Retirement Destination Counties

Retirement destination counties are those where the number of residents ages 55 to 74 increased by at least 15 percent from 2010 to 2020 because of migration. Based on data from the Applied Population Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Non-Specialized Counties

Non-specialized counties are those that did not have a high concentration of earnings or jobs in any one of farming, mining, manufacturing, or Federal and State Government and did not have a high concentration of economic activity (as measured using … Continued

Banking Deserts

This layer displays the average number of active branches of banks as of 2024. Data are available at the census tract.

Population Loss Counties

Population loss counties are those where the number of county residents declined between the 1990 and 2000 censuses and also between the 2000 and 2010 censuses.

Maximum Temperature – Average Days Above 95 Degrees

This updated dataset reports the total number of days in which an extreme heat event was above 95 degrees between 2021-2023 at the county and Census Tract levels. Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) … Continued

Low Employment Counties

Low employment counties are those where less than 63 percent of residents ages 25 to 54 were employed in the 2018–22 5-year ACS.Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas are based on the U.S. Office of Management and Budget 2023 delineation of core … Continued

Heat Index – Average Days Above 95th Percentile

This updated dataset reports the total number of days in which an extreme heat event was above the 95th percentile between 2021-2023 at the county and Census tract levels. Data were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention … Continued

Housing Stress Counties

Housing stress counties are those where at least 29 percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing units had at least one of the following conditions in the 2018–22 5-year ACS: 1) lacking complete plumbing facilities, 2) lacking complete kitchen facilities, 3) … Continued

Home Loan Originations, 2022

Layer displays the rate of home loan originations per 10,000 population by county and census tract. Additional updates include map layers showing loans by purpose, applicant income, and applicant race/ethnicity.

Farming Dependent Counties

Farming dependent counties are those where at least 20 percent of the county’s annual average labor and proprietors’ earnings came from farming or at least 17 percent of the annual average number of jobs in the county were derived from … Continued