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Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Projectā€‹ā€‹

The Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project (HCI) provides a standardized set of statistical measures, data, and tools on the social determinants of health in California. The goal of the HCI is to provide dataā€‹sets and tools tā€‹ā€‹ā€‹ā€‹hat a broad array of sectors can use for planning healthy communities and evaluating the impact of plans, projects, policy, and environmental changes on community health.

Indicator datasets include data for California, as well as its counties, regions, communities, and census tracts when available. Datasets also include stratifications by race/ethnicity and other population characteristics. Indicators are organized by the ā€œAā€“Nā€ categories in Section 131019.5 of the California Health and Safety Code (PDF). Content for these indicators is updated as data becomes available. The majority of datasets here can also be found on the California Health and Human Services Open Data Portal. For any questions, please contact HCIOHE@cdph.ca.gov.

Find out more information on the background of HCI (PDF).

Suggested Citation:

Healthy Communities Data and Indicators Project, California Department of Public Health, Office of Health Equity. [Indicator Definition, data years]. Date accessed: [date]. 

(A) Income Security 

Indicator and Narrative

Indicator Full Title

ā€‹State Estimate

Dataset

Visualizations

Living Wage (PDF)

Living wage and percent of families with income below the living wage

ā€‹25.0% of families

(2010)

ā€‹XLS (4.7MB)

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Unemployment Rate (PDF)

Percent of the population in the labor force who are unemployed

ā€‹6.7% unemployment rate

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (2.9MB)

ā€‹Tableā€‹au

Unemployment Fact Sheet (PDF)

Poverty Rate (PDF)

Overall and child (0 to 18 years of age) poverty rate (200% FPL)

ā€‹32.5% of overall population

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (6.6MB)

ā€‹Tableau

Poverty Fact Sheet (PDF)

Income Inequality (Gini Index) (PDF)

Distribution of household income relative to the number of households, expressed on a 0 to 1 scale (Gini Index)

ā€‹0.49 Gini index score

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (841KB)

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Jobs to Housing Ratio (PDF)

Jobs to housing ratio (number of jobs/number of housing units)

Not Available

ā€‹XLSX (2.0MB)

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Jobs to Employed Residents Ratio (PDF)

Jobs to employed residents ratio (number of jobs/number of employed residents)

ā€‹ā€‹Not Available

ā€‹XLSX (5.6MB)

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 (B) Food Security and ā€‹ā€‹Nutritionā€‹

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Titleā€‹ā€‹ ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Food Affordability (PDF)

Average cost of a market basket of nutritious food items relative to income

ā€‹26.6% of income

(2010)

ā€‹XLS (3.9MB)

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Retail Fā€‹oodā€‹ Environment (PDF)

Modified retail food environment index
(mRFEI = Number of healthy food retailers / Number of all food retailers x 100)%

ā€‹20.9% mRFEI score

(2022)

ā€‹XLSX (1.4MB)

ā€‹ESRā€‹I Storymapā€‹ā€‹

Proximity to Alcohol Outlets (PDF)

Percent of the population within Ā¼ mile of alcohol outlets by type of establishment sales

ā€‹43.8% of Californians

(2014)

ā€‹XLSX (38.7MB)

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 (C) Child Development, Education, and Literacy

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Educational Attainment (PDF)

Percent of population age 25 and up with a four-year college degree or higā€‹her

ā€‹33.3% of population age 25+

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (27.2MB)

ā€‹Tableau

ESRI Storymap

Licensed Daycare Center Slots (PDF)

Number of licensed daycare center slots per 1,000 children aged 0ā€“5 years

266 slots per 1,000 children ā‰¤ 5

(2019)

ā€‹XLSX (3.6MB)

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Children Reported with Neglect, Physical, or Sexual Abuse (PDF)

Children (under 18) reported with neglect, physical, or sexual abuse per 1,000 children

ā€‹52.6 children neglected/abused per 1,000 children

(2019)

ā€‹XLSX (5.9MB)

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Household Types (PDF)

Household by type of family and head of household

ā€‹6.3% single-mother households

(2018)

Aā€“M Counties XLSX (42.0MB)

Nā€“Y Counties XLSX (28.0MB)

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(D) Housing

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Percent of Households Incurring Housing Cost Burdens (PDF)

Percent of households paying more thā€‹an 30% (or 50%) of monthly household income towards housing

ā€‹40.6% of households pay >30%

19.7% of households pay >50%

(2017)

Housing Cost Burden Datasets

Percent of Household Crowding (PDF)

Percent of household overcrowding (>1.0 persons per room) and severe overcrowding (>1.5 persons per room)

ā€‹8.2% of households experience overcrowding

2.8% of households experience severe overcrowding

(2018)

Overcrowding XLSX (35.3MB)

Severe  XLSX (31.7MB)

ā€‹Tableau

ESRI Storymap

Neighborhood Change (PDF)

10-year change in number of households by income and race/ethnicity

ā€‹+751,398 households

(2019)

Aā€“Lake  XLSX (31.7MB)

Lassenā€“Sac XLSX (42.9MB)

San Benitoā€“Y XLSX (29.1MB)

ā€‹Tableau


(E) Environmental Qualityā€‹ā€‹

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Ozone Air Pollution (PDF)

Annual average numā€‹ber of unhealthy days of ozone air pollution

Not Available

ā€‹XLSX (2.8MB)

ā€‹RShiny

Fine Particulate Air Pollution (PDF)

Annual ambient concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5)

Not Available

ā€‹XLSX (10.1MB)

ā€‹RShiny

Unsafe Drinking Water (PDF)

Percent of the population served by community water systems not meeting regulations of the Safe Drinking Water Act

ā€‹Not Available

Aā€“N Counties XLSX (28.1MB)

Oā€“Y Counties XLSX (24.8MB)

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Smoking (PDF)

Prevalence of smoking in adults and youth

1.2% of teens

9.0% of adults

(2019)

ā€‹XLSX (2.5MB)

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(F) Accessible Built Environments

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Road Trā€‹affic Injuries (PDF)

Annual number of fatal and severe road traffic iā€‹njuries per population (per 100,000) and per miles traveled by transport mode

ā€‹35.3 injuries per 100,000 population

(2010)

Aā€“N Counties XLSX (30.6MB)

Oā€“Y Counties XLSX (34.5MB)

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Miles Traveled by Occurrence (PDF)

Annual miles traveled by occurrence and by mode

ā€‹8,798 vehicle miles

(2010)

ā€‹XLSX (2.2MB)

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Mode of Transport to Work (PDF)

Residents aged 16 years and older mode of transportation to work

ā€‹13.2 million residents drive alone

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (23.1MB)

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Percent of Workersā€™ Daily Commute 10 or More Minutes by Walking or Biking (PDF)

Percent of population 16 years or older whose commute to work is 10 minutes/day or more by walking or biking

ā€‹1.7% of population age 16+

(2018)

ā€‹XLS (5.1MB)

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Walkable Distance to High Quality Public Transit (PDF)

Percent of the population residing within Ā½ mile of a major transit stop

Not Available

Bay Area XLSX (3.11MB)

Southern California XLSX  (5.33MB)

San Diego County XLSX (1.86MB)

Sacramento County XLSX (1.09MB)

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Access to Parks (PDF)

Percent of population within Ā½ mile of park, beach, open space, or coastline

ā€‹76.3% of population

(2010)

ā€‹XLSX (61.6MB)

ā€‹Tableau

ESRI Storymap

Tree Canopy Coverage (PDF)

Percent of area covered by tree canopy

Not Available

ā€‹XLSX (18.0MB)

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(G) Health Care

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Health Insurance (PDF)

Percent of adults aged 18ā€“64 years withā€‹out health insurance

ā€‹8.5% of adults

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (2.64MB)

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(H) Prevention Efforts

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Childhood Fitness (PDF)

Percent of children scoring 6 of 6 on FITNESSGRAMĀ®

23.1% of Grade 5

28.2% of Grade 7

33.0% of Grade 9

(2019)

Years 2001ā€“2005 XLSX (25.6MB)

Years 2006ā€“2010 XLSX (27.2MB)

Years 2011ā€“ā€‹2016 XLSX (37.2MB)

ā€‹Tableau

ESRI Storymap


(I) Discrimination

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations
Spatial Social
Polarizatiā€‹on (PDF)
ā€‹ā€‹

Measures current residential segregation, a consequence of structural discrimination and biasā€‹

Racial polarization: 0.30
(slight polarization toward advantage)

Ethnic polariā€‹zation: -0.02
(near zero polarization)

Economic polarization: 0.01
(near zero polarization)



ā€‹(J) Neighborhood Safety and Collective Efficacy

Indicator and Narrative Indicator Full Title ā€‹ā€‹State Estimate Dataset Visualizations

Violent Crime Rate (PDF)

Violent crimes per 100,000 population

ā€‹447.4 crimes per 100,000 population

(2018)

ā€‹XLSX (7.2MB)

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Voter Registration and Participation (PDF)

Percent of eligible voters who are registered to vote

Percent of registered voters who voted in the most recent general election

ā€‹77.5% of eligible voters


62.4% of registered voters

(2018)

XLSX (12.2MB)

Tableau (2016)

Tableau (2018)

 Voter Registration Fact Sheet (PDF)


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