This layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2015-16 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
This map layer displays the change (+/-) in Area Deprivation Index (ADI) scores between the 2013 and 2015 datasets. The ADI is a 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 2015 ADI (v2.0) was constructed using the 2011-2015 5-year estimates from the US Census’ American Community Survey. The methods are identical to the 2013 ADI construction.
The 2015 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 2015 ADI (v2.0) was constructed using the 2011-2015 5-year estimates from the US Census’ American Community Survey. The methods are identical to the 2013 ADI construction.
Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) are agricultural operations where animals are kept and raised in confined situations. An AFO is a lot or facility (other than an aquatic animal production facility) where the following conditions are met:
animals have been, are, or will be stabled or confined and fed or maintained for a total of 45 days or more in any 12-month period, and
crops, vegetation, forage growth, or post-harvest residues are not sustained in the normal growing season over any portion of the lot or facility.
AFOs that meet the regulatory definition of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) are regulated under the NPDES permitting program. The NPDES program regulates the discharge of pollutants from point sources to waters of the United States.
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.
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.
This layer displays the average annual number of high-strength (>30 MME) prescription opioid pain pills purchased for sale in counties across the United States. Data are based on CARES of analysis data made available by the Washington Post.
This layer displays information about residential address vacancies reported by the United States Postal Service and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This map displays data from the 4th quarter of 2018 (October – December); map layers for additional time periods are also available in the map room.
This layer displays information about commercial address vacancies reported by the United States Postal Service and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This map displays data from the 4th quarter of 2018 (October – December); map layers for additional time periods are also available in the map room.
This layer displays information about residential address vacancies reported by the United States Postal Service and the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This map displays data from the 4th quarter of 2017 (October – December); map layers for additional time periods are also available in the map room.