Report Indicator

The new seven-year average birth weight data for 2014-2020 are now available (replacing data for 2013-2019). Data were from the National Center for Health Statistics – Natality files and are used for the 2022 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 juvenile arrest rate data for the year of 2019 are now available. Data were from the 2019 Easy Access to State and County Juvenile Court Case Counts (EZACO) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The rate of delinquency cases per 1,000 juveniles are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The new poor mental health days data for the year of 2019 are now available (replacing data for 2018). Data were from the 2019 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) annual survey and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. Average poor mental health days per Month for adults are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The gender pay gap data for the year of 2016-2020 are now available. Data were from the 2016-2020 American Community Survey and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The ratio of women’s median earnings to men’s median earnings for all full-time, year-round workers are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The school funding adequacy data for the year of 2019 are now available. Data were from the 2019 School Finance Indicators Database and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The average gap in dollars between actual and required spending per pupil among public school districts are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The school segregation index data, which 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, are now available for the year of 2020-2021. Data were from the 2020-2021 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and are used for the 2022 County Health Rankings. The school segregation index are reported for US counties and states over the report period.

The new access to mental health providers data for the year of 2021 are now available (replacing data for 2020). Data were from the 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) National Provider Identifier (NPI) downloadable file and are used for the 2022 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 new access to primary care providers data for the year of 2019 are now available (replacing data for 2018). Data were from the 2019 Area Health Resources Files (AHRF) and are used for the 2022 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).

American Community Survey data for the 2016-2020 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2015-2019 five-year period.

We updated the population data (denominator) and therefore affects the rates. The counts of non-profit organizations (numerator) stay the same (2020 data).