Data and maps now available for all counties with greater than 100,000 total population. Affected Indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Low Birth Weight
New maps and data now available for health insurance indicators from the American Community Survey.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 3-year estimates for 2009-2011). Map data now available at the census tract geographic level. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population Receiving Medicaid
- Uninsured Population
New maps and data now available for SNAP-Authorized Food Store Access indicator from the US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
Analysis was implemented to generate tract-level estimates of access to SNAP-authorized retailers. Counts of SNAP Retailers are current as of July 2013. Population estimates are from the US 2010 Decennial Census. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract level.
New maps and data now available for Population Receiving Medicaid indicator.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing 3-year estimates for 2009-2011). Map data now available at the census tract geographic level. Affected indicators:
Social & Economic Factors
- Population Receiving Medicaid
New maps and data now available for Population Change indicator from the US Decennial Census.
New analysis was implemented to produce tract-level estimates of population change between 2000 and 2010. Maps are now available at the 2010 census tract and county level. Indicator data is now available broken out by gender, race, and Hispanic origin.
New maps and data now available for Population with Any Disability indicator.
New 5-year estimates for 2008-2012 acquired from the American Community Survey (replacing data for 2007-2011). Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Population with Any Disability
New data! Data updated for cancer incidence indicators from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) State Cancer Profiles database.
Data for survey years 2006-2010 acquired from the NCI and CDC State Cancer Profiles website (replacing data for survey year 2005-2009). Confidence intervals now available for data through the map interface. Affected indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Breast Cancer Incidence
- Cervical Cancer Incidence
- Colon and Rectum Cancer Incidence
- Lung Cancer Incidence
- Prostate Cancer Incidence
Correction made to reported State-level data for Population with an Associate’s Degree or Higher indicator.
New maps and data now available for Premature Death indicator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the University of Wisconsin’s County Health Rankings (CHR).
Affected Indicators:
Health Outcomes
- Premature Death
New maps and data now available for Population Living in a Health Professional Shortage Area indicator.
New data for October 2013 acquired from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Data Warehouse (replacing data for May 2013). Affected indicators:
Clinical Care
- Population Living in a Health Professional Shortage Area