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Woods & Poole Wealth Index

March 9, 2026

The Woods & Poole Wealth Index is a measure of relative total personal income per capita weighted by the source of income.  The Wealth Index is the […]

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Useful Web Tool on Woods & Poole Home Page

May 7, 2025

On the Home Page (www.woodsandpoole.com) is a useful web tool at the bottom of the page that enables you to find the names and FIPS codes of […]

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County Definitions

April 22, 2025

The county definitions and county-equivalent definitions used in the Woods & Poole database are defined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA.)  In New England, […]

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Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Definitions

April 5, 2025

Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), Combined Statistical Areas (CSAs), Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MICROs), and Metropolitan Divisions (MDIVs) in the Woods & Poole database are as defined in the […]

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Woods & Poole Receives Forecasting Award.

October 19, 2023

The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) awarded the 2023 NABE Outlook Award to Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. recognizing Woods & Poole as the most accurate […]

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Celebrating 40 Years!

October 5, 2023

Woods & Poole Economics, Inc. is celebrating 40 years of publishing county economic and demographic forecasts. Woods & Poole was founded in November 1983 in Washington D.C. […]

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