Income from Medical Transfer Payments

This layer displays information about personal income from Medical transfer payments, including Medicare and Medicaid. Data are from the 2016 Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series.

Income from SNAP/Food Assistance Payments

This layer displays information about personal income from SNAP and food assistance transfer payments. Data are from the 2016 Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series.

Persistent Poverty Counties

Persistent poverty counties are those where 20% or more of county residents were poor, measured by the 1980, 1990, and 2000 censuses, and the 2007-11 American Community Survey.

Persistent Child Poverty Counties

Persistent child poverty counties are those where 20% or more of county related children under 18 were poor, measured in the 1980, 1990, 2000 censuses, and the 2007-11 American Community Survey.

Cropland Data Layer, 2015

The 2015 Cropland Data Layer (CDL) developed by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Cropland Data Layer, 2016

The 2016 Cropland Data Layer (CDL) developed by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Cropland Data Layer, 2017

The 2017 Cropland Data Layer (CDL) developed by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

Farming Dependent Counties

Farming dependent counties are those where 25% or more of the county’s average annual labor and proprietors’ earning were derived from farming, or 16% or more of jobs were in farming, as measured by 2010-12 Bureau of Economic Analysis, Local … Continued

Mining Dependent Counties

Mining dependent counties are those where 13% or more of the county’s average annual labor and proprietors’ earning were derived from mining, or 8% or more of jobs were in mining, as measured by 2010-12 Bureau of Economic Analysis, Local … Continued