Places of Worship, 2016
This layer displays locations of places of worship. Address-level data are acquired from the September 2016 IRS Exempt Organization Business Master File Extract (EO BMF) based on filing requirement code.
Self Employment, 2014
This layer displays information about proprietor employment (or self employment) and income by county. Average measures of income are calculated as the total proprietor income of an area divided by the estimated number of proprietors within the area. Percentages are calculated by dividing the estimated proprietor employment by the total employment in an area. Information…
Per Capita Income, 2014
This layer displays per capita personal income by county. This measure of income is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of an area divided by the population of the area. Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of consumers’ purchasing power and of the economic well-being of the residents…
Statistics of Income from the IRS
Layers display ZIP code and county-level information about tax returns filed in 2013, including the number and percentage of returns with an adjusted gross income less than $20,000. Data is acquired through the Brookings Institute’s Earned Income Tax Credit Interactive.
Tax Returns Claiming Earned Income Tax Credits
This layer displays information about tax credits and tax deductions claimed by tax filers. Information is available for all ZIP codes and counties where 10 or more total tax returns were filed. Eligible tax payers may receive between $1 and over $5,000 in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC).
Adequate Vegetable Consumption by State, 2015
Indicator percentages are acquired from analysis of annual survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for survey year 2015. This indicator represents the percentage of adults who indicated that they consumed more than 1 serving of other vegetables per day.
Adequate Fruit Consumption by State, 2015
Indicator percentages are acquired from analysis of annual survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) for survey year 2015. Percentages are generated based on valid responses to the following questions:“During the past month, not counting juice, how many times per day, week, or month did you eat fruit? Count fresh, frozen, or…
Rural vs. Urban Educational Attainment
This layer displays information about the difference between rural and urban educational attainment across the United States. Data are based on census-tract level information from the 2010-14 American Community Survey. Census tracts are defined as urban or rural based on 2010 US Census Bureau definitions; tract level information is then aggregated to and displayed at…
Rural vs. Urban Childhood Poverty
This layer displays information about the difference between rural and urban childhood poverty across the United States. Data are based on census-tract level information from the 2010-14 American Community Survey. Census tracts are defined as urban or rural based on 2010 US Census Bureau definitions; tract level information is then aggregated to and displayed at…
Educational Attainment, Disparity Index Score
Layer displays information about racial disparity of educational attainment using data from the 2009-2013 American Community Survey (ACS). The Index of Disparity (ID) is used to show the magnitude of variation in indicator percentages across population groups. In this case, the index measures the difference in the percentage of the population with less than a…