Report Indicator

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

A new data indicator about youth experiences of physical dating violence from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has been added to the platform.

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

A new data indicator about youth unfair treatment at school because of race and ethnicity from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has been added to the platform.

New 5-year mortality rates for 2019-2023 are now available (replacing data for 2018-2022). Death counts were downloaded from the CDC WONDER query system. Total rates and race/ethnicity or gender statistics are reported for US counties and states with 10 or more deaths over the report period.  Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Alzheimers Disease Mortality

New data on violent and property crimes are available for the 2023. Affected Indicators:

Other Social & Economic Factors

• Violent Crimes
• Pproperty Crimes

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.

Estimates were revised for five Massachsuetts chronic disease indicators. These data were produced by Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) using Electronic Health Records (EHR) from MDPHnet. Affected indicators:

• Chronic Conditions – Asthma Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
• Chronic Conditions – Diabetes Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
• Chronic Conditions – Hypertension Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
• Chronic Conditions – Obesity Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*
• Health Behaviors – Smoking Prevalence (Electronic Health Records)*

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.

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 just 12 language groups, most of which combine many languages. A more detailed list of languages spoken in Massachusetts is available in the state report, however county and sub-county information are only available for the 12 language groups reported in the American Community Survey.

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.