Religions in the United States

Layers display information about the prevalence of membership in certain religious traditions. Custom data analysis by CARES includes predominant religion and religious diversity by county.

Theil Index: Racial Diversity

Layer displays information about racial segregation using the Theil index. This index measures the “evenness” of all races across the county based on the racial composition of the population at the block group level.

Gross Employment Density

Layers display information about total employment density (jobs per acre) at the census block group level. For additional map layers displaying employment density by industry, browse the Map Room data and navigate to Economic>Labor Market>Employment>Jobs by Industry.

Pedestrian-Oriented Road Network Density

Layers display information about pedestrian-oriented road network densities at the census block group level. Data is from the 2013 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Smart Location Database (SLD).

Employment Accessibility

This layer displays information about employment accessibility by estimating the number of jobs within 45 minutes (drive time) from each census block group.

Public Transit Stops and Stations

This layer displays the locations of transit stops and stations. Data was acquired from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is available for the 200+ metro areas.

RE-Powering America Sites

Layer displays the locations of contaminated mines, landfills, and industrial sites evaluated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their renewable energy potential. Sample layer shows sites screened for wind-power only.

Park Access – Census Tracts

Layer displays percent and total population living within 0.5 miles of a park boundary. Data is available by US census tract.

Prescription Drug Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries

This layer displays the average number of 30-day prescription fills per Medicare beneficiary in 2010. Data is from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare Prescription Drug Use series, released in October 2013. For more layers from this series, browse the Map Room data and navigate to Healthcare>Clinical Care>Prescription Drugs.