New indicator published! Maps and data now available for the School Segregation Index indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.***PREM***

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…

New indicator published! Maps and data now available for the Access to Exercise Opportunities indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.***PREM***

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…

New maps and data now available for the Premature Death indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The new three-year average premature death data for the years of 2018-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2017-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Files (2018-2020) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The age-adjusted rate of potential life lost before age 75 per every 100,000 total population…

New maps and data now available for the Access to Mental Health Providers indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

The new access to mental health providers data for the year of 2021 are now available (replacing data for 2020). Data were from the 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) downloadable file and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Rate of mental health care providers per 100,000 population…

New maps and data now available for the Poor Physical Health Days indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.

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

New indicator published! Maps and data now available for the Childcare Cost Burden indicator from the 2022 County Health Rankings.***PREM***

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…