Public Health

Brings together local, state, and federal health data in one place, searchable by location or subject.

A thumbnail of frequently used U.S. Census statistical categories for Erie County.

Recent health statistics and reports for Erie County.

A collection of data-driven reports on the Buffalo-Niagara area down to the neighborhood level.

Data and statistics are linked by topics which include aging, asthma, cancer, HIV/AIDS, and more.

The United States’ principal health statistics agency.

Includes data on demographics, housing, the workforce, industry, and more. This data is searchable by geography from nationwide down to specific census tracts and even census tract blocks. To search by geography, select advanced search > geography.

Agency of the United Nations, the WHO collects and compiles a wide range of data used to monitor and assess health trends worldwide.

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a program of studies designed to assess the health and nutritional status of adults and children in the United States.

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults.

PRAMS, the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, is a surveillance project of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. PRAMS collects state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy.

The Opportunity Atlas is an initial release of social mobility data, the result of a collaboration between researchers at the Census Bureau, Harvard University, and Brown University. The objective of the Opportunity Atlas is to measure the average outcomes (e.g., earnings) of children who grow up in each neighborhood in America, by demographic subgroup (race, gender, and parental income).