state of Ohio and the other 49 states from years 1990 to 2021 was analyzed, and another interactive map was generated through this analysis. Through the analysis of neighboring states, Ohio was found to have higher HDI values than nearby Appalachian states, and similar values to nearby Midwestern states, with Western states typically having higher HDI values than that of Ohio's. Counties in Southeastern Ohio were found to have lower HDI values than Ohio's average, and metropolitan counties were found to have higher HDI values than Ohio's average.
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Course Code: ENR 4567
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Human Development Index, HDI, Ohio Counties, Ohio Development, Ohio Human Development