The National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) provides rich data on multiple, intersecting aspects of children’s lives—including physical and mental health, access to quality health care, and the child’s family, neighborhood, school, and social context.
Surface Texture is based on the composition of sand, silt, and clay in the surface layer of soil based on the standard soil triangle definition.
The National Commodity Crop Productivity Index, or NCCPI, a rating of the non-irrigated productivity of the soil, has been updated to the October 2019 NRCS SSURGO data release.
Forest Productivity is a measure of wood volume likely to be produced by the most important tree species based on soil characteristics.
Forest Productivity – Top Species/Tree Types depicts the most productive tree species or type based on soil characteristics.
Surface Percent Organic Matter shows the percentage of the surface layer of soil that is comprised of plant and animal residue.
Layers display information about new incidence of sexually transmitted infections, and the prevalence of HIV / AIDS.
Layers display information about the prevalence of membership in certain religious traditions. Custom data analysis by CARES includes predominant religion and religious diversity by county.
Layer displays information about racial segregation using the Theil index. This index measures the “eveness” of all races across the county based on the racial composition of the population at the block group level.
This layer displays information about employment accessibility by estimating the number of jobs within 45 minutes (drive time) from each census block group.