This layer displays the change in census tracts labeled as Food Deserts from 2015 to 2019. The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Working Group considers a food desert as a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store.
Area Deprivation Index by Census Block Group
The 2019 Area Deprivation Index is now available! The ADI map displays rankings of neighborhoods by socioeconomic status disadvantage in a region of interest (e.g. at the state or national level). It includes factors for the theoretical domains of income, education, employment, and housing quality. It can be used to inform health delivery and policy, especially for the most disadvantaged neighborhood groups. The 2019 ADI was constructed using the 2015-2019 5-year estimates from the US Census’ American Community Survey.
Low Food Access Population, 2019
This layer displays the percentage and total population with Limited Food Access across the US. A population is defined as having limited food access if they are living more than 1 mile from a supermarket or large grocery store if in an urban area, or more than 10 miles from a supermarket or large grocery store if in a rural area.
Food Desert Census Tracts, 2019
This layer displays the location of Food Deserts across the United States based on conditions in 2015. The Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) Working Group considers a food desert as a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store.
Income from Transfer Payments
Layer displays information about personal income from transfer payments from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series. In personal income, transfer receipts are benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed. They are payments by government and business to individuals and non-profit institutions. Specifically, transfer payment income encompasses all receipts from:
- Retirement and disability;
- Medical benefits;
- Income maintenance benefits (SSI, EITC, SNAP, etc.);
- Unemployment;
- Veterans’ benefits;
- Education and training assistance;
- Other government benefits;
- Payments from businesses
For more information, please see the Local Area Personal Income Methodology.
Data from the 2021 County Health Rankings are here!
Data and maps from the 2021 County Health Rankings are now available! Click the map icon to view the rank and underlying data for Premature Death, or search for additional updates by searching the Map Room for the term “CHR 2021”.
Residential Vacancies – 2021 Q4
This layer displays residential vacancy rates and total residential vacancies in census tracts across the United States. Vacancy rates are reported quarterly.
Business Vacancies – 2021 Q4
This layer displays business vacancy rates and total business vacancies in census tracts across the United States. Vacancy rates are reported quarterly.
Rural Hospital Closures
This layer displays the location of hospitals that no longer provide in-patient care in rural settings since 2005. Hospitals may have closed completely or converted to provide some other healthcare services.
Change in Resident Population
This layer displays percent change in resident population for the 50 states, the Discrict of Columbia and Puerto Rico from 2010 to 2020. This data was released as part of the decennial census in April 2020. For more information visis the Census.gov website here.