This layer depicts average annual precipitation amounts based on data from 1981 to 2010. Data was obtained from the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University. PRISM models climate information using a process which incorporates a digital elevation model. Monthly average data is also available.
Breast Cancer Incidence Rates by County, 2009-13
Layer displays breast cancer incidence rates per 100,000 population by state and county. Additional map layers from this update include incidence rates for breast, cervical, colon / rectum, and prostate cancer.
PRISM 30-Year Average Maximum Temperature, 1981 – 2010
This layer depicts average annual maximum (high) temperature based on data from 1981 to 2010. Data was obtained from the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University. PRISM models climate information using a process which incorporates a digital elevation model. Monthly average data is also available.
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) Among Medicare Beneficiaries by County, 2014
This layer shows the percentage of Medicare Beneficiaries with hypertension (high blood pressure). The prevalence of chronic conditions among Medicare beneficiaries based on Medicare insurance claims data in 2014.
Adult Obesity by County, 2013
Layer displays the estimated percentage of adults who are in obese across all counties in the United States. These figures are multi-year modeled estimates based on survey data from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Physical Inactivity by County, 2013
Layer displays the estimated percentage of adults who do not participate in any leisure-time physical activity. These figures are multi-year modeled estimates based on survey data from the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
Change in Food Desert Census Tracts, 2010-2015
This layer displays changes in Food Desert Census Tracts between 2010 and 2015. More information can be found in the January 2017 report, Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015.
Self Employment, 2014
This layer displays information about proprietor employment (or self employment) and income by county. Average measures of income are calculated as the total proprietor income of an area divided by the estimated number of proprietors within the area. Percentages are calculated by dividing the estimated proprietor employment by the total employment in an area. Information used in this map layer is acquired from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Accounts: Economic Profile (CA30).
Food Desert Census Tracts
This layer displays the location of Food Deserts across the United States based on conditions in 2015. More information can be found in the January 2017 report, Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015.
Per Capita Income, 2014
This layer displays per capita personal income by county. This measure of income is calculated as the total personal income of the residents of an area divided by the population of the area. Per capita personal income is often used as an indicator of consumers’ purchasing power and of the economic well-being of the residents of an area. Information used in this map layer is acquired from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Economic Accounts: Economic Profile (CA30).