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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 Homicide

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 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 Unintentional Injury (Accident) Mortality

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…

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

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 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…

The new poor physical health days data for the year of 2019 are now available (replacing data for 2018). Data were from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Average poor physical health days per Month for adults are reported for US counties and…

New data on school characteristics from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey Data (2020-21) will show the top 10 largest public schools by grade level (i.e., elementary, middle, high, or other) by student enrollment in the selected area.

The new seven-year average birth weight data for 2014-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2013-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Natality files and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams) are reported for US states and counties with 10…