*Public and Community Health: Data Sources & Statistics

Easy access to statistics on specific health topics, from diseases and conditions to health care and insurance.

Report on national trends in health statistics. Includes detailed tables and charts on selected measures of morbidity, mortality, health status, risk factors, and health care use, among other topics.

United States’ principal health statistics agency.

Interactive online application that ranks the overall health status of almost every U.S. county. It offers access to measures of health outcomes like mortality and morbidity, and their determinants, such as health behaviors, clinical care, social and economic factors, and physical environment.

Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) is a non-profit foundation that focuses on major health care issues in the U.S. State Health Facts has more than 800 health indicators for all 50 states, Washington, D.C., United States Territories, and other locations. Users can view maps, relative health rankings, trends, and download data on demographics, health costs, health coverage, minority health, providers and service use, and more.

Clearinghouse of health-related data sets from Department of Health and Human Services agencies

Data tables, maps, publications, and other resources on variations in health care resources and how they are used in different geographic regions.

Nation’s official vital statistics, including births, deaths, marriages, and divorces.

Ad-hoc query system for the analysis of public health data.

Science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Explore Leading Health Indicators to find data and program descriptions.

Data on patient care in hospital-based settings to describe patterns of health care delivery and utilization in the U.S. Settings include inpatient, emergency, and outpatient departments.

Surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories.

Health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States. The survey is unique in that it combines interviews and physical examinations.

Largest, most comprehensive longitudinal survey of adolescents ever undertaken. Beginning with an in-school questionnaire administered to a nationally representative sample of students in grades 7-12, the study followed up with a series of in-home interviews conducted in 1995, 1996, 2001-02, and 2008. Add Health combines longitudinal survey data on respondents’ social, economic, psychological and physical well-being with contextual data on the family, neighborhood, community, school, friendships, peer groups, and romantic relationships,

Personal household interviews on a broad range of health topics.

Health-related telephone surveys that collect state data about U.S. residents regarding their health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, and use of preventive services.

From U.S. Census Bureau’s State & County Quick Facts.

From Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.

Research on national and state economic trends for UT Knoxville, state agencies, and public and private organizations.

From the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Links to a variety of data sources from the Tennessee Department of Health.

Interactive U.S. map for basic population, business, and geographic facts for states and counties.

Updated yearly.