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Socioeconomic Data for the Permian Basin

Published by National Renewable Energy Laboratory | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2025-01-16T18:02:57Z
This dataset was compiled to support socioeconomic analyses of counties in the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico for the Permian Energy Development Lab (PEDL). The metrics in the dataset are organized into four categories: Socioeconomics, Health & Wellbeing, Jobs & Workforce, and Energy Infrastructure & Potential. The metrics originated from previously published datasets, including SLOPE, LEAD, Rural Atlas, EJScreen, and Census data.

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  • The first sheet in the workbook contains the name, description, source, and year for each metric in the dataset. The second sheet contains data for the 66 Permian counties in PEDL's region of service. The third sheet contains data for all counties in Texas and New Mexico.

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