This indicator reports the estimated number of gallons of water withdrawn per day used for irrigation. Crop irrigation withdrawals and irrigation consumptive use refer to water removed and consumed, respectively, from a groundwater or surface-water source to produce agricultural crops. Monthly withdrawals provided include groundwater, surface water, and the combined total withdrawal for areas.
The childcare cost burden data for the year of 2024&2023 are now available. Data were from the 2024&2023 Living Wage Calculator and Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The childcare costs for a household with two children as a percent of median household income are reported for…
This indicator reports the annual population estimate derived from the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program (PEP). PEP annually utilizes current data on births, deaths, and migration to calculate population change since the most recent decennial census and produce a time series of estimates of population, demographic components of change, and housing units.
The new school segregation index data are now available for the year of 2023-2024. Data were from the 2023-2024 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. This indicator reports the extent to which students within different race and ethnicity groups are unevenly distributed across schools when compared with…
New maps and data now available for Student Reading Proficiency (4th Grade) indicator. New estimates for the 2021-2022 school year were acquired from the U.S. Department of Education EDData Express program (replacing estimates from the 2020-21 school year).
The new seven-year average birth weight data for 2017-2023 are now available. Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Natality files and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams) are reported for US states and counties with 10 or more low birthweight…
New maps and data now available for Student Math Proficiency (4th Grade) indicator. New estimates for the 2021-2022 school year were acquired from the U.S. Department of Education EDData Express program (replacing estimates from the 2020-21 school year).
The childcare centers data for the year of 2010-2022 are now available. Data were from the 2010-2022 Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The rate of childcare centers per 1,000 population under 5 years old are reported for US counties and states over the report period.
New 5-year mortality rates for 2019-2023 are now available (replacing data for 2018-2021 4-year rates). 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 All Cause Mortality
The gender pay gap data for the year of 2019-2023 are now available. Data were from the 2019-2023 American Community Survey and are used for the 2025 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.