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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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The new poor mental health days data for the year of 2022 are now available (replacing data for 2021). Data were from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Average poor mental health days per Month for adults are reported for US counties and…

The new access to mental health providers data for the year of 2023 are now available (replacing data for 2022). Data were from the 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) downloadable file and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Rate of mental health care providers per 100,000 population…

The new seven-year average infant mortality data for 2016-2022 are now available. Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality files and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The seven-year average number of infant deaths per 1,000 live birth are reported for US states and counties with >= 20 teen births…

The access to dentists data for the year of 2022 are now available. Data were from the 2022 Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) and are used for the 2025 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…