Drought Intensity, U.S. Drought Monitor

This layer displays areas that experienced dry or drought conditions in the last seven days. Data are retrieved as shapefiles from the U.S. Drought Monitor and are updated on a weekly basis. The affected areas are represented by polygons, which … Continued

National Land Cover Dataset, 2024

The National Land Cover Database (NLCD) serves as the definitive Landsat-based, 30-meter resolution, land cover database for the Nation. NLCD provides spatial reference and descriptive data for characteristics of the land surface such as thematic class (for example, urban, agriculture, … Continued

Threatened and Endangered Species by County

This layer displays the number of threatened and endangered species in each county. Additional layers are available for the type of species, such as plants, animals, invertebrates, and more!

Tax Returns Claiming Earned Income Tax Credits

This layer displays information about tax credits and tax deductions claimed by tax filers. Information is available for all ZIP codes and counties where 10 or more total tax returns were filed. Eligible tax payers may receive between $1 and … Continued

FEMA National Risk Index, 2023

This layer displays the FEMA National Risk Index score, rating and national and state percentiles for each county and Census tract. These are measures of risks U.S. communities are exposed to for 18 natural hazards. Data was obtained from the … Continued

Weeks In Drought

This layer displays the percentage of weeks in any severity of drought for the years 2021-2023.

Homicide Mortality by County and Census Tract, 2023-24

This layer displays timely information on the estimated homicide mortality rate for counties and census tracts using provisional and final death data. Some census tracts are grouped to protect data privacy. Rates are modeled for areas with greater than 0 … Continued

Homicide Mortality for 2019-23 by County

This layer displays homicide mortality rates from the CDC’s National Vital Statistics System – Mortality database.  Data are 5-year aggregates for 2019-23 and grouped by ICD-10 codes.