There are some interesting aspects to the sales tax collections between Fargo and Grand Forks. Not many answers in this post, but some observations and questions.
Sales Tax Collections in Fargo and Grand Forks
Age 0-9 Cases Above Last Year’s Pace
The September 2021 cases for age 0-9 already passed the level for September 2020.
Age Split as a Share of Total Covid Cases
The younger age groups are an increasing percentage of cases in North Dakota. I show a couple of troubling graphs to illustrate this.
COVID Data in ND, 9/1/2021
I plot out the case and hospitalization data for North Dakota. The press conference the Governor held yesterday made clear the concerns, and the graphs speak directly to the issues.
What happened with the American Indian/Alaska Native Population in ND?
The single race American Indian category dropped by almost 32% in North Dakota from 2010 to 2020. This seems unlikely and I discuss briefly.