Strategies for Using the Aggregated Census Data

The data reported in the U.S. census tables are raw numbers. In most cases, it is misleading to use raw data to directly compare localities, states, or regions because of their differing physical sizes and populations. The measures defined below allow you to make comparisons between Augusta and Franklin Counties, and their respective states and regions, by converting the raw data to figures which control for the different sizes of the population in these areas.