From data to understanding.
Explore prevention indicators, overdose mortality, and community vulnerability across HHS Region 6.
Shared geographic selections apply to all tabs where data exist. For multiple selections, use Ctrl/Command-click. State-level values shown here are population-weighted summaries of county model estimates, not separately published CDC state estimates. Select counties to compare, or leave comparison empty to view the full filtered distribution.
Prevention indicators · CDC PLACES
These are cross-sectional modeled estimates. PLACES releases should not be interpreted as a valid local time series.
Geographic distribution
Click a geography on the map to add it to the comparison (maximum five). Color scales represent estimated prevalence, not counts. State boundaries are drawn above counties; fine white lines indicate counties.
Ranked comparisons
Relationships between prevention indicators
Ecological association only; county-level correlation cannot establish individual-level associations or causality.
Drug overdose mortality · 2003–2021
NCHS model-based county drug-poisoning mortality rates per 100,000 residents (crude rates). Unlike PLACES, these are longitudinal estimates. County confidence intervals are available. Dark outlines indicate state boundaries. State and rural-group summaries below are population-weighted approximations of modeled county rates, not published state estimates.
When no comparison is selected, county trends show the highest-rate county in each Region 6 state for the selected year (or the five highest counties in a single-state view). These selections change with the year slider; select counties to hold the comparison constant.
Map uses a fixed 0–100 deaths per 100,000 sequential red color scale for comparable playback (values above 100 use the maximum shade). Gray indicates unavailable estimates. Rates are modeled and cannot establish causal effects. Rural classification for this view is the classification provided in the historical NCHS dataset, not necessarily the 2023 crosswalk used on the Place tab.
Source: NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality by County. Annual data end in 2021. Definitions and methods differ from the newer CDC Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence series.
Population & Equity
CDC/ATSDR 2022 Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), CDC PLACES 2025 health-related social needs, with county-level SVI theme comparisons. Sources have different reference periods and denominators. SVI is a national percentile rank, not a prevalence rate.
Social vulnerability / socioeconomic map
Darker shading indicates higher SVI vulnerability percentile. SVI county ranks use national comparisons. State view shows the median county percentile, not an official state SVI rank. Missing values are not zero. County map clicks add a comparison.
Social needs profiles
Health-related social needs are modeled adult prevalence estimates; unavailable measures are not imputed.
Ecological relationships
Each dot is a county. Geographic associations do not establish individual-level risk or causation.
SVI vulnerability themes
County percentile rankings for four SVI themes; these are composite vulnerability measures, not raw demographic counts or individual-level outcomes.
Data & methods
SVI: CDC/ATSDR 2022 county feature layer. ACS-dependent charts have been removed because the Census API did not load reliably in local-browser testing. Social needs: PLACES county GIS-friendly dataset. Different reference periods preclude interpreting the displayed associations as simultaneous exposures and outcomes. ACE exposure is not estimated here.