Map data topics include preventative health, risk behaviors, and clinical care. Estimates from the 500 Cities Project are available at the state, city, and census tract level. For more map layers from this series, search the Map Room for the terms 500 Cities.
Access to Primary Care Providers
Layers display county-level information about the number and rate of physicians based on data from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 2015-16 Area Health Resource File (AHRF).
EPA Climate Change Indicators – Change in Snowfall
This indicator examines changes in total snowfall in the contiguous 48 United States. Indicator data are acquired from the EPA’s Climate Change Indicators in the United States, Fourth Edition, published in 2016.
Preventable Hospitalizations, Rate per 1,000 Medicare Beneficiaries, 2014
Layer displays the rate at which Medicare beneficiaries were hospitalized for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) in 2014. ACSC conditions are are potentially preventable given appropriate primary and preventive care. Data are acquired from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare and mapped by Hospital Service Area, County, and State.
County Health Rankings, 2017
Data and maps from the 2017 County Health Rankings are now available on Community Commons! Click the map below to view the rank and underlying data for Premature Death, or search for additional updates by searching the Map Room for the term “CHR 2017”.
Life Expectancy and Change in Life Expectancy by County, 1985-2014
This layer displays average life expectancy at birth and change in life expectancy between 1985 and 2014 by county.
Mortality Risk and Change in Mortality Risk by County, 1985-2014
This layer displays mortality risk (percentage) and change in mortality risk by county for the population aged 45-65. Other layers from this dataset display life expectancy at birth and mortality risk for the population under age 5 and for 20-year age groups at the county level for each state, the District of Columbia, and the United States, as well as the changes in life expectancy and mortality risk for each location between 1985 and 2014.
Multi-Family Assisted Housing
Layer displays the approximate locations of Multifamily Assisted Housing properties that are monitored by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The three largest assistance programs for Multifamily housing are Section 8 (Project Based Assistance), Section 202 (Supportive Housing for the Elderly), and Section 811 (Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities).
Characteristics of Assited Housing Residents
This layer displays information about residents of assisted housing properties in counties across the US.
Labor Force Participation Rate by County, 2011-15
Layer displays the labor force participation rate based on data from the 2011-15 American Community Survey. The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the population that is in the labor force. This metric is different from employment rates, which report the percentage of the labor force that is employed. A person who is in the labor force is either actively employed or actively seeking work. Those who are not in the labor force include persons who are going to school or who are retired, persons with family responsibilities keeping them from employment, and discouraged workers.