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American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! These updates replace previous indicator data from the 2006-2010 five-year period. Affected Indicators:

Demographics

• Total Population
• Male Population
• Female Population
• Population Under Age 18
• Population Age 18-64
• Population Age 65+
• Median Age

Social & Economic Factors

• Children in Poverty
• Population in Poverty (100% FPL)
• Population in Poverty (200% FPL)
• Population with No High School Diploma
• Population with Limited English Proficiency (Previously called Linguistically Isolated Population)

Data for report years 2006-2010 acquired from the CDC WONDER query system (replacing data for survey year 2005-2009). Affected Indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Cancer Mortality
• Heart Disease Mortality
• Homicide
• Stroke Mortality
• Suicide

New data from the American Community Survey data for the 2007-11 five-year period has been processed and released! New Indicators:

Demographics

• Linguistically Isolated Households
• Population Geographic Mobility
• Foreign-Born Population
• Hispanic Population
• Urban and Rural Population

Social & Economic Factors

• Income Over $75,000 (Family)
• Population with Associate’s Level Degree or Higher

Data for report years 2006-2010 acquired from the CDC WONDER query system. New Indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Accident Mortality
• Lung Disease Mortality
• Homicide
• Stroke Mortality
• Suicide

New data from the CDC NCHHSTP for STD incidence in 2010 has been processed and released (replacing previous data for 2009). Affected Indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Chlamydia Incidence
• Gonnorrhea Incidence

Service area/multi-county area calculations updated to account for counties in which no data is reported. Reports generated earlier may include service area and multi-county area calculations that may incorrect. Affected indicators:

Health Outcomes

• Population with Any Disability

New data and maps from the USDA Economic Research Service measuring low food access have been processed and released. New estimates are based on 2010 population figures and grocery directories, replacing previous estimates which used inputs from 2006. Affected Indicators:

Physical Environment

• Population with Low Food Access (Previously called Food Desert Population)
• Low Income Population with Low Food Access

Data for survey year 2005-2009 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2004-2008). Estimates now available disaggregated by race or ethnicity. Affected indicators:

• Prostate Cancer Incidence

New data from the Census Bureau’s SAIPE program has been processed and released. New estimates are based on 2010 SNAP program data, replacing previous estimates which 2009 program data. Affected Indicators:

Social & Economic Factors

• Population Receiving SNAP Benefits

State-level mortality rates now queried directly from the CDC WONDER database (instead of summarized from county-level data) to provide more accurate estimates. The previous method was affected by data suppression in some states, resulting in inaccurate figures.

Affected indicators:

• Cancer Mortality
• Heart Disease Mortality
• Stroke Mortality
• Suicide
• Homicide