Report Indicator

New maps and data are now available for the Banking Deserts – Active Branches, Distance to Branches in Desert, Distance to Branches in Potential Desert Indicators from the Fed Communiites.

The home mortgage lending data for the year of 2022 are now available. Data were derived from the 2022 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) loan-level files and reflect lending activity reported by financial institutions.

New maps and data are now available for the lending to businesses with revenues under $1 million, by amount and number of loans indicator from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) 2023 Aggregate data.

The new three-year average premature death 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 age-adjusted rate of potential life lost before age 75 per every 100,000 total population are reported for US states and counties with >= 20 deaths over the report period.

The new excessive drinking data for the year of 2022 are now available (replacing data for 2021). Data were from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Percentage of adults self-reporting excessive drinking in the last 30 days are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The new access to mental health providers data for the year of 2023 are now available (replacing data for 2022). Data were from the 2023 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) downloadable file and are used for the 2025 County Health Rankings. Rate of mental health care providers per 100,000 population are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

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.