Report Indicator

The new data on percentage of citizen population aged 18 or older who voted in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election are now available. Data were originally sourced from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (2020) and the 2016–2020 American Community Survey.

A new indicator reporting information about the primary language spoken at home by the population aged 5 and older in limited-English households has been added to the report tool.

Note: Data for this indicator are based on tabulations of over 400 languages, some of which include combined language groups. For example, there is a single listing for “Swahili and other languages of Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa” which includes around 1,000 languages.

Additionally, the American Community Survey (ACS) collects information on spoken languages, not written languages. For example, “Chinese” could mean either Traditional or Simplified Chinese. The ACS also recodes responses so that anyone who reports using American Sign Language at home is counted as speaking English, even though they are unrelated languages. Accurate data on language use informs resources for better language access to important government information, public health resources, healthcare services and more.

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.

The 2022 data on self-reported poor or fair health are now available. This indicator reports the percentage of adults aged 18 and older who describe their health as poor or fair, age-adjusted to the 2000 standard population. Data were sourced from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and are used in the 2025 County Health Rankings.

The 2020 census self-response rate reports the percentage of all households that responded by internet, paper questionnaire, or telephone. Data were sourced from the Census Operational Quality Metrics and are used in the 2025 County Health Rankings. Note that estimates may differ slightly from original sources due to back-calculations using ACS housing unit data, and Connecticut planning regions report only rates due to boundary differences.

The 2020–2022 data on premature death rates are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths among residents under age 75 per 100,000 population, age-adjusted, using data from the National Center for Health Statistics and reported in the 2025 County Health Rankings. Data are suppressed for counties with fewer than 20 premature deaths in the time period.