Total Number of Arts-Related Businesses and Rate per 1,000 Businesses based on the County Business Patterns (CBP), an annual series that provides subnational economic data by industry during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll. Businesses include art galleries, camera & photographic supply stores; book stores; performing arts companies; performing arts promoters; independent artists; writers & performers; musical instrument stores; compact disc & record stores; and museums.

Percent of adults age 18 or older who have body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or more

Number of library materials lent to the number of persons the library serves. It is the annual circulation divided by the library's legal service area population, and indicates the average number of loans made to each resident annually.

Unemployed individuals are those without jobs who are able, available and actively seeking work. The unemployment rate is the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the total labor force (the total number of employed and unemployed non-institutionalized individuals 16 or older).

The number of students graduating on time (after four years of high school), as a percentage of their cohort

Share of commuters using alternate modes of transportation, which include using public transportation, walk, bicycle, taxicab or motorcycle, or working at home.

The Air Quality Index is an indicator of overall air quality that takes into account all of the criteria air pollutants measured within a geographic area.

Mean travel time to work

The number of children under 18 living below the federally defined poverty line, expressed as a percentage of all children under 18.

Average number of days a county’s adult respondents report that their mental health was not good in past 30 days (age-adjusted - Adjusting for age removes the effect of age as a risk factor on poor mental health days since aging is not preventable)