Report Indicator

The access to dentists data for the year of 2022 are now available. Data were from the 2022 Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The rate of dentists per 100,000 population are reported for US states and counties (data are suppressed for counties with population greater than 4,000 and 0 dentists over the report period).

The new seven-year average birth weight data for 2017-2023 are now available. Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Natality files and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Percentage of live births with low birthweight (< 2,500 grams) are reported for US states and counties with 10 or more low birthweight births over the report period.

The new seven-year average infant mortality data for 2016-2022 are now available. Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality files and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The seven-year average number of infant deaths per 1,000 live birth are reported for US states and counties with >= 20 teen births over the report period.

The new three-year average life expectancy data for the years of 2020-2022 are now available. Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Mortality Files (2020-2022) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The average number of years a person can expect to live are reported for US states and counties with fewer than 5,000 population-years-at-risk over the report period.

The new school segregation index data are now available for the year of 2023-2024. Data were from the 2023-2024 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. This indicator reports the extent to which students within different race and ethnicity groups are unevenly distributed across schools when compared with the racial and ethnic composition of the local population. The school segregation index are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The updated child mortality data for 2019–2022 are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths among residents ages 0–19 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 child deaths in the time period.

The new access to primary care providers data for the year of 2021 are now available (replacing data for 2020). Data were from the 2021 Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The rate of primary care physicians per 100,000 population are reported for US states and counties (data are suppressed for counties with population greater than 2,000 and 0 primary care physicians over the report period).

The access to exercise opportunities data for the year of 2022 are now available. Data were from the 2024, 2022&2020 ArcGIS Business Analyst and Living Atlas of the World; YMCA; US Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The percentage of individuals in a county who live reasonably close to a location for physical activity are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The childcare centers data for the year of 2010-2022 are now available. Data were from the 2010-2022 Homeland Infrastructure Foundation-Level Data (HIFLD) and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The rate of childcare centers per 1,000 population under 5 years old are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The childcare cost burden data for the year of 2024&2023 are now available. Data were from the 2024&2023 Living Wage Calculator and Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. The childcare costs for a household with two children as a percent of median household income are reported for US counties and states over the report period.