COVID-19 Research and Resources
Research
The Institute for Policy & Social Research has been tracking the impact of COVID-19 on the state of Kansas. This website provides resources for people to see how COVID-19 has affected the state and its economy. In addition, research presentations explain how policy may affect economic impact on the state. Other links provide background data on demographics and healthcare and broadband access.
June 24 - Kansas in Crisis: COVID-19 Threatens the Economic Recovery
View Presentation [22:34]Slides without Audio (PDF)
June 8 - Kansas in Crisis: What are the Prospects for the Recovery?
View Presentation [24:46]Slides without Audio (PDF)
May 19 - Kansas in Crisis: What Does Historic Unemployment Mean for the Recovery?
View Presentation [39:02]Slides without Audio (PDF)
April 28 - Mapping a Virus: From Understanding a Species to Writing Policy on COVID-19
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April 27 - Kansas in Crisis: Difficult Choices Ahead
View Presentation [21:08]Slides without Audio (PDF)
April 21 - Kansas in Crisis: Inching Towards Economic Recovery
View Presentation [25:09]Slides without Audio (PDF)
April 14 - Kansas in Crisis: Unemployment & Small Business
View Presentation [24:00]Slides without Audio (PDF)
April 7 - Kansas in Crisis: Update on the Coronavirus
View Presentation [16:15]Slides without Audio (PDF)
March 31 - Kansas in Crisis: Economic Impact of the Coronavirus
View Presentation [25:36]Slides without Audio (PDF)
March 24 - Kansas in Crisis: Policy Responses to the Coronavirus
View Presentation [22:48]Slides without Audio (PDF)
Brief: Stimulus Spending in Kansas (PDF)
Resources
Map Gallery
Percent Change in Households Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in Kansas, by County, May 2019 - May 2020
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Percent Change in Households Receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Kansas, by County, May 2019 - May 2020
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Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans as a Percent of Small Businesses and Nonemployers in the U.S., by State as of June 30, 2020
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Amount Approved via PPP Loans as a Percent of Potential Maximum PPP (including nonemployer receipts) in the U.S., by State as of June 30, 2020
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Small Businesses Vulnerable to COVID-19 as a Percent of Total Businesses in Kansas, by County, 2016-2017
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Broadband Availability in Kansas, 2019
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Animated Map of Cases in Kansas & Missouri through May 31, 2020
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Unemployment Claims in Kansas, by Age, Gender, and Educational Attainment, March 14- May 9, 2020
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Percent of Adults with a Loss/Expected Loss in Employment Income since March 13, 2020, by State
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Percent of Businesses and Payroll covered by Payroll Protection Program (PPP) as of May 30, 2020, by State
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Unemployment Rate Relative to Industry Share of Gross State Product
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Douglas County
Johnson County
Sedgwick County
Shawnee County
Wyandotte County
Share of Employment and Wages in COVID-19 Affected Sectors in Kansas, by MSA
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Key Elements from the U.S. Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey
Read more about the Small Business Pulse Survey here.This summary contains information from small businesses collected:
June 7-13, 2020
May 24-30, 2020
April 26-May 2, 2020
New COVID-19 Cases in U.S. and EU, 7-Day Rolling Average through June 28, 2020
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New COVID-19 Cases in Kansas and Missouri per Million Residents, 7-Day Rolling Average through July 4, 2020
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New and Projected COVID-19 Cases and 7-day Trend Line in Kansas through July 4, 2020
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COVID-19 Cases and Deaths in Kansas, Missouri, and the U.S. (updated 7/6)
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COVID-19 Cases in the Six Largest Counties in Kansas (updated 7/6)
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COVID-19 Cases in Kansas Counties with Meat Packing Plants (updated 7/6)
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Links on this page:
- ipsr@ku.edu