Correction made to Total Population figure for service-area and region-level report areas for seven mortality indicators (CA only).

An error was identified in which total population figures for service areas and regions in California were reported as an aggregate over the three-year data collection period (2010-2012) rather than as a point-in-time figure. Population figures have been updated to represent the total 2010 census population. Mortality rates, both crude and adjusted, were unaffected by…

New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

American Community Survey data for the 2011-15 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2010-2014 five-year period. Data from previous years is accessible via saved “static” reports, or by searching the Community Commons Map Room.

New maps and data now available for population demographic and socioeconomic characteristics from the US Census Bureau’s American Communuity Survey (ACS).

American Community Survey data for the 2011-15 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2010-2014 five-year period.

New maps and data now available for Student Reading Proficiency (CA) indicator.

New estimates for the 2015-2016 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year). Note: Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, students were tested using the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). Students in previous years were tested using the California Standardized Testing and Reporting…

New maps and data now available for High School Graduation Rate indicator from the California Department of Education (CDE).

New estimates for the 2014-2015 school year were acquired from the California Department of Education (replacing estimates from the 2013-14 school year). Additionally, indicator breakouts now display trends in graduation rates between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Affected indicators: Social & Economic Factors High School Graduation Rate

New map and data table now available for the Population Receiving SNAP Benefit indicator from the US Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) Program.

New data from the Census Bureau’s SAIPE program has been processed and released. New estimates are based on 2014 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which used 2013 program data. Affected Indicators: Social & Economic Factors Population Receiving SNAP Benefits