Rural-Urban Commuting Zones

The USDA, Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes are a classification scheme allowing for flexible, census tract delineation of rural and urban areas throughout the United States and its territories. RUCA codes were designed to address a … Continued

Net Population Migration (Gain or Loss), 2011-2021

This layer displays the net migration rate for United States counties between 2010 and 2020. Net migration is the balance of immigration and emigration over a given time period. Net migration does not include natural change, or change due to … Continued

SNAP Recipients by County, 2021

This layer displays the total number and percentage of population receiving SNAP benefits by county. Data are from the latest US Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) dataset. These estimates are collected in month of July, 2021.

Manufacturing Dependent Counties

Manufacturing dependent counties are those where at least 25 percent of the county’s annual average earnings came from manufacturing or at least 17 percent of the annual average number of jobs in the county were in manufacturing over the 3-year … Continued

Food Hubs

Layer displays the location of food hubs across the US. Data was obtained from the USDA Local Food Directories on July 12, 2025.