New Indicator Added! Youth Suicide – Injurious Attempt* by State, 2023
A new data indicator about youth suicide injurious attempt from the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBS) has been added to the platform.
New maps and data now available for Senior Access to Primary Care indicator.
New data for 2021 acquired from the 2022-23 Area Health Resources File (AHRF). Affected indicators: Clinical Care Senior Access to Primary Care
New indicator with detailed information about languages spoken by Massachusetts residents added to the Community Reports tool!
A new indicator reporting information about the primary language spoken at home by the population aged 5 and older in limited-English households has been added to the report tool. Note: Data for this indicator are based on tabulations of just … Continued
New maps and data now available for the Food Environment Index indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.
The updated Food Environment Index data are now available. This indicator reflects the overall food environment in terms of access to healthy foods and affordability, combining measures of proximity to grocery stores and barriers such as income. Data come from … Continued
New indicator with detailed information about languages spoken by Massachusetts residents added to the State Health Assessment tool!
A new indicator reporting information about the primary language spoken at home by the population aged 5 and older in limited-English households has been added to the report tool. Note: Data for this indicator are based on tabulations of over … Continued
New maps and data now available for the Adult Smoking indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.
The 2022 data on adult smoking rates are now available. This indicator reports the percentage of adults who report smoking cigarettes every day or on most days. Data were sourced from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and … Continued
New data now available for the Firearm Fatalities indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.
The 2018–2022 firearm death rate data are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths due to firearms per 100,000 population, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and included in the 2025 County Health Rankings. … Continued
New maps and data now available for the Drug Overdose Deaths indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.
The 2020–2022 data on drug overdose deaths are now available. This indicator reports the three-year average rate of death due to drug overdose per 100,000 population, based on county-level data and summarized for report areas in the 2025 County Health … Continued
New data now available for the Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.
The 2016–2022 data on motor vehicle crash deaths are now available. This indicator reports the number of deaths due to motor vehicle crashes per 100,000 population, based on data from the National Center for Health Statistics and used in the … Continued
New data now available for the Reading Scores indicator from the 2025 County Health Rankings.
The latest data on 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) performance are now available. This indicator reports the average grade-level performance of 3rd graders on standardized ELA tests, where a score of 3.5 means students are performing half a grade … Continued