500 Cities: Census Tract-level Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2016 release

2014, 2013. Data were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. The project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. 500 cities project census tract-level data in GIS-friendly format can be joined with census tract spatial data (https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/500-Cities/500-Cities-Census-Tract-Boundaries/x7zy-2xmx) in a geographic information system (GIS) to produce maps of 27 measures at the census tract level.

Data and Resources

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issued 2017-11-22
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modified 2021-01-04
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publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
references {https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/179/8/1025/109078,https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/182/2/127/93984,https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2017/pdf/17_0281.pdf,https://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2018/18_0313.htm}
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Groups
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  • National Provider
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  • ckan
  • estimates
  • geo
  • geoss
  • national
  • north-america
  • prevalence
  • united-states
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license_title License not specified
maintainer 500 Cities Public Inquiries
maintainer_email places@cdc.gov
metadata_created 2025-11-20T09:35:51.104493
metadata_modified 2025-11-20T09:35:51.104497
notes 2014, 2013. Data were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. The project was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. 500 cities project census tract-level data in GIS-friendly format can be joined with census tract spatial data (https://chronicdata.cdc.gov/500-Cities/500-Cities-Census-Tract-Boundaries/x7zy-2xmx) in a geographic information system (GIS) to produce maps of 27 measures at the census tract level.
num_resources 4
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title 500 Cities: Census Tract-level Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2016 release