November 4, 2020 3:10 a.m.

Oregon by the Numbers 2020, the latest edition of a popular annual report produced by the Ford Family Foundation and the Oregon State University Extension Service is now available.

An FFF release said the report pulls together a set of community measures and displays them in a format that includes charts and infographics. The 2020 edition marks the third year for the report.

The release said Oregon by the Numbers 2020 targets decision makers such as business and educational leaders, local and state government officials, nonprofit professionals, and engaged residents, including youth.

The publication is an outgrowth of the Foundation’s long-term investment in the Rural Communities Explorer, an online tool that helps leaders explore data and statistics about their communities.

Oregon by the Numbers identifies six measures for communities: demographics and land, community, education, economic, health and infrastructure.

Printed copies are available for free to residents of Oregon, and Siskiyou County, California, through the foundation’s Select Books program: https://www.tfff.org/select-books/book/oregon-numbers-0

Director of Learning and Knowledge Management for the Ford Family Foundation, Kasi Allen talked about the publication and the data it contains on Inside Douglas County on News Radio 1240 KQEN. https://www.tfff.org/select-books/book/oregon-numbers-0. That interview is a podcast at www.541radio.com.