NEW CDC PLACES Data Now Live!

December 14, 2021

NEW PLACES Data Now Live! Click Here to View the New PLACES Data!

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Population Health in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is excited to announce the newest release of PLACES (available at www.cdc.gov/places). This release includes estimates for 29 chronic disease-related measures across 4 geographic levels: U.S. counties, incorporated and census-designated places, census tracts, and ZIP Code Tabulation Areas. Enhancements for the 2021 PLACES release include:  Two new measures (depression and fair or poor health status) Links to Census Data Profiles at the county and place-level added to the PLACES Interactive Map application New webpage on social determinants of health data that can be merged with PLACES data New Help section for using the PLACES data portal Multiple new FAQs (e.g., aggregating data for groups of areas, comparing estimates for two or more areas) Measures reorganized into four categories (health outcomes, health risk behaviors [renamed], health status [new category], and prevention)  We want to hear from you!  Thank you for your support of PLACES as a tool for effective and efficient public health action. We look forward to hearing how you use these data to promote health, prevent disease, and promote equity in not only our nation’s largest cities but also our smaller cities, rural areas, and everywhere in between. Please share your stories with us by emailing PLACES@cdc.gov. You can also direct any questions to that mailbox address.  Click Here to Email Us!

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