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Demographics and the Economy

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States with Projected Budget Gaps, SFY2010

Data on state budget shortfalls for SFY2009 also updated.

6/30/09
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State Tax Collections, by Type

Tax collections per capita are also available.

6/26/09
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Incarceration Rate (per 100,000 U.S. residents), 2007

6/24/09
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Total IRS Gross Collections (in thousands), FY2008

 

6/24/09
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Food Stamp Program Total Benefits, FY2002 - FY2008

Data also available on Average Monthly Food Stamp Benefits per Person.

6/24/09
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Number of Adult Prisoners under State Jurisdiction, 2007

 

6/24/09
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Unemployment Rate (Seasonally Adjusted), 2008-2009

6/19/09
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State Economic Distress: Foreclosures/Unemployment/Food Stamps

 

6/19/09
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Monthly Number of Persons Participating in the Food Stamp Program

 

6/3/09
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State Sales Tax Rates for Soft Drinks and Chips/Pretzels, 2008

 

5/28/09
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State Budget Shortfalls (archived)

 

5/13/09
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Workers by Occupational Category, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

5/12/09
Updated

Distribution of State General Fund Expenditures (in millions), SFY2007

Data on total state expenditures and per capita state spending are also available.

2/23/09
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What a Family of Four Would Need to Earn in Selected Urban Areas to Have Purchasing Power Equal to 300% of the U.S. Federal Poverty Level ($63,600), 2008

 

11/24/08
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Distribution of Total Population by Federal Poverty Level, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.

9/23/08
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Total Number of Residents, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Data are also available for distribution by age, citizenship status, family structure, gender, and race/ethnicity.

9/23/08

Health Costs & Budgets

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Correctional Populations Health Care Expenditure (in millions), 2003

6/24/09
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State Mental Health Agency (SMHA), Mental Health Services Expenditures, FY2006

Data are also available for SMHA per capita expenditures.

6/5/09
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Hospital Adjusted Expenses per Inpatient Day, 2007

Data also available by hospital ownership type.

4/9/09
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Total Number of Retail Prescription Drugs Filled at Pharmacies, 2007

Data also available on total sales for retail prescription drugs and the number of retail prescription drugs per capita, by gender, and by age.

8/25/08
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Average Single Premium per Enrolled Employee For Employer-Based Health Insurance, 2006

Data also available as single coverage, family coverage, and employee-plus-one coverage.

7/17/08

Health Coverage & Uninsured

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Distribution of the Nonelderly Uninsured by Age, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Data are also available for the nonelderly with employer coverage and the nonelderly with Medicaid by age, employment status, FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity.

9/23/08
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Health Insurance Coverage of Children 0-18, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Data are also available for poor children and near poor children.

9/23/08
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Health Insurance Coverage of the Total Population, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Updated data on health insurance coverage are also available for all coverage groups by age, gender, and poverty level.

9/23/08
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Percentage Point Change Among Nonelderly 0-64 by Coverage Type, 2004-2007

Data are also available for adults and children.

9/23/08

Health Status

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Number of Deaths Caused by Stroke and other Cerebrovascular Diseases per 100,000 Population, 2006

6/29/09
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Number of Deaths Due to Motor Vehicle Accidents per 100,000 Population, 2006

 

6/29/09
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Number of Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2006

 

6/29/09
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Number of Deaths Due to Suicide per 100,000 Population, 2006

 

6/29/09
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Violent Crime Offenses Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 2007

 

6/24/09
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Percent of Adults Who Smoke, 2008

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

6/17/09
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Percent of Adults Who are Overweight or Obese, 2008

Data are also available by gender and race/ethnicity.

6/17/09
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Child Access to Mental Health Care, 2007

Data on child obesity rates and access to medical and dental care are also available.

6/1/09
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Number of Occupational Fatalities, 2007

 

3/18/09
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State Laws Addressing Childhood Obesity, 2008

 

3/18/09
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Number of Deaths due to Colorectal Cancer per 100,000 Population, 2004

 

3/16/09
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Percentage of Mothers Beginning Prenatal Care in the First Trimester, 2006

Data are also available by race/ethnicity of mother.

3/5/09
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Percent of Children Age 19-35 Months Who Are Immunized, 2007

 

2/23/09
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Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases by Gender, 2007

Data are also available for gonorrhea and syphilis cases.

2/20/09
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Number of Reported Chlamydia Cases, 2007

Data are also available for gonorrhea and syphilis cases.

2/20/09
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Teen Birth Rate per 1,000 Population Ages 15-19, 2006

Overall birth rate is also available.

1/12/09
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Number of Births, 2006

Data are also available by race/ethnicity and Hispanic origin of mother.

1/12/09
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Number of Preterm Births, 2006

Preterm births as a percent of all births by race/ethnicity also available.

1/12/09
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States with Firearm Laws Designed to Protect Children, 2008

 

1/12/09
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Percentage of Adults Reporting Poor Mental Health, 2007

Data by gender and race/ethnicity are also available.

1/6/09
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Adult Self-Reported Current Asthma Prevalence Rate, 2007

Asthma prevalence rate by age also available.

1/6/09
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Percentage of Adult Population Aged 21-64 Years Who Reported a Disability, 2007

 

12/5/08
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Rate of Teen Deaths per 100,000 Population, 2005

 

12/1/08
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Average Annual Incidence Rates of Diagnosed Diabetes Among Adults, 2005-2007

 

11/6/08
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Rate of Child Deaths (1-14) per 100,000 Children, 2005

 

10/21/08

HIV/AIDS

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Number of Deaths due to HIV Disease, 2006

HIV death rate also available.

6/29/09
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Total AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Clients Served, June 2008

Data by gender, race/ethnicity, age, income, and insurance status are also available.

4/7/09
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AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) Expenditures, FY2007

 

4/7/09
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Reported Number of AIDS Cases, All Ages, Cumulative through 2007

Data are also available for new AIDS cases, annual AIDS case rate, persons living with AIDS, and cumulative reported HIV cases.

2/19/09
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Total HIV/AIDS Federal Funding, FY2007

Data are also available for CDC, HOPWA, SAMHSA, and OMH funding.

10/29/08
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Total Ryan White Program Funding, FY2007

Data are also available for funding by part and part B funding by component.

10/29/08

Managed Care & Health Insurance

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Standardized Plans in the Individual Market, as of March 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/13/09
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Health Insurance Subsidies in the Individual Market, as of March 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/7/09
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State Mandated Benefits in the Individual Private Health Insurance Market: Mandated Coverage in Mental Health, as of January 2009

Data are also available for the small group market.

5/7/09
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Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2009

New data on maternity care also available.

5/6/09
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State Tax Credits for Private Health Insurance: Targeting Individuals and Small Employers, January 2009

 

5/6/09
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State High Risk Pool Costs, December 2007

Data on high risk pool enrollment, eligibility, portability rules, and financing mechanisms are also available.

5/6/09
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Number of HMOs, July 2008

Data are also available on total HMO enrollment and HMO penetration rates.

3/4/09
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Expanded COBRA Continuation Coverage for Small Firm Employees, 2009

Data on state conversion coverage for small firm employees and definition of dependency by age are also available.

3/3/09
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Individual Market Guaranteed Issue (Not Applicable to HIPAA Eligible Individuals), 2008

Data on rate restrictions, portability rules, and HIPAA rules are also available.

2/17/09
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States That Allow Individuals to Deduct Health Savings Accounts Contributions, 2008

 

7/1/08
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State Authorization of Tax Credits or Deductions to Small Employers Offering Health Insurance

 

7/1/08
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Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Incentives Offered by States, 2008

 

5/29/08

Medicaid & CHIP

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Medicaid Waiver and State-Funded Coverage Income Eligibility Limits for Childless Adults, 2009

5/28/09
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Total CHIP Expenditures, FY2008

 

5/8/09
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Medicaid Physician Fee Index, 2008

Data on Medicaid-to-Medicare fee index and change in Medicaid fees are also available.

4/28/09
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Federal Matching Rate (FMAP) for Medicaid with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Adjustments, FY2009

 

4/28/09
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Number of Births Financed by Medicaid, 2003

Data on births financed by Medicaid as a percent of total births also available.

4/14/09
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Total Medicaid Enrollment, FY2006

 

4/2/09
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Distribution of Medicaid Payments by Enrollment Group (in millions), FY2006

 

4/2/09
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Total Medicaid Spending, FY2007

 

4/2/09
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Disproportionate Share Hospitals (DSH) Allotments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), FY2009

 

3/20/09
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State Medicaid Expenditures (in millions), SFY2007

 

3/20/09
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Federal Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Allotments

 

3/20/09
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Estimated Temporary Additional Federal Allocations to States for Medicaid Costs under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 (October 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009)

 

2/23/09
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Estimated Number of Children Enrolled in CHIP with Family Income at or Below 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) and Above 200% FPL , FY2008

 

2/6/09
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Projected Federal CHIP Allotments, Under Current Law and Under the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA 2009) (dollars in millions), FY2009

 

2/6/09
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Has Presumptive Eligibility for Medicaid and SCHIP, 2009

Data on joint applications and asset tests also available.

1/23/09
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Income Thresholds for Jobless and Working Parents Applying for Medicaid by Annual Income as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2009

 

1/23/09
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Income Eligibility Levels for Children's Regular Medicaid and Children's SCHIP-funded Medicaid Expansions by Annual Incomes and as a Percent of Federal Poverty Level (FPL), 2009

Data also available for separate SCHIP programs.

1/23/09
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Total Number of Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Service Waivers, 2005

Data on participants and expenditures by HCBS waiver type also available.

1/9/09
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Total Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Beneficiaries, 2007

Distribution by age and SSI beneficiaries as a percent of the population are also available.

10/14/08

Medicare

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Total Medicare Advantage (MA) Enrollment, 2009

Data on plan penetration, number of contracts, and Special Needs Plan offerings are also available.

5/8/09
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Number of Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs), 2009

Data on PDP penetration, PDP premiums, and number of organizations offering Medicare PDPs are also available.

5/8/09
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Medicare Fee-for-Service Patients who were Rehospitalized within 30 Days after Hospital Discharge, 2004

 

4/17/09
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Medicare Beneficiaries with Creditable Prescription Drug Coverage by Type, as of February 2009

 

3/5/09
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LIS-Eligible Medicare Beneficiaries with Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage, as of February 2009

 

3/5/09
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Distribution of Medicaid Spending for Dual Eligibles by Service (in millions), 2005

 

2/13/09
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Number of Medicare Advantage (MA) Contracts, 2009

Data on MA penetration and monthly MA payment rates are also available.

10/28/08
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Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Age, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Data on distribution of enrolles by FPL, gender, and race/ethnicity are also available.

9/16/08

Minority Health

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Medical School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity

Distribution of medical school graduates by Hispanic ethnicity  and by gender also available.

6/24/09
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Total Black Population, states (2006-2007), U.S. (2007)

Data on Hispanic, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native American, and two or more race populations also available.

9/16/08

Providers & Service Use

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Total Registered Nurses, 2008

Data are also available per 100,000 of the population.

6/24/09
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Total Number of Medical School Graduates, 2008

Data are also available by gender.

6/24/09
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Percentage Reporting Not Seeing a Doctor in the Past 12 Months Because of Cost, 2007

5/12/09
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Estimated Underserved Population Living in Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), as of September, 2008

Data are also available for mental health and dental HPSAs.

4/9/09
 

Total Hospitals, 2007

Data are also available for number of beds, admissions, and emergency room visits.

4/8/09
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Number of Nonfederal Physicians, 2008

Data are also available by gender, race, and field.

3/24/09
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Number of Dentists, 2008

Data are also available by gender and specialty field.

3/18/09
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Projected Number of Physician Assistants in Clinical Practice, as of December 31, 2008

Data are also available for projected number of physician assistants in clinical practice per 100,000 population.

2/18/09
Updated

Number of Federally-Funded Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2007

Data are also available for number of FQHC patients and FQHC funding by source.

10/21/08
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Number of Rural Health Clinics, 2008

 

10/21/08
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Total Number of Residents in Certified Nursing Facilities, 2007

Data are also available for number of nursing homes, nursing homes by ownership type, and top ten nursing home deficiencies.

9/5/08

Women's Health

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Mandated Coverage of Infertility Treatment, January 2009

New data on maternity care also available.

5/6/09
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Number of Reported Legal Abortions by State of Occurrence, 2005

Data are also available by age and race/ethnicity.

12/15/08
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Cervical Cancer Deaths per 100,000 Women, 2005

Data are also available by race/ethnicity.

11/8/08
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Percentage of Women who Report having Arthritis, 2007

 

10/15/08
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Percentage of Women who Report Ever being Told by a Doctor they have High Blood Pressure, 2007

 

10/15/08
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