New maps and data now available for the School Funding Adequacy indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.

The school funding adequacy data for the year of 2022 are now available. Data were from the 2022 School Finance Indicators Database and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The average gap in dollars between actual and required spending per pupil among public school districts are reported for US counties and states over the…

New maps and data now available for the Public Water Supply Use indicator from the USGS.

This indicator reports the estimated number of gallons of water used per day used for public use. Water use refers to water that is withdrawn by public and private water suppliers and includes water provided for domestic, commercial, industrial, thermoelectric power, and public water uses, as well as water that is consumed or lost within…

New maps and data now available for the Life Expectancy indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.

The new three-year average life expectancy data for the years of 2020-2022 are now available. Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Files (2020-2022) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The average number of years a person can expect to live are reported for US states and counties with…

New maps and data now available for the Irrigation Water Withdrawal indicator from the USGS.

This indicator reports the estimated number of gallons of water withdrawn per day used for irrigation.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.

New maps and data now available for the Childcare Cost Burden indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.

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…

New maps and data now available for the Population Estimate (2024) indicator from the CPS Single-Year Estimates.

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.

New maps and data now available for the School Segregation Index indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.

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…