National Walkability Index

The National Walkability Index is a nationwide geographic data resource that ranks block groups according to their relative walkability. The national dataset includes walkability scores for all block groups as well as the underlying attributes that are used to rank the block groups.

Income from Transfer Payments

Layer displays information about personal income from transfer payments from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series. In personal income, transfer receipts are benefits received by persons for which no current services are performed. They are payments by government and business to individuals and non-profit institutions. Specifically, transfer payment income encompasses all receipts from:

  • Retirement and disability;
  • Medical benefits;
  • Income maintenance benefits (SSI, EITC, SNAP, etc.);
  • Unemployment;
  • Veterans’ benefits;
  • Education and training assistance;
  • Other government benefits;
  • Payments from businesses

For more information, please see the Local Area Personal Income Methodology.

Heart Disease Hospitalizations by County, 2016-18

This layer displays the rate hospitalization for patients with an initial hospital admission for coronary heart disease. Data are reported at the county level for the 2016-18 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.

Business Vacancies – 2020 Q4

This layer displays business vacancy rates and total business vacancies in census tracts across the United States. Vacancy rates are reported quarterly.

Heart Attack Hospitalizations by County, 2016-18

This layer displays the rate hospitalization for patients with an initial hospital admission for heart attack. Data are reported at the county level for the 2016-18 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.

Cancer Incidence Rates by County, 2014-18

Layer displays cancer incidence rates (all sites) per 100,000 population by state and county. Additional map layers from this update include incidence rates for breast cancer, colon and rectum cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and more.

Current Wildland Fire Locations

This layer displays the location of current wildland fire locations. Points are symbolized based on the daily acres burned, and the current fire behavior. Data is updated daily.