Low Employment Counties

Low employment counties are those where less than 63 percent of residents ages 25 to 54 were employed in the 2018–22 5-year ACS.Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas are based on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget 2023 delineation of core … Continued

Population Loss Counties

Population loss counties are those where the number of county residents declined between the 1990 and 2000 censuses and also between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.

Diabetes Mortality for 2019-23 by County

This layer displays diabetes mellitus mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database.  Data are 5-year aggregates for 2019-23.

Recreation Dependent Counties

Recreation dependent counties are determined by a weighted z-score of the factors listed was at least two-thirds of a standard deviation above the nonmetro mean (greater than or equal to 0.67) for: 1. Jobs in arts, entertainment, and recreation, accommodation … Continued

Stroke Mortality for 2019-23 by County

This layer displays cerebrovascular diseases (stroke) mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database.  Data are 5-year aggregates for 2019-23.

Mining Dependent Counties

Mining dependent counties are those where at least 11 percent of the county’s annual average earnings came from mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction or at least 7 percent of the annual average number of jobs in the county … Continued

Liver Disease Mortality for 2019-23 by County

This layer displays chronic liver disease and cirrhosis mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database.  Data are 5-year aggregates for 2019-23.

Persistent Poverty Counties

Persistent poverty counties are those where 20% or more of county residents were poor, measured by the 1990 and 2000 Decennial Censuses and in the 2007–11 and 2017–21 5-year American Community Surveys.