A blank entry indicates unreported data. A value of zero is a defined value and does not represent unreported data.
FIPS: The federal information processing standard (FIPS) code for the geographic location.
State: The abbreviated name of the state where the county is located.
County: The name of the county where the information was collected. County names are listed as provided on the U.S. Census Bureau's list of 2020 FIPS Codes for Counties and County Equivalent Entities.
Preventable Hospital Stays: The hospital discharge rate for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions per 1,000 fee-for-service Medicare enrollees. The reporting period for this measure is 2021.
Income Inequality Rate: Ratio of household income at the 80th percentile to income at the 20th percentile. Data is from the American Community Survey from 2018 through 2022.
Drove Alone to Work: Percentage of the workforce that drives alone to work. The data is from 2018-2022.
Long Commute: The percentage of the county's working population (age 16 and over) who reported having a commute to work of 60 minutes or longer. Data is from the 2022 American Community Survey.
Premature Age-Adjusted Mortality per 100,000: Number of deaths among residents under age 75 per 100,000 population (age-adjusted). The reporting period for this measure is 2019 through 2021 from CDC WONDER mortality data.
Percent Diabetes: The percentage of patients with diabetes. The reporting period for this measure is 2021 from the CDC Diabetes Interactive Atlas.
Percent Food Insecurity: The percentage of the population that lack access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. The reporting period for this measure is 2021 from Map the Meal Gap.
Percent Limited Access to Healthy Foods: The percentage of the population that have limited access to supermarkets, supercenters, grocery stores or other sources of healthy and affordable food may make it harder for some Americans to eat a healthy diet. The reporting period for this measure is 2019 from USDA Food Environment Atlas.
Median Household Income: Median annual household income. Data is from the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) in 2022.
Percent Residential Segregation Black/White: The percentage of either black or white residents that would have to move to different geographic areas in order to produce a distribution that matches that of the larger area. A lower value is desired. The value ranges from zero (complete integration) to 100 (complete segregation) and is from the American Community Survey from 2018 through 2022.
Population Size: The total number of individuals residing in the county. The data is derived from the Census Population Estimates from 2022.
% Rural: The percentage of the county population living in a census-defined rural area.
Total Medicare Reimbursements: Total Medicare reimbursements per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex, and race. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Hospital and Skilled Nursing Facility Reimbursements: Reimbursement for hospital and skilled nursing facility per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex, and race. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Physician Reimbursements: Reimbursement of physician services per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex, and race as determined from actual Medicare claims data. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Outpatient Facility Reimbursements: Reimbursement of outpatient facility services per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex, and race as determined from actual Medicare claims data. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Home Health Agency Reimbursements: Reimbursement of home health agency services per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex and race as determined from actual Medicare claims data. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Hospice Reimbursements: Reimbursement of hospice services per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex, and race as determined from actual Medicare claims data. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Durable Medical Equipment Reimbursements: Reimbursement of durable medical equipment per enrollee adjusted for price, age, sex, and race as determined from actual Medicare claims data. The reporting period for this measure is 2019.
Carpool to Work: The percentage of the county's working population (age 16 and over) who reported carpooling on their commute to work. Data is from the 2022 American Community Survey.
Worked at Home: The percentage of the county's working population (age 16 and over) who reported working at home. Data is from the 2022 American Community Survey.
No Vehicle Available: The percentage of the county's working population (age 16 and over) who reported having no vehicle available to commute to work. Data is from the 2022 American Community Survey.
Population Type: The population type is determined based on the population size of a specific county. The population types include metro, nonmetro cities, and nonmetro towns. These types are adapted from the rural-urban commuting area codes (RUCA) and core-based statistical areas (CBSA) definitions of rural and urban. The population types for counties are defined as follows:
- Metro - A population of 50,000 or more
- Nonmetro cities - A population between 2,500 and less than 50,000
- Nonmetro towns - A population of less than 2,500
