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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data 2024 release

Metadata Updated: December 5, 2025

This dataset contains model-based place (incorporated and census-designated places) estimates. PLACES covers the entire United States—50 states and the District of Columbia—at county, place, census tract, and ZIP Code Tabulation Area levels. It provides information uniformly on this large scale for local areas at four geographic levels. Estimates were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. PLACES was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. The dataset includes estimates for 40 measures: 12 for health outcomes, 7 for preventive services use, 4 for chronic disease-related health risk behaviors, 7 for disabilities, 3 for health status, and 7 for health-related social needs. These estimates can be used to identify emerging health problems and to help develop and carry out effective, targeted public health prevention activities. Because the small area model cannot detect effects due to local interventions, users are cautioned against using these estimates for program or policy evaluations. Data sources used to generate these model-based estimates are Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2022 or 2021 data, Census Bureau 2020 population data, and American Community Survey 2018–2022 estimates. The 2024 release uses 2022 BRFSS data for 36 measures and 2021 BRFSS data for 4 measures (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, cholesterol screening, and taking medicine for high blood pressure control among those with high blood pressure) that the survey collects data on every other year. More information about the methodology can be found at www.cdc.gov/places.

Access & Use Information

Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

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References

https://www.cdc.gov/places/measure-definitions/index.html

Dates

Metadata Created Date December 5, 2025
Metadata Updated Date December 5, 2025

Metadata Source

Harvested from Healthdata.gov

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date December 5, 2025
Metadata Updated Date December 5, 2025
Publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Maintainer
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Data First Published 2025-12-04
Data Last Modified 2025-12-04
Category 500 Cities & Places
Public Access Level public
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Data Dictionary https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/dataset/PLACES-Local-Data-for-Better-Health-Place-Data-202/eav7-hnsx
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Program Code 009:020
Related Documents https://www.cdc.gov/places/measure-definitions/index.html
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