Farming dependent counties are those where 25% or more of the county’s average annual labor and proprietors’ earning were derived from farming, or 16% or more of jobs were in farming, as measured by 2010-12 Bureau of Economic Analysis, Local Area Personal Income and Employment data.
Household Income, Hispanic Female
This layer displays household income figures as compiled by Opportunity Insights at Harvard University. Data is available at the county, tract, and communing zone level.
Retirement Destination Counties
Retirement destination counties are those where the number of residents age 60 and older grew by 15% or more between the 2000 and 2010 censuses due to net migration.
Adult Obesity by County, 2016
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.
Locations of SNAP-Authorized Retailers
This layer displays the locations of SNAP authorized retailers across the US. Data has been updated to reflect stores accepting SNAP as of April, 2019.
Adults with no Leisure-Time Physical Activity by County, 2016
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.
Population Living Near a Major Grocery Store – Distance
This layer displays the percentage of population who live near a major supermarket or grocery store. Locations of retailers are based on a subset of locations from the April, 2019 USDA directory of SNAP-authorized retailers.
American Communities Project
The 15 community types identified in the American Communities Project (ACP) were derived from a standard clustering method of analysis, conducted by political scientist Iris Hui, PhD, where a set of 36 different indicators – everything from population density to military service members – were sorted using an algorithm that identified like places.
The majority of the data used to define the types in the ACP came from the U.S. Census American Community Survey, 2008-2012. Data on religious adherence and faith came from the Religious Congregations and Membership Study, 2010.
On-Time Graduation Rates, 2016-2017
This layer displays information about the adjusted four-year cohort graduation rate for school-districts and counties in the United States.
New maps from the Washington Post’s analysis of the DEA’s pain pill database are now available!
This map layer displays the number of prescription opioid pain pills (total and per capita) purchased for sale in counties across the United States. Data are based on CARES of analysis data made available by the Washington Post.