Food Insecurity

This indicator reports the percentage of adults age 18 and older who report having food insecurity in the past 12 months. Source Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2022.Accessed via the PLACES Data Portal. Source Description The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is a collaborative project of the Centers…

Gender Pay Gap

This indicator reports the ratio of women’s median earnings to men’s median earnings for all full-time, year-round workers, presented as “cents on the dollar.” Data are acquired from the 2019-2023 American Community Survey and are used in the 2025 County Health Rankings. Source US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2019-2023. Source Description The American Community…

Small Business Loans

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) requires large banks to report new small business and small farm loans. For small business loans, the maximum loan size reported is $1 million; for small farm loans, the maximum is $500,000. This indicator reports the new lending to businesses with revenues under $1 million, by amount and number of…

Violent Crime – Robbery

This indicator reports the rate of robbery (reported by law enforcement) per 100,000 residents. Within the report area, the 2015-2017 three-year total of reported robberies was sum(1), which equates to an annual rate of sum(2) robberies per 100,000 people, [sum(2)>statesum(2):higher|lower] than the statewide rate of statesum(2). Source Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Uniform Crime Reports,…

Violent Crime – Total

This indicator reports the rate of violent crime offenses reported by law enforcement per 100,000 residents. Violent crime includes homicide, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. This indicator is relevant because it assesses community safety. Source Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 2015-2017.Additional analysis by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. Accessed via…

Housing + Transportation Affordability Index (H+T Index)

The H+T Index measures the affordability of housing by including transportation costs at a home’s location to better reflect the true cost of households’ location choices. 15 percent of household income is considered to be an attainable goal for transportation affordability while 30 percent be the housing affordability standard, adding up to the affordability defined…

Arrests – Juvenile Arrest Rate

This indicator reports the rate of delinquency cases per 1,000 juveniles. Data are acquired from the 2021 Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO) and are used in the 2024 County Health Rankings. Source Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Department, Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts…

Property Crime – Total

This indicator reports the rate of property crime offenses reported by law enforcement per 100,000 residents. Property crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. This indicator is relevant because it assesses community safety. Source Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Uniform Crime Reports, 20142016.Additional analysis by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data. Accessed…

Violent Crime – Assault

This indicator reports the rate of assault (reported by law enforcement) per 100,000 residents. Within the report area, the 2015-2017 three-year total of reported assaults was sum(1), which equates to an annual rate of sum(2) assaults per 100,000 people, [sum(2)>statesum(2):higher|lower] than the statewide rate of statesum(2). Source Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Uniform Crime Reports,…