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On this page you will find resources related to finding or using county and city/town level statistics. On this page are a few examples.
Many states now have publicly available data related to health and other collected data. Local communities may do the same. It varies considerably. Depending on the state, you might find webpages dedicated to county data. You may discover statistics in reports or on an organization's website. It is worth doing an internet search beyond what is listed here.
If you need help, please reach out to a librarian.
Community Health Needs Assessment
The CHNA is a requirement for tax-exempt hospitals to engage their servicing communities every three years and assess their health needs. Based on their findings an action plan is developed to work alongside community stakeholders in improving the health needs of the communities. You can search the web by location to find these reports.
- Community Health Needs AssessmentKaiser Permanante locations covered
County Level
- County Health Ranking & RoadmapsProvides county-by-county health rankings for each of the 50 states and Washington DC...
- County Health CalculatorTool for advocates and policy makers to understand and demonstrate how education and income affect health.
City and Local levels
- City Health DashboardCreated by our team at NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Department of Population Health, and with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the City Health Dashboard launched in 2018. The Dashboard now offers data on over 40 measures of health and drivers of health for over 950 cities across the U.S. – all cities over population 50,000 plus a growing set of smaller places.
Find State Level Statistics
Use these tools to explore the state you are interested in.
Conducting a search on the web for the state you are interested in may find additional data.
- AHRQ National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports (NHQDR)Explore the NHQDR Data Tools for United States National and State data.
- America's Health RankingsAnnual analysis of national health on a state-by-state basis. Ranks the healthiest and least healthy states. Browse by state and by measure. Includes Senior data.
- National Center for Health StatisticsCDC- Health facts for states and territories including birth and death rates and additional sources of health data.
- Kaiser State Health FactsChoose a location or a defined category.
- HRSA Data Explorer*Demographics
*Health Care Facilities (CMS)
*Health Center Program Sites
*Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs)
*HRSA Grants
*Medically Underserved Areas/Populations (MUA/P)
*National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Sites
*Organ Donation and Transplantation
*Ryan White HIV/AIDS Recipients and Sub-Recipients
Massachusetts Statistics
- CHIA: Center for Health Information and AnalysisThis independent agency collects, analyzes and disseminates information on health care spending. Analyses data on cost and price of the Mass. health care system and health status of individuals, health care provider and payer costs, prices and cost trends.
- MA Office of Population Healthestablished in 2017 to accelerate the use and dissemination of data and advanced analytics to identify disparities in health outcomes, risk factors and the social determinants of health.
- Massachusetts Data HubThe Data Hub connects users to data and reports published by Massachusetts state agencies. Search for data of interest, check out our featured content, or browse by topic.
- MA Public Health Data Warehouse (PHD)The Public Health Data Warehouse is a truly unique public health data analysis tool that links multiple data sets across state and local government to help address public health priorities.
- DPH PHI Data Set InformationThese data are available to qualified public health researchers under certain circumstances described under Authorization for Public Health Research.
- Public Health Institute of Western MassachusettsSelect from topics such as Health Equity, CHNA, and Municipal Reports
Boston Examples
- Analyze BostonThe City of Boston provides an open data hub. Locate datasets and other projects built on this open data.
- Boston Indicators ProjectProvides key indicators for data trends in Boston.The reports tend to include data from the field of health, education, transportation, etc.
- The Health of BostonIncludes reports that provide descriptive information about the health status and factors that influence the health of Boston residents.
- Boston NeighborhoodsFind characteristics that define each of the 24 listed Boston Neighborhoods
Philadelphia Examples
Philadelphia provides examples of where you might find data and statistics. Look for sources that are open to the public, or public health department data.
- Community Health Explorer-PhiladelphiaThe CHA is a systematic assessment of population health in Philadelphia, highlighting key public health challenges and assets and informing local public health programs, policies, and partnerships. The CHA includes indicators reflecting health behaviors, health conditions, health care factors, and social and environmental determinants of health.
- OpenDataPhilly-Health/Human ServicesOpenDataPhilly is a portal that provides access to more than 300 data sets, applications, and APIs related to the Philadelphia region. Built by Azavea, a Philadelphia-based geospatial software firm, OpenDataPhilly is based on the idea that providing free and easy access to data information encourages better and more transparent government and a more engaged and knowledgeable citizenry.
- City of Philadelphia-Dept. of Public HealthThe Philadelphia Department of Public Health collects, analyzes, and reports on a wide variety of public health data, including data related to births and deaths, HIV, STDs, immunizations, children’s health, smoking, obesity, air quality, and food safety.