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Public Data Catalog
The Public Data Catalog serves as a comprehensive and interdisciplinary hub for publicly available food security-related data. Use the search and filter features below to find data that support your work. New data resources will be added regularly.
WIC Data Tables
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Data Tables provide monthly and annual summary data on national- and state-level WIC participation (among women, infants, and children), food costs, Average Monthly Food Cost Per Person, and Nutrition Services and Administrative Costs. WIC is a federal nutrition program that provides healthy food, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and healthcare referrals to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and young children who are at nutritional risk.
Stats of the States
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC's National Center for Health Statistics publishes Stats of the States data mapping tool provides state-level data on births (fertility rate, preterm births, low birthweight births, etc), causes of death, and life expectancy. You can search data by state or by indicator.
Social Vulnerability Index
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Social vulnerability refers to the demographic and socioeconomic factors (such as poverty, lack of access to transportation, and crowded housing) that adversely affect communities that encounter hazards and other community-level stressors. These stressors can include natural or human-caused disasters (such as tornadoes or chemical spills) or disease outbreaks (such as COVID-19). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) is a place-based index, database, and mapping application designed to identify and quantify communities experiencing social vulnerability. The SVI can help public health officials and local planners better prepare for and respond to emergency events with the goal of decreasing human suffering, economic loss, and health inequities.
SNAP Retailer Locator
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The SNAP Retailer Locator allows you to locate nearby SNAP-authorized retailers by entering a street address, city, and state or zip code. You can enter your starting location and select a retailer or map point to get details and directions.SNAP Retailer Locator data, including latitude and longitude coordinates, is available for download from the site.
SNAP Data Tables
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Data Tables provide monthly and annual summary data on national- and state-level SNAP participation, including persons, households, benefits, and average monthly benefit per person and household. It also provides monthly state-level P-EBT participation and benefits data. On a bi-annual basis (January and July), SNAP data are available at the State Project Area/County-level.
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates and Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
by: NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
This New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's mapping and dashboard tool offers access to data and statistics related to income, poverty, and health insurance in New Jersey. These statistics provide insights into the economic well-being and health status of the state's population. You can find information on various income indicators, including median household income, per capita income, and income distribution across different demographic groups and geographic regions within New Jersey. The platform provides details on the data sources, methodologies, and definitions used to compile income, poverty, and health statistics in New Jersey.
Population and Household Estimates
by: NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Population and Household Estimates platform offers estimates of the population of New Jersey broken down by various demographic characterics. Here you can find estimates of the number and composition of households in New Jersey. This includes data on average household size, household types (e.g., family households, non-family households), and other household charactericss.
Policy Map
by: Policy Map
PolicyMap is an online mapping and data visualization platform that provides access to a wide range of socioeconomic and demographic data for the United States. It allows users to explore, analyze, and visualize data related to various topics such as housing, education, income, employment, healthcare, and more. PolicyMap offers interactive maps that allow users to visualize data at different geographic levels, including states, counties, cities, neighborhoods, and even individual addresses. Users can overlay multiple data layers to compare and analyze different indicators spatially. The platform includes data from reputable sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other government agencies.
Full PolicyMap features require a login, however, you can use PolicyMap with publicly available data without logging in by clicking “enter without logging in” on the login popup.
PLACES: Local Data for Better Health
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), CDC Foundation
PLACES is a collaboration between CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation. PLACES provides health data for small areas across the country. PLACES reports county, place, census tract, and ZCTA data and uses small area estimation methods to report on chronic disease measures for the entire United States. Categories of measures in PLACES include health outcomes, health risk behaviors, disabilities, social determinants of health, health status, and prevention measures.
Nutrition Education and Local Food Access Dashboard
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) Nutrition Education and Local Food Access Dashboard provides maps and charts of FNS nutrition support, specifically nutrition education and local food access, alongside other metrics related to hunger and nutritional health. Data visualizations are available at the state and county levels. Data includes measures from the Food Environment Atlas like farmers markets/farms, federal nutrition program sites and particpation, farm to school participation, health conditions, and poverty.
NJOIT Open Data Center
by: NJ Office of Information Technology
The NJOIT Open Data Center serves as a searchable hub for datasets available from other various New Jersey state agencies, departments, and local governments. These datasets topics such as agriculture, banking, children and families, community affairs, education, environmental protection, health, higher education, human services, labor and workforce development, public utilities, and transportation. The platform supports government accountability and data-driven policymaking by providing access to authoritative, up-to-date data on key issues facing the state of New Jersey.
NJ SNAP Dashboard
by: New Jersey Department of Human Services
The NJ SNAP Dashboard is managed by the New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS) to illustrate metrics of the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (NJ SNAP) administered by county. NJ SNAP is the food assistance program that helps individuals and families with low income buy the groceries needed to eat healthy. The dashboard includes interactive visualizations of SNAP application timelines, SNAP application approval rates, and SNAP application denial reasons across the state and for each county.
NJ Child Welfare Data Hub
by: NJ Department of Children and Families, Rutgers School of Social Work
The New Jersey Child Welfare Data Hub was developed collaboratively by the New Jersey Department of Children and Families and the Institute for Families at Rutgers University School of Social Work. The Hub allows users to explore key indicators of child well-being, population characteristics, and socioeconomic variables at the state- and county-level.
New Jersey Maternal Data Center
by: NJ Department of Health
The NJ Department of Health Maternal Data Center provides the most recent New Jersey-specific maternal data, information about state services and resources, and recommended readings. The Center publishes an annual Maternal Health Report Card and interactive map/dashboard that provides information on NJ mothers giving birth in NJ hospitals and outcomes associated with giving birth, including surgical/cesarean birth rates and complications rates.
New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development Current Program Statistics
by: New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development
New Jersey Department of Human Services Division of Family Development's Current Program Statistics is a monthly report which presents the status and data for programs administered by the NJ Division of Family Development. The reports cover the Work First New Jersey welfare (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, General Assistance, and Emergency Assistance) program, NJ SNAP, and Child Support Services.
New Jersey Department of Health's State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD)
by: NJ Department of Health
The New Jersey Department of Health's State Health Assessment Data (NJSHAD) System provides access to public health datasets, statistics, and information on the health status of New Jerseyans. NJSHAD serves as a repository for a wide range of health-related data for the state of New Jersey. This includes data on health outcomes, maternity, mental health, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity; diabetes and kidney disease; environmental health, access to health care and insurance, and more. You can access data on NJSHAD through community profiles, indicator reports, and dataset queries. NJSHAD provides tools for visualizing and analyzing the data through interactive charts, graphs, maps, and dashboards.
New Jersey Community Asset Map
by: NJ Department of Community Affairs
The Department of Community Affairs' New Jersey Community Asset Map is an interactive mapping tool that allows users to view assets, amenities, and special designations in New Jersey's 564 municipalities. The map contains relevant economic, community development, land use, infrastructure, transportation, housing, environmental, and demographic information for each municipality.
NACo County Explorer
by: National Association of Counties
The County Explorer platform allows users to search for specific counties within the United States to explore maps and tables depicting various metrics including categories like demographics, economy, education, environment, federal funding, health and human services, housing, and more. The platform offers interactive maps that allow users to visualize various county-level data across the United States.
Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets
by: Kaiser Family Foundation
Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) Mental Health and Substance Use State Fact Sheets is a platform that provides fact sheets for each U.S. state and the District of Columbia, as well as data and information on mental health and substance use in each jurisdiction. The interactive fact sheets provide an overview of key indicators and statistics related to mental health and substance use disorders, treatment, and access to care. Individuals can compare data across states to identify variations, disparities, and similarities in mental health and substance use outcomes, policies, and services. The fact sheets highlight policy implications and recommendations based on the data presented.
Map the Meal Gap
by: Feeding America
Feeding America produces estimates of local food insecurity and food costs to improve the understanding of people and places facing hunger at the county and congressional district levels. The Map the Meal Gap platform has an interactive map, now updated with data as of 2021, which features annual food insecurity estimates for the overall population and children in every county, congressional district, and state, as well as for every service area within Feeding America's nationwide network of food banks. The map also features food insecurity estimates for the older adult and senior populations at the national and state level.
Life Expectancy at Birth
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Life Expectancy at Birth Data Visualization tool offers an interactive experience for exploring life expectancy trends in the United States. Individuals can interact with maps, charts, and graphs to visualize life expectancy data at various geographic levels, including national, state, and county levels. The tool presents life expectancy data in different metrics, such as life expectancy at birth, life expectancy by sex, and life expectancy by race and ethnicity. Individuals can explore disparities and variations in life expectancy across different demographic groups and geographic regions. It can view temporal trends in life expectancy over time, allowing for tracking of changes and patterns in life expectancy at different points in history.
This web page is archived for historical purposes and is no longer being updated.
Licensed Child Care Center Explorer
by: NJ Department of Children and Families
The Child Care Explorer portal allows users to search for and explore child care options within the state of New Jersey. Users can search for child care providers based on various criteria, such as location, type of care (e.g., daycare center, family child care home), age group served, and hours of operation. The portal provides detailed information about each child care provider listed in the system. It provides a centralized platform where users can easily find and compare different child care providers based on their specific needs and preferences. In addition to helping users find child care providers, the portal may offer referrals to other resources and services related to child care and early childhood education.
Kids Count Data Center
by: Annie E. Casey Foundation
The Annie E. Casey Foundation publishes the Kids Count Data Center which provides demographic, economic wellbeing, education, and family and community data for children and their families across the U.S. In addition to including data from the most trusted national resources, the Kids Count Data Center draws from more than 50 Kids Count state organizations that provide state and local data, as well publications providing insights into trends affecting child and family well-being. Data is available at the national, state, and city levels.
Interactive Data Query Systems
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Interactive Data Query System allows the user to find information on metrics assessed in the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). This survey is conducted annually by the CDC and asks questions on demographic characteristics, health status, health care access and utilization, health behaviors, and other health-related factors. Estimates are available at the national-level and can be grouped by characteristics such as age, race, or sex.
Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC’s Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke is an online mapping tool that allows users to create and customize county-level maps of heart disease and stroke by race and ethnicity, gender, age group, and more.
Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators
by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) data visualization tool, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, provides a snapshot of high-priority Healthy People 2030 objectives selected to drive action toward improving health and well-being. As a set, LHIs cover the life span and include objectives across health topic areas. Most LHIs address important factors that impact major causes of death and disease in the United States. Healthy People 2030 includes 23 LHIs, including consumption of calories from added sugars, household food insecurity and hunger, persons with medical insurance, and infant and maternal deaths.
Healthiest Communities
by: U.S. News & World Report, University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES)
Healthiest Communities is an interactive data visualization and mapping tool developed by U.S. News & World Report. Backed by in-depth research and accompanied by news and analysis, the site features comprehensive rankings drawn from an examination of nearly 3,000 counties and county-equivalents on 89 metrics across 10 categories. Categories of data include community vitality, economics, education, the environment, equity, food and nutrition, population health, housing, infrastructure, and public safety. Data was gathered and analyzed by the University of Missouri Extension Center for Applied Research and Engagement Systems (CARES).
Grocery Gap Atlas
by: Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) and the Open Spatial Lab at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago
The Grocery Gap Atlas brings together multiple data sources through interactive maps and reports on food access, grocery market concentration, economic disadvantage, and residential segregation. The Grocery Gap Atlas enables users to explore the landscape of access to food and corporate concentration of grocery markets across the United State at the state, county, and local levels. The Atlas authors encourage users to use the tool to find opportunities to improve access, break down potential relationships of factors driving inequity, and utilize the data for further analysis and research.
The Grocery Gap Atlas is a collaboration between Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) and the Open Spatial Lab at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago.
Food System Dashboard
by: Rutgers University
The New Jersey Food System Dashboard provides publicly available information on different aspects of the New Jersey's food system. It was developed with a grant from Rutgers Equity Alliance for Community Health to Rutgers Cooperative Extension Department of Family & Community Health Sciences. Data is available at the state, county, and municipality levels. The Dashboard includes metrics on food/nutrition security; agriculture and land use; the food system economy (e.g. food system sales, employment, and wages); and food and climate.
Food Security Database
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service's (ERS) Food Security Database provides comprehensive data and analysis on food security trends and determinants in the United States. This resource includes information on household food insecurity rates, food expenditure patterns, and access to federal nutrition programs like SNAP, WIC, and school meals. Users can explore datasets, interactive tools, and reports to better understand the factors influencing food access.
Food Environment Atlas
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Environment Atlas provides an overview of Food Choices (indicators of the community's access to and acquisition of healthy, affordable food, such as: access and proximity to a grocery store; number of food stores and restaurants; expenditures on fast foods; food and nutrition assistance program participation; food prices; food taxes; and availability of local foods); Health and Well-Being (indicators of the community's success in maintaining healthy diets, such as: food insecurity; diabetes and obesity rates; and physical activity levels); and Community Characteristics (indicators of community characteristics that might influence the food environment, such as: demographic composition; income and poverty; population loss; metro-nonmetro status; natural amenities; and recreation and fitness centers).
The Food Environment Atlas provides a spatial overview of a community's ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so. Users of the Atlas can create maps showing the variation in a single indicator across the United States; for example, number of farmers' markets or access to grocery stores across U.S. counties; view all of the county-level indicators for a selected county; zoom in to specific areas and export or print maps; and download the full dataset in Excel format.
Food Distribution Program Data Tables
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Distribution Program Data Tables provide data on participation, food costs, and number of meals served in federal nutrition programs including, the Food Distribution on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), Commodity Supplemental Food (CSFP), and Emergency Food Assistance (TEFAP). Data is available at the state and national levels.
Food and Nutrition Service Program Participation Dashboard
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The The USDA Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) Program Participation Dashboard is an interactive tool that provides FNS nutrition program data, including participation and number of meals served, at the state, territory, and national levels. The dashboard contains data on the following programs:
- Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
- National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
- Nutrition Assistance Program (NAP)
- Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT)
- School Breakfast Program (SBP)
- Seamless Summer Option (SSO)
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
- Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Food Access Research Atlas
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS)
The Food Access Research Atlas maps access to food stores at the census tract level for communities across the United States. The Atlas maps communities that have low-income and low-access to food stores. The Atlas includes three store types: supercenters, supermarkets, and large grocery stores — collectively referred to as food stores. Using the Atlas, you can compare food access measures based on 2019 data with the previous 2015 measures. You may also download data to analyze food access by State, county, and additional demographic information such as race and ethnicity.
Farm to School Census
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the Farm to School Program in order to support and promote the use of local foods in Child Nutrition Programs. The Farm to School Census is conducted periodically to assess the state of farm to school activities across the U.S. The Census surveys all school food authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch Program. USDA conducted the first Farm to School Census in 2013 and again in 2015. The most recent Farm to School Census was conducted in the fall of 2019 and findings are largely based on farm to school participation in the 2018-2019 school year. The Farm to School Census site details information on schools serving local foods, providing food, nutrition, or agricultural education, operating edible gardens, spending on local foods, and additional farm to school metrics.
Environmental Justice Mapping, Assessment and Protection Tool
by: NJ Department of Environmental Protection
The New Jersey Environment Justice Mapping, Assessment, and Protection (EJMAP) Tool is an interactive map that displays the locations of New Jersey’s Overburdened Communities (OBCs) and Adjacent Block Groups (ABGs). An OBC is defined as community where a high percentage of households qualify as low-income (35%), identify as a minority (40%), or have limited English pfoficiency (40%). The EJMAP also shows a summary of environmental and public health stressors that exist within OBC and ABG communities, including if the stressors are disproportionately prevalent in these communities compared to other communities. Examples of the 26 stressors included in the assessment include known contaminated sites, lack of recreational open space, solid waste facilities, drinking water, potential lead exposure, unemployment, and education. The EJMAP is developed and hosted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The EJMAP site provides a data story to guide you through the information available.
Environmental Justice Index
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The Environmental Justice Index (EJI) is the first national, place-based tool designed to measure the cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lens of human health and health equity. The EJI delivers a single rank for each community to identify and map areas most at risk for the health impacts of environmental burden. The EJI, published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, OpenStreetMap, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to rank the cumulative impacts of environmental injustice on health for every census tract. The EJI ranks each tract on 36 environmental, social, and health factors and groups them into three overarching modules and ten different domains.
Data is still available at this time. Note that a disclaimer from the Administration is posted at the top of the page which some readers may find offensive (3.28.2025).
Department of Community Affairs Data Hub
by: New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Data Hub provides a centralized platform for accessing various datasets and statistical information related to New Jersey's communities. Datasets cover a wide range of topics, including local government, housing (e.g. affordable housing developments), state aid/funding, community development (e.g. business improvement districts and opportunity zones), a community asset map, and more. Depending on the dataset, data is available for download in excel or pdf format or accessible via interative maps and tables. Datasets may provide additional resources such as data dictionaries, metadata, methodologies, and documentation to help you understand and interpret the data available.
Data USA
by: Deloitte Datawheel
The Data USA platform provides acces to a wide range of socioeconomic data across the United States, including key metrics across population, diversity, employment, income, poverty, voting, education, housing, transportation, and health, and health insurance. Data is available at the state, metropolitan statistical area (MSA), congressional district, county, and city levels. You can explore data by geography and data is displayed in narrative, graph, and map formats
County Health Rankings and Roadmaps
by: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), University of Wisconsin Population Health Health Institute
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a program of the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, provides a snapshot of the health of nearly every county in the nation. The database includes a wide range of factors that influence length of life and quality of life, including factors that span health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the physical environment. The database draws attention to why there are differences in health within and across communities. Data is displayed in table and map formats.
Chronic Disease Indicators
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
The Chronic Disease Indicators (CDI) tool provides national and state estimates for over 200 key indicators of chronic diseases and their risk factors. Where applicable, estimates are broken down by sex, race and ethnicity, and age group. Data are available in the form of maps, bar graphs, line graphs, and tables, or through the CDI Data Portal. You can compare all estimates across states to identify geographic disparities and variations in disease and risk factor prevalence. CDI was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists, and the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors.
Child Nutrition Data Tables
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
The Child Nutrition Data Tables, released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), provide statistics on participation, meals, and costs in federal child nutrition programs. Child nutrition programs include the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Program, Special Milk Program, and Summer Food Service Program. Monthly and annual data is available at the national and state levels.
Census of Agriculture
by: U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Census of Agriculture is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. Even small plots of land – whether rural or urban – count if $1,000 or more of agricultural products were produced and sold, or normally would have been sold, during the census year. The Census of Agriculture is conducted every five years, with the most recent census in 2022. The Census of Agriculture looks at land use and ownership, crops produced, producer characteristics, production practices, income, and expenditures. The Census of Agriculture provides uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every state and county in the nation.
Census Reporter
by: Census Reporter
Census Reporter is an independent platform that allows users to explore and visualize U.S. Census Bureau data. In general, the data is from the most recently released American Community Survey (ACS). Census Reporter includes measures across categories including demographics, economics, poverty, transportation, housing, education, and langauge. You can explore data by place or topic with instructional videos to get you started.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Prevalence and Trends Data
by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the nation's premier system of health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's BRFSS Prevalence & Trends Data portal provides data visualizations and tables of this data including topics like demographics, fruits and vegetables, physical activity, overweight and obesity, and health care access/coverage. Data is available at the national and state level.
Data is still available at this time. The website is currently being modified. OFSA will monitor for updates (3.28.2025).
Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed
by: United For ALICE
United For ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed), led by United Way of Northern New Jersey, is a collaboration of United Ways, corporations, nonprofits and foundations across half of U.S. states. United for ALICE provides data reports that contains data on household budgets, demographics, employment opportunities, housing affordability, public and private assistance, and other critical economic factors.
Americas Health Rankings
by: United Health Foundation
America’s Health Rankings, developed by the United Health Foundation, provides an analysis of health metrics on a state-by-state basis and uses these metrics to determine national health benchmarks and state rankings. This public database platform analyzes over 280 unique measures from more than 80 publicly available data sources. Measures assessed span categories including access to health care; air and water quality; health behaviors; climate; community and family safety; economic resources; education; housing; transportation; nutrition; physical activity; health conditions; social support; and more. You can explore individual metrics, compare states, and learn more through their three annual state health ranking reports, including an overall Annual Report, a Senior Report, and the Health of Women and Children Report, which focuses on children and women of reproductive age.