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Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels America is a nonprofit organization with over 5,000 programs across the country, offering older Americans relief by providing meals, overcoming social isolation and removing safety hazards in their homes. Currently, Meals on Wheels is helping 2.4 million Americans annually.
Learn more about the Meals on Wheels program over at the Retire Guide website:
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Guide
Nursing home abuse is a horrifying reality happening in our communities and affecting our senior citizens. When we place our elder loved ones in a nursing home, we expect staff members to treat them with dignity and respect. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case.
Learn more about how you can identify and report signs of elder abuse in senior living facilities by checking out this important guide put together by Levin & Perconti, Attorneys at Law:
Where We Get Our Data
Literacy and Numeracy Proficiency Data (2017)
Institute of Education Sciences. (2021). U.S. Skills Map: State and County Indicators of Adult Literacy and Numeracy. Retrieved from: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/skillsmap/
Educational Attainment (2023)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Educational Attainment. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S1501. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S1501?t=Educational Attainment&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
Poverty Data (2023)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S1701. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S1701?t=Income and Poverty&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
Public Assistance Income Data (2023)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Public Assistance Income or Food Stamps/SNAP in the Past 12 Months for Households. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables, Table B19058. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B19058?q=SNAP&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
Electricity Costs (2023)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Monthly Electricity Costs. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables, Table B25132. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25132?q=B25132: Monthly Electricity Costs&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
Energy Burden (2022)
United States Department of Energy. (2024). Low-Income Energy Affordability Data Tool (LEAD Tool). Washington, DC: United States Department of Energy: Office of State and Community Energy Programs: State and Local Solution Center. https://www.energy.gov/scep/slsc/lead-tool
Housing Burden Data (2023)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Housing Costs as a Percentage of Household Income in the Past 12 Months. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Detailed Tables, Table B25140. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2023.B25140?q=B25140 B25140A B25140B B25140C B25140D B25140E B25140F B25140G B25140H B25140I&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
Food Insecurity Data (2023)
Ribar, D.C., Harris, V., Dewey, A., Dawes, S., & Engelhard, E. (2025). Map the Meal Gap: An Analysis of Local Food Insecurity and Food Costs in the United States in 2023. Feeding America National Organization. https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/map-the-meal-gap/by-county
Supplemental Food Nutrition Assistance Program Data (2023)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Food Stamps/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S2201. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S2201?q=Poverty&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
Insurance Coverage (2023):
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce. (2023). Selected Characteristics of Health Insurance Coverage in the United States. American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Subject Tables, Table S2701. https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2023.S2701?t=Health Insurance&g=010XX00US,$0500000_040XX00US01,02,04,05,06,08,09,10,11,12,13,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,53,54,55,56&moe=false&tp=true
State-Level Data on Arthritis, Asthma, Coronary Heart Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, Depression, Diabetes, Stroke, and Disabilities (2022)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, September 19). Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Prevalence Data (2011 to present). Atlanta, GA: United States Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. https://data.cdc.gov/Behavioral-Risk-Factors/Behavioral-Risk-Factor-Surveillance-System-BRFSS-P/dttw-5yxu/about_data
County-Level Data on Arthritis, Asthma, Coronary Heart Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder, Depression, Diabetes, Stroke, and Disabilities (2022):
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, December 23). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data 2024 release. Atlanta, GA: United States Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Division of Population Health: PLACES. https://data.cdc.gov/500-Cities-Places/PLACES-Local-Data-for-Better-Health-County-Data-20/swc5-untb/about_data
Drug Overdose Death Data (2022)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2018-2022 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2024. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 2018-2022, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10-expanded.html on Dec 27, 2024 8:14:10 PM.
Cancer Incidence & Mortality Data
Cancer Incidence (2021):
National Cancer Institute. (2024). Incidence rates table. Bethesda, MD: United States Department of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health: National Cancer Institute: Data Topics: Incidence: Tables. https://statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/incidencerates/index.php
Cancer Mortality (2022):
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. National Vital Statistics System, Mortality 2018-2022 on CDC WONDER Online Database, released in 2024. Data are from the Multiple Cause of Death Files, 2018-2022, as compiled from data provided by the 57 vital statistics jurisdictions through the Vital Statistics Cooperative Program. Accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/mcd-icd10-expanded.html on Dec 28, 2024, 12:44:09 PM
HIV Incidence & Prevalence Data (2022)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2024, May 21). NCHHSTP AtlasPlus. Atlanta, GA: United States Department of Health and Human Services: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/atlas/index.htm
Rural County Designation Data
Health Resources Services Administration. (2024, November). Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) data files. Rockville, MD: United States Department of Health and Human Services: Health Resources Services Administration: Rural Health: About Us: How We Define Rural. https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/hrsa/rural-health/about/rural-health-areas-data-set.xlsx
Bridge Conditions (2024)
United States Department of Transportation. (2024, July 03). Bridge condition by county 2024. Washington, DC: United States Department of Transportation: Federal Highway Administration: Safety Inspection: Bridge Inspection: National Bridge Inventory: Bridge Condition by County: 2024. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi/no10/county24.cfm#al
