Theil Index: Racial Diversity

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Layer displays information about racial segregation using the Theil index. This index measures the “evenness” of all races across the county based on the racial composition of the population at the block group level.

Employment Accessibility

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This layer displays information about employment accessibility by estimating the number of jobs within 45 minutes (drive time) from each census block group.

Public Transit Stops and Stations

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This layer displays the locations of transit stops and stations. Data was acquired from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is available for the 200+ metro areas.

Households with No Vehicle

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Layers display information about household automobile ownership at the census block group level.

Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities

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Layer displays the locations of substance abuse treatment facilities across the United States. Data are from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) facility locator, accessed January 2014.

FEMA Designated Disaster Shelters

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Layer displays data from the FEMA National Shelter System database. The FEMA NSS database is synchronized every morning with the American Red Cross shelter database. Data about shelters in Illinois are unavailable.

Premature Death Rate (Deaths Before Age 65)

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This layer displays information about premature mortality, defined as deaths that occur before age 65. Toggle data types to view the disparity index score for this indicator, which measures the variation in death rates across racial/ethnic groups.

Labor Force Changes

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Layer displays information about the changes in numbers of people counted as being a part of the labor force as defined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data is shown for labor force changes between 1, 3, 5, and … Continued

Rural vs. Urban Household Poverty

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This layer displays information about the difference between rural and urban childhood poverty across the United States. Data are based on census-tract level information from the 2008-12 American Community Survey. Census tracts are defined as urban or rural based on … Continued

Prescription Drug Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries

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This layer displays the average number of 30-day prescription fills per Medicare beneficiary in 2010. Data is from the Dartmouth Atlas of Healthcare Prescription Drug Use series, released in October 2013. For more layers from this series, browse the Map … Continued