Report Indicator

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.

New data on maternal and infant health from year 2020-2022. Data obtained from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). Affected indicators:

Health Factors – Behaviors

• Prenatal Care in the 1st Trimester
• Obesity – Pre-pregnancy
• Smoking During Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding Initiation
  Health Outcomes
  • Cesarean Delivery
  • Infant Mortality

New data on work injury and illness from year 2022. Data obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Affected indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

• Total Reported Work Injury and Illness

Updated July data for Bureau of Labor Statistics (BL) has been released and processed. Affected indicators:
Unemployment
Labor Force

This indicator displays the percent of total acreage in a county that is forested.

This indicator reports the net change in total population due to migration for U.S. counties between 2012 and 2022, expressed as a percent change. Data is obtained from the Internal Revenue Service.

This indicator reports the annual population estimate derived from the Census Bureau’s Population Estimates Program (PEP). PEP annually utilizes current data on births, deaths, and migration to calculate population change since the most recent decennial census and produce a time series of estimates of population, demographic components of change, and housing units.

This indicator reports the mean usual hours worked per week in the past 12 months for workers age 16 to 64 years. Data are reported for the total working population and workers by gender. Data are obtained from the 2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year estimates.

This indicator reports the percentage of population living in urban and rural areas as of 2020. Data are from the 2020 Decennial Census.

This indicator reports the estimated number of gallons of water used per day used for public use. Water use refers to water that is withdrawn by public and private water suppliers and includes water provided for domestic, commercial, industrial, thermoelectric power, and public water uses, as well as water that is consumed or lost within the public supply system.