IEI Interactive

Welcome to IEI Interactive, a new section of our website designed to help you understand the challenges facing our state, hear what the experts are saying, and come up with your own solutions.

IEI Interactive gives you the tools to see North Carolina in new ways, hopefully sparking new and innovative ideas. IEI's State Tax Calculator presents the state's complicated tax system visually, in way you can not only easily understand, but also change and play with so you can balance North Carolina's budget all on your own!

Our 100 County Growth Chart lets you see how North Carolina's counties have changed in the last 25 years and how they compare to each other in terms of data like per capita income and density.

Our Emerging Debate and Expert on the Issues series offers differing opinions from authorities across the country. You can read what they have to say, and then make up your own mind.

IEI Interactive also offers a sneak peak at our new Mapping Tool, currently under development and scheduled to debut at the 2009 Emering Issues Forum.