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The latest data on library visits per capita are now available. This indicator reports the number of library visits per person living within the library service area each year and is newly added to the 2025 County Health Rankings framework. It reflects community engagement with educational and cultural resources.

A new data indicator about youth housing instability from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has been added to the platform.

A new data indicator about youth suicide ideation from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has been added to the platform.

The latest data on adverse climate and weather-related events are now available. This indicator reports how many of three event thresholds—extreme heat, moderate or greater drought, and presidential disaster declarations—a county met over a five-year period, with a score ranging from 0 to 3. This new measure is included in the 2025 County Health Rankings framework to highlight local climate-related risks.

A new data indicator about youth suicide making a plan from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has been added to the platform.

The new 2020 data on access to parks are now available. This indicator reports the percentage of the total population living within one-half mile of a park and is included in the 2025 County Health Rankings framework. Access to outdoor recreation encourages physical activity and other healthy behaviors.

The 2018–2022 firearm death rate data are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths due to firearms per 100,000 population, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and included in the 2025 County Health Rankings. Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 10 firearm deaths in the time period.

The new age-adjusted suicide death rate data for 2018–2022 are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths due to self-inflicted injuries per 100,000 population, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and used in the 2025 County Health Rankings. Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 10 suicide deaths in the time period.

The 2016–2022 data on motor vehicle crash deaths are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths due to motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 population, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and used in the 2025 County Health Rankings. Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 10 deaths in the time period.

The 2023 data on drinking water quality are now available. This indicator reports the presence or absence of one or more health-based violations in community water systems that serve the population. Data were obtained from the 2023 Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and are used in the 2025 County Health Rankings.