New maps and data for 2016-2020 now available for Deaths of Despair (Suicide, Drug Poisoning, or Alcohol Poisoning) indicator!

New 5-year mortality rates for 2016-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2015-2019). Death counts were downloaded from the CDC WONDER query system. Total rates and race/ethnicity or gender statistics are reported for US counties and states with 10 or more deaths over the report period.  Affected indicators: Health Outcomes Deaths of Despair (Suicide, Drug Poisoning,…

New maps and data for 2019 now available for the Chronic Conditions – High Blood Pressure (Adult) indicator!

Data from the latest BRFSS PLACES dataset have been added to the platform! The PLACES dataset provide prevalence estimates representing the year 2019 for population health behaviors and conditions. Data are available for counties, ZIP codes, cities, and census tracts across the United States. Check out the latest data by creating a new assessment today!

New maps and data now available for the Access to Mental Health Providers indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The new access to mental health providers data for the year of 2021 are now available (replacing data for 2020). Data were from the 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) downloadable file and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Rate of mental health care providers per 100,000 population…

New maps and data now available for the Premature Death indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The new three-year average premature death data for the years of 2018-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2017-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Files (2018-2020) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The age-adjusted rate of potential life lost before age 75 per every 100,000 total population…

New indicator published! Maps and data now available for the Juvenile Arrest Rate indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The juvenile arrest rate data for the year of 2019 are now available. Data were from the 2019 Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The rate of delinquency cases per 1,000 juveniles are reported for US counties and states over the report…

New indicator published! Maps and data now available for the Access to Dentists indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The access to dentists data for the year of 2020 are now available. Data were from the 2020 Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The rate of dentists per 100,000 population are reported for US states and counties (data are suppressed for counties with population greater than 4,000…

Population data are updated to use the 2020 population. Rate of 501c3 organizations per 100,000 population in the report tables and maps are also updated to reflect the trend.

We updated the population data (denominator) and therefore affects the rates. The counts of non-profit organizations (numerator) stay the same (2020 data).

New indicator published! Maps and data now available for the Gender Pay Gap indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The gender pay gap data for the year of 2016-2020 are now available. Data were from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The ratio of women’s median earnings to men’s median earnings for all full-time, year-round workers are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

New maps and data are available for the NCES CCD indicator – Poverty – Children Eligible for Free/Reduced Price Lunch (2020-21).

New data on children eligible for free/reduced price lunch are available for the 2020-21 school year (replacing data for 2019-20). The yearly trend data since 2012-13 are also available. The data are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey Data (2020-21) and are for each school. CARES data is…