To follow up and expand the births data discussion some I calculated fertility rates to shed further light on the changes over the last decade plus in North Dakota.
North Dakota Fertility Boom (December 2021 Discussion)
A Boom in North Dakota Births? (Dec. 2021 Discussion)
Births in ND increased over the years of fracking expansion in North Dakota. I break out the data around mothers age to further our understanding of the changes.
Grand Forks Sales Tax Forecast (December 2021 Edition)
My December forecast for sales tax collections in Grand Forks, ND.
ND Births, The Early COVID Data
Despite the high population growth for ND from Census 2020 the births numbers were declining, even before the COVID crisis.
And now comes omicron
I have not seen this much of the Greek alphabet since taking ancient Greek in high school.