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population | 700,322 | 1,602,947 | 785,205 | 515,142 | 826,116 | 797,939 | 561,483 | |
poverty rate | 6.6% | 8.33% | 11.42% | 8.19% | 11.76% | 20.73% | 12.68% | |
high-school graduation rate | 92.99% | 90.18% | 86.15% | 89.02% | 86.58% | 71.92% | 83.61% | |
adult obesity | 19.9% | 22.2% | 24.9% | 27% | 26.6% | 21.8% | 27.9% | |
days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health | 3.38 | 3.45 | 3.99 | 4.16 | 3.95 | 4.13 | 4.54 | |
adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days | 11.18% | 10.85% | 13.52% | 12.93% | 13.87% | 16.06% | 15.76% | |
heart disease among older adults | 23.97% | 23.63% | 23.39% | 23.58% | 23.97% | 23.42% | 23.87% | |
cancer among older adults | 9.85% | 9.22% | 8.95% | 9.05% | 8.03% | 8.46% | 8.29% | |
natural amenities index | ? | ? | 1.43 | 1.09 | 0.24 | 0.83 | 0.54 | |
violent crimes per 100,000 population | 203.21 | 257.34 | 370.19 | 431.83 | 447.16 | 909.79 | 555.72 | |
performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
population without health insurance | 2.21% | 3.28% | 3.82% | 3.25% | 3.24% | 4.98% | 3.83% | |
adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month | 17.1% | 19.4% | 19.6% | 21.7% | 20.2% | 18.7% | 24.2% | |
adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco | 11.77% | 11.84% | 14.62% | 16.18% | 17.16% | 14.11% | 17.31% | |
deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population | 28 | 25.78 | 32.8 | 36.39 | 32.21 | 31.44 | 41.74 | |
older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression | 19.7% | 21.23% | 22.83% | 20.37% | 21.37% | 23.03% | 23.66% | |
preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population | 4,042 | 4,058 | 4,717 | 4,674 | 4,431 | 4,402 | 4,747 | |
newborns with low birth weight | 7.24% | 7.43% | 7.52% | 7.22% | 7.49% | 8.81% | 8.1% | |
teenage birth rate | 0.31% | 2% | 3.02% | 4.1% | 2.09% | 3.35% | 4.07% | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population | 42.34% | 35.02% | 33.49% | 47.64% | 48.38% | 14.01% | 39.51% | |
unsafe drinking water exposure | 12.86% | 8.81% | 3.89% | 20.39% | 20.14% | 0% | 5.56% | |
airborne cancer risk per million in population | 50.95 | 59.96 | 49.05 | 42.61 | 56.35 | 84.03 | 42.45 | |
risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population | 3.65 | 5.99 | 2.54 | 2.71 | 2.8 | 5.06 | 2.43 | |
very-hot days per year | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | |
households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area | 5.2% | 2.75% | 4.76% | 7.78% | 1.83% | 2.9% | 3.61% | |
chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals | 37,225 | 372,098.63 | 175,192.89 | 36,018.01 | 49,392.27 | 10,204.23 | 109,731.66 | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
median household income | $88,262 | $85,118 | $69,068 | $75,459 | $65,313 | $55,044 | $56,842 | |
civilian labor-force unemployment | 3.2% | 3% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.7% | |
average weekly wage | $1,199 | $1,531 | $1,077 | $956 | $1,013 | $1,754 | $919 | |
labor-force participation | 69.24% | 69.69% | 67.67% | 67.79% | 67.02% | 68.5% | 65.84% | |
variety of industries among available jobs | 0.8 | 0.83 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.9 | |
jobs within a 45-minute commute by car | 136,918 | 147,761 | 96,015 | 61,054 | 45,718 | 288,625 | 72,122 | |
new-business growth rate | 8.36% | 9.09% | 8.71% | 8.71% | 8.42% | 9.67% | 8.36% | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
racial integration | 29% | 26% | 42% | 39% | 34% | 38% | 30% | |
relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population | 0.71% | 0.69% | 0.61% | 0.63% | 0.59% | 0.62% | 0.55% | |
relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites | 0.13 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.24 | 0.2 | 0.33 | 0.07 | |
relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.3 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.16 | 0.18 | |
relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites | 0.48 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.53 | 0.45 | |
relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites | 3.94 | 16.74 | 18.08 | 16.94 | 25.26 | 18.71 | 6.41 | |
relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.02 | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
homeownership rate | 68.8% | 62.4% | 63% | 76% | 64.7% | 35.6% | 62.1% | |
overcrowded households | 1.42% | 1.79% | 2.06% | 1.14% | 1.96% | 3.48% | 1.41% | |
affordable housing relative to low-income population | -49.4 | -52.49 | -50 | -48.77 | -53.36 | -46.66 | -56.62 | |
vacant houses | 0.75% | 1.02% | 1.37% | 1.69% | 3.42% | 1.63% | 3.07% | |
households with utility gas or electric for home heating | 58.91% | 64.98% | 60.24% | 47.18% | 34.42% | 78.33% | 54.65% | |
households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income | 34.61% | 34.67% | 38.66% | 37.09% | 34.91% | 44.5% | 36.68% | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
population without nearby access to a large grocery store | 35.34% | 25.42% | 31.03% | 41.69% | 33.92% | 0.88% | 26.7% | |
local food outlets per 100,000 in population | 5.4 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 9.2 | 10.8 | 4.9 | |
food environment index | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 8 | |
adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables | 69.8% | 71.2% | 71.8% | 75.9% | 72.9% | 74.8% | 77.1% | |
adult diabetes | 7.5% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.9% | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
youth who live within 5 miles of a public school | 100% | 100% | 99.99% | 99.59% | 99.43% | 100% | 99.5% | |
4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts | 68.41% | 63.9% | 55.15% | 53.9% | 54.99% | 36.52% | 49.64% | |
population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher | 58.4% | 58.11% | 45.8% | 44.25% | 43.43% | 46.46% | 34.62% | |
youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school | 0.94% | 1.45% | 1.68% | 3.07% | 2.19% | 1.78% | 1.96% | |
tax returns that claim adult education tax credits | 6.16% | 5.52% | 4.78% | 5.62% | 4.97% | 5.2% | 4.67% | |
more performance measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
nonprofits per 100,000 population | 48.7 | 50.1 | 39.4 | 36.2 | 35.9 | 68.5 | 27.5 | |
population living close to emergency facilities | 49.81% | 62.92% | 56.51% | 37.35% | 39.39% | 88.56% | 46.64% | |
property crimes per 100,000 population | 1,518.2 | 1,823.34 | 2,060.1 | 2,017.74 | 2,153.14 | 3,267.33 | 2,435.24 | |
homicides per 100,000 population | 2.61 | 2.34 | 2.59 | 1.99 | 1.91 | 2.55 | 2.41 | |
car crash fatalities per 100,000 population | 5.47 | 5 | 4.92 | 6.94 | 5.91 | 4.35 | 6.56 | |
workers who commute 60 minutes or more | 15.72% | 10.76% | 13.68% | 17.6% | 11.53% | 11.9% | 11.4% | |
households with internet access | 97.93% | 98.4% | 99.03% | 97.72% | 98.21% | 98.58% | 98.15% | |
walkability index | 11.82 | 12.71 | 12.36 | 8.24 | 8.45 | 15.66 | 8.61 | |
change over time | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
change in median household value | +1.65% | +3.31% | -0.45% | -3.1% | -5.61% | +4% | -5.11% | |
other measures | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
households that receive public-assistance income | 2.03% | 1.99% | 3.23% | 2.99% | 3% | 3.95% | 4.01% | |
public-school spending per student | $17,338 | $18,987 | $17,450 | $15,626 | $16,281 | $22,645 | $16,216 | |
pre-school enrollment | 70% | 65.49% | 53.56% | 59.84% | 53.23% | 55.63% | 57.14% | |
CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population | 2.68 | 3.13 | 2.11 | 3.34 | 2.09 | 10.92 | 2.68 | |
primary-care doctors per 100,000 population | 141.71 | 144.43 | 86.73 | 64.69 | 129.94 | 216.88 | 55.58 | |
per-capita spending on police and fire protection | $370.86 | $361.09 | $329.68 | $355.61 | $278.13 | $745.51 | $302.88 | |
first responders per 1,000 population | 0.75 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 1.14 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 1.01 | |
households with no vehicle | 9.1% | 10.55% | 10.87% | 6.52% | 8.89% | 33.37% | 10.98% | |
other attributes | Norfolk County, Massachusetts | Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Essex County, Massachusetts | Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Worcester County, Massachusetts | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Bristol County, Massachusetts | |
better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in ... | obesity, diabetes, heart disease | obesity, diabetes, heart disease | obesity, diabetes, heart disease | obesity, diabetes, heart disease | obesity, diabetes, heart disease | obesity, diabetes, heart disease | obesity, heart disease | |
better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in ... | college education, poverty, pollution exposure, premature death | none | none | none | none | none | none | |
better than the nationwide crime averages in ... | homicides, property crime, violent crime | homicides, property crime | homicides, property crime | homicides, property crime | none | none | none | |
better than the nationwide employment averages in ... | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, new-business growth rate | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, new-business growth rate | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, new-business growth rate | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity, new-business growth rate | labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, job proximity | |
better than the nationwide household averages in ... | household income, overcrowding, internet access | household income, overcrowding, internet access | household income, overcrowding, internet access | household income, homeownership, overcrowding, internet access | household income, overcrowding, internet access | household income, internet access, home heating | household income, overcrowding, internet access | |
better than the nationwide public-safety averages in ... | traffic fatalities, toxic-chemical exposure, flood hazard | traffic fatalities, drinking water, flood hazard | traffic fatalities, drinking water, flood hazard | none | traffic fatalities, toxic-chemical exposure, flood hazard | traffic fatalities, drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, flood hazard | traffic fatalities, drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, flood hazard | |
worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in ... | none | none | none | none | none | none | diabetes, cancer | |
worse than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in ... | none | college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure | college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure, premature death | college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure | college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure | college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure, premature death | income, poverty, pollution exposure | |
worse than the nationwide crime averages in ... | none | none | none | none | property crime, violent crime | property crime, violent crime | property crime, violent crime | |
worse than the nationwide household averages in ... | homeownership, housing costs, home heating | homeownership, housing costs, home heating | homeownership, housing costs, home heating | none | homeownership, housing costs, home heating | homeownership, overcrowding, housing costs | homeownership, housing costs, home heating | |
worse than the nationwide public-safety averages in ... | drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality | airborne cancer risk, air quality, toxic-chemical exposure | airborne cancer risk, air quality, toxic-chemical exposure | drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality, flood hazard | drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality | none | none |