Benchmarking Sussex County, Delaware against all counties
Sussex County, Delaware has the 8th-lowest natural amenities index (0.05) of the 178 Mid-Atlantic counties. That 0.05 compares to an average of 0.49 and standard deviation of 0.39 across those 178 counties.
Sussex County, Delaware has these related standings among those 178 peer counties:
Sussex County, Delaware has these related standings among those 178 peer counties:
- natural amenities index = 0.05 (8th-lowest)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals = 637.44 (45th-lowest)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area = 20.16% (7th-most)
- very-hot days per year = 5 (3rd-fewest, tied)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population = 1.36 (36th-lowest, tied)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population = 36.58 (43rd-lowest)
- unsafe drinking water exposure = 2.04% (68th-least)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population = 33.32% (71st-least)
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Peers
better than Warren County, New York (0.00), Somerset County, Pennsylvania (0.01), Bucks County, Pennsylvania (0.01), and Sullivan County, Pennsylvania (0.01), and 3 others, ending with Harford County, Maryland (0.04).
trailed Elk County, Pennsylvania (0.07), Cape May County, New Jersey (0.07), Orange County, New York (0.09), and Cecil County, Maryland (0.10), and others, ending with Suffolk County, New York (1.52).
102 out of the other 177 counties were ruled out due to missing, unknown, or not-applicable values for natural amenities index, e.g., Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
trailed Elk County, Pennsylvania (0.07), Cape May County, New Jersey (0.07), Orange County, New York (0.09), and Cecil County, Maryland (0.10), and others, ending with Suffolk County, New York (1.52).
Taking Action
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References
- natural amenities index. Higher values are better. The natural amenities index, similar to a score, measures natural, physical, environmental qualities that most people prefer, like warm winter, winter sun, temperate summer, low summer humidity, topographic variation, and water area. The index/score ranges from -6 to +12, where higher is better. Source is Department of Agriculture, 1999.
- in region. The 9 regions with their corresponding states or other geographic entities are: New England (CT ME MA NH RI VT), Mid Atlantic (DE DC MD NJ NY PA), Great Lakes (IL IN MI OH WI), Plains (IA KS MN MO NE ND SD), Southeast (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC SC TN VA WV), Southwest (AZ NM OK TX), Rocky Mountains (CO ID MT UT WY), Far West (AK CA HI NV OR WA), and Outlying Areas (VI PR GU AS MP).