This dataset includes data on adult's diet, physical activity, and weight status from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. This data is used for DNPAO's Data, Trends, and Maps database, which provides national and state specific data on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding.

This map shows where obesity and diabetes are happening in the US, by county. It shows each component of the map as its own layer, and also shows the patterns overlapping. Diabetes prevalence (% of adults)Obesity prevalence (% of adults)This data can be used to assess the health factors, and answer questions such as:Are certain counties more/less at risk in regards to diabetes and obesity?Are diabetes, obesity, and physical inactivity happening within the same areas of the US?According to the CDC: "These data can help the public to better use existing resources for diabetes management and prevention efforts." The data comes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the data vintage is 2013. To explore other county indicators, different vintages, or the original data, click here. To view the interactive map through the CDC website, click here. To learn more about the methodology of how county-level estimates are calculated, see this PDF.

This web map is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) PLACES. It provides model-based estimates of obesity prevalence among adults aged 18 years and old at county, place, census tract and ZCTA levels in the United States. PLACES is an expansion of the original 500 Cities Project and a collaboration between the CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the CDC Foundation. Data sources used to generate these estimates include the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), Census 2020 population counts or Census annual county-level population estimates, and the American Community Survey (ACS) estimates. For detailed methodology see www.cdc.gov/places. For questions or feedback send an email to places@cdc.gov.Measure name used for obesity is OBESITY.

Overview: This dataset combines publicly available data on obesity rates, poverty rates, and median household income for all 50 U.S. states from 2019 to 2023. It also includes calculated regional averages based on U.S. Census Bureau-defined regions (Northeast, Midwest, South, and West).

Use Cases - Public health research - Data visualization projects - Socioeconomic analysis - ML models exploring health + income

Sources - CDC BRFSS – Adult Obesity Prevalence Maps (2019–2023) - U.S. Census Bureau – SAIPE Datasets (2019–2023)

Tableau Dashboard View the interactive Tableau dashboard:
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/geo.montes/viz/ObesityPovertyandIncomeintheU_S_2019-2023/Dashboard1#2

Created by Geo Montes, Informatics major at UT Austin

Note: This data was created by the Center for Disease Control, not the City of Rochester. This map is zoomed in to show the CDC data at the census tract level. You can zoom out to see data for all 500 cities in the data set. This map has been built to symbolize the percentage of adults who, in 2017, had a body mass index (BMI) at/above 30.0, classifying them as obese according to self-reported data on their height on weight. However, if you click on a census tract, you can see statistics for the other public health statistics mentioned below in the "Overview of the Data" section.Overview of the Data: This service provides the 2019 release for the 500 Cities Project, based on data from 2017 or 2016 model-based small area estimates for 27 measures of chronic disease related to unhealthy behaviors (5), health outcomes (13), and use of preventive services (9). Twenty measures are based on 2017 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) model estimates. Seven measures (all teeth lost, dental visits, mammograms, Pap tests, colorectal cancer screening, core preventive services among older adults, and sleep less than 7 hours) kept 2016 model estimates, since those questions are only asked in even years. The project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. It represents a first-of-its kind effort to release information on a large scale for cities and for small areas within those cities. It includes estimates for the 500 largest US cities and approximately 28,000 census tracts within these cities. These estimates can be used to identify emerging health problems and to inform development and implementation of effective, targeted public health prevention activities. Because the small area model cannot detect effects due to local interventions, users are cautioned against using these estimates for program or policy evaluations.Data were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. Data sources used to generate these measures include BRFSS data (2017 or 2016), Census Bureau 2010 census population data, and American Community Survey (ACS) 2013-2017 or 2012-2016 estimates. For more information about the methodology, visit https://www.cdc.gov/500cities or contact 500Cities@cdc.gov.

This dataset includes data on policy and environmental supports for physical activity, diet, and breastfeeding. This data is used for DNPAO's Data, Trends, and Maps database, which provides national and state specific data on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding.

This dataset includes select data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) on the percent of adults who bike or walk to work. This data is used for DNPAO's Data, Trends, and Maps database, which provides national and state specific data on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding. For more information about ACS visit https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/.

This dataset includes data on adolescent's diet, physical activity, and weight status from Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). This data is used for DNPAO's Data, Trends, and Maps database, which provides national and state specific data on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding. For more information about YRBSS visit https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/index.htm.

State of Illinois Obesity Percentages by County. Explanation of field attributes: Obesity - The percent of each Illinois county’s population that is considered obese from the 2015 CDC BRFSS Survey.

This dataset includes data on weight status for children aged 3 months to 4 years old from Women, Infant, and Children Participant and Program Characteristics (WIC-PC). This data is used for DNPAO's Data, Trends, and Maps database, which provides national and state specific data on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding. For more information about WIC-PC visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/national-survey-wic-participants.

This dataset includes breastfeeding data from the National Immunization Survey (NIS). This data is used for DNPAO's Data, Trends, and Maps database, which provides national and state specific data on obesity, nutrition, physical activity, and breastfeeding. For more information about breastfeeding and NIS visit https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/nis_data/index.htm.

This map features new data from the US CDC, mapping Behavioral Risk Factors Survey Data at the Census Tract level for the first time.For more info, see the CDC webpage on Chronic Disease and Health Promotion Data & Indicators: https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/health-area/behavioral-risk-factors.NMCDC has built the feature service that runs this map and made it available for sharing on your own AGOL map. It contains 27 adult behavioral risk factors for 206 census tracts in NM's four major cities (Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe and Las Cruces). Feature service information at - http://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=bd74a088596e48358b22ae76a32a2631#overview "The purpose of the 500 Cities Project is to provide city- and census tract-level small area estimates for chronic disease risk factors, health outcomes, and clinical preventive service use for the largest 500 cities in the United States. These small area estimates will allow cities and local health departments to better understand the burden and geographic distribution of health-related variables in their jurisdictions, and assist them in planning public health interventions. Learn more about the 500 Cities Project(https://www.cdc.gov/500cities/about.htm)."

Chronic Disease Prevalence and Other Risk Factors from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) 2018 or 2017, Census Bureau 2010 census population or annual population estimates for county 2018 or 2017, and American Community Survey (ACS) 2014-2018 or 2013-2017Health Outcomes: arthritis, current asthma, high blood pressure, cancer (excluding skin cancer), high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary heart disease, diagnosed diabetes, mental health not good for >=14 days, physical health not good for >=14 days, all teeth lost and strokePreventive Service Utilization: lack of health insurance, visits to doctor for routine checkup, visits to dentist, taking medicine for high blood pressure control, cholesterol screening, mammography use for women, cervical cancer screening for women, colon cancer screening, and core preventive services use for older adults (men and women)Unhealthy Behavior Risk Factors: binge drinking, current smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, and sleeping less than 7 hoursSee original CDC Project map for PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates) here.PLACES expands the original 500 Cities project and is a collaboration between the CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the CDC Foundation (CDCF)

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2013, 2014. Data were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. The project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. 500 cities project city-level data in GIS-friendly format. This dataset can be joined with city-level spatial data in a geographic information system (GIS) to produce maps of 27 measures at the city-level.
Note: During the process of uploading the 2015 estimates, CDC found a data discrepancy in the published 500 Cities data for the 2014 city-level obesity crude prevalence estimates caused when reformatting the SAS data file to the open data format. . The small area estimation model and code were correct. This data discrepancy only affected the 2014 city-level obesity crude prevalence estimates on the Socrata open data file, the GIS-friendly data file, and the 500 Cities online application. The other obesity estimates (city-level age-adjusted and tract-level) and the Mapbooks were not affected. No other measures were affected. The correct estimates are update in this dataset on October 25, 2017.

2013, 2014. Data were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. The project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. 500 cities project city-level data in GIS-friendly format. This dataset can be joined with city-level spatial data in a geographic information system (GIS) to produce maps of 27 measures at the city-level.
Note: During the process of uploading the 2015 estimates, CDC found a data discrepancy in the published 500 Cities data for the 2014 city-level obesity crude prevalence estimates caused when reformatting the SAS data file to the open data format. . The small area estimation model and code were correct. This data discrepancy only affected the 2014 city-level obesity crude prevalence estimates on the Socrata open data file, the GIS-friendly data file, and the 500 Cities online application. The other obesity estimates (city-level age-adjusted and tract-level) and the Mapbooks were not affected. No other measures were affected. The correct estimates are update in this dataset on October 25, 2017.

Each year since 2008, Nurses at Albuquerque Public Schools weigh and measure over 20,000 children. The Department of Health Albuquerque Regional Office of Community Assessment processes, maps and promotes the use of the data to assist prevention efforts.With the exception of 6 middle schools, 8th graders were not measured during school year 2012-13. Data on 8th graders can be found in previous years of the Healthy Weight Assessment Project.SEE THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLE PUBLISHED BY THE CDC IN 2016:Trends in Early Childhood Obesity in a Large Urban School District in the Southwestern United States, 2007–2014SEE A PRESENTATION ON THIS PROJECT BY ANDREA CANTARERO: NMPHA 2014 HWAPSEE THE DETAILED INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE 2011 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RESULTS: http://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=674e52520bde40ec8d2c320fa2019452AND THE DETAILED INTERACTIVE MAP OF THE 2010 RESULTS: http://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=d627350d3419429eb60bd5f8cf0261b3 The Healthy Weight Assessment Project 2011 Report to the APS School Board can be found at http://nmcdc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f560079f38af4e46972ae7f1e5f1f49e

Albuquerque and Bernalillo County estimated childhood obesity 2010. Original data obtained from the CDC. An example using ArcGIS Optimized Hot Spot Analysis (see http://www.unm.edu/~lspear/other_nm.html for more information).

Crude percent of diagnosed diabetes among adults in 2022 and Crude percent of obesity among adults in 2022Source: CDC Places - Population-Level Analysis and Community Estimates (PLACES), 2022Health Risk Factors, Health Outcomes, Disabilities, Prevention

Chronic Disease Prevalence and Other Risk Factors from Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) 2018 or 2017, Census Bureau 2010 census population or annual population estimates for county 2018 or 2017, and American Community Survey (ACS) 2014-2018 or 2013-2017Health Outcomes: arthritis, current asthma, high blood pressure, cancer (excluding skin cancer), high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), coronary heart disease, diagnosed diabetes, mental health not good for >=14 days, physical health not good for >=14 days, all teeth lost and strokePreventive Service Utilization: lack of health insurance, visits to doctor for routine checkup, visits to dentist, taking medicine for high blood pressure control, cholesterol screening, mammography use for women, cervical cancer screening for women, colon cancer screening, and core preventive services use for older adults (men and women)Unhealthy Behavior Risk Factors: binge drinking, current smoking, obesity, physical inactivity, and sleeping less than 7 hoursSee original CDC Project map for PLACES (Population Level Analysis and Community Estimates) here.PLACES expands the original 500 Cities project and is a collaboration between the CDC, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the CDC Foundation (CDCF)