This layer displays the mean distance traveled by commuters, based on the centroids of the census blocks in which the reside and work. The mean was calculated excluding those records where the distance traveled was over 125 miles one-way. Additional data layers are available which show the proportion of commuters with a short (< 5 miles), moderate (5 – 25 miles), long (25 – 75 miles), or very long (75 – 125 miles) commute.
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations County, 2018-20
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 2018-20 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
Heart Attack Hospitalizations by County, 2018-20
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 2018-20 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
Blood Pressure Medication Nonadherence, Percentage by County, 2019
This layer displays the rate of blood pressure medication non-adherence among Medicare beneficiaries by county.
Roman Catholics
This layer displays the number of Catholic adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Ischemic Heart Disease Hospitalizations County, 2018-20
This layer displays the rate hospitalization for patients with an initial hospital admission for ischemic heart disease. Data are reported at the county level for the 2018-20 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
Religious Diversity
This layer displays the religious diversity index in each county using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA). Adherents for each congregation were summarized according to broader categories. Categories used to calculate the index include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Historically Black Protestant, Judaism, Orthodox, Latter Day Saints, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Jehova’s Witness, and Muslim.
High Blood Pressure Hospitalizations County, 2018-20
This layer displays the rate hospitalization for patients with an initial hospital admission for hypertension (high blood pressure). Data are reported at the county level for the 2018-20 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.
Evangelical Protestant Adherents
This layer displays the number of Evangelical Protestants Adherents using data from the Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
Stroke Hospitalizations by County, 2018-20
This layer displays the rate hospitalization for patients with an initial hospital admission for ischemic stroke. Data are reported at the county level for the 2018-20 three-year period. Data are obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke.