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The new excessive drinking 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. Percentage of adults self-reporting excessive drinking in the last 30 days are reported for US counties and…

The access to exercise opportunities data for the year of 2010&2021 are now available. Data were from the 2010&2021 Business Analyst, ESRI, YMCA & US Census Tigerline Files and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The percentage of individuals in a county who live reasonably close to a location for physical activity are reported…

The school segregation index data, which reports the extent to which students within different race and ethnicity groups are unevenly distributed across schools when compared with the racial and ethnic composition of the local population, are now available for the year of 2020-2021. Data were from the 2020-2021 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and are…

The new seven-year average infant mortality data for 2014-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2013-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality files and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The seven-year average number of infant deaths per 1,000 live birth are reported for US states and counties with…

The new seven-year average teen birth 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. The seven-year average number of births per 1,000 female population age 15-19 are reported for US states and counties…

The new access to primary care providers data for the year of 2019 are now available (replacing data for 2018). Data were from the 2019 Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The rate of primary care physicians per 100,000 population are reported for US states and counties (data…

The new poor mental 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 mental health days per Month for adults are reported for US counties and…

The childcare centers data for the year of 2021 are now available. Data were from the 2021 Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) and are used for the 2022 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.

The childcare cost burden data for the year of 2021&2020 are now available. Data were from the 2021&2020 Living Wage Calculator and Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The childcare costs for a household with two children as a percent of median household income are reported for…

The school funding adequacy data for the year of 2019 are now available. Data were from the 2019 School Finance Indicators Database and are used for the 2022 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…