Education -- Social Risks and Vulnerabilities This is Part I of the Social Risks and Vulnerabilities Project. St. Lawrence County, New York State and Missoula County, Montana were chosen from the Hazard Vulnerability and Risk Institute web site because they have similar population size but are from different geographic regions (Northeast vs. Northwest). The data regarding their official web sites and U.S. Census data follow.

Lawrence County, New York State (Hazards & Vulnerability Research Institute, 2012).

Official Web Site: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us (St. Lawrence County Government, 2013).

Census Data:

People QuickFacts

Lawrence County

Population, 2012 estimate

Population, 2011 estimate

111,690

Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base

111,944

Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012

NA

Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011

-0.2%

Population, 2010

111,944

Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011

Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011

20.9%

Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011

14.1%

Female persons, percent, 2011

49.2%

White persons, percent, 2011 (a)

94.2%

Black persons, percent, 2011 (a)

2.4%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a)

1.1%

Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a)

1.0%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a)

Z

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011

Lawrence County
Private nonfarm establishments, 2010

2,088

Private nonfarm employment, 2010

27,358

Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010

-3.1

Nonemployer establishments, 2010

4,949

Total number of…