Population (WONDER)
How many people live here, as CDC WONDER counts them. Its yearly homicide rate is per this number of residents.
Reported for401areas, in 45 states — none in CT, ID, MT, ND, PR, VT, WY
Link to density0.74mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.23Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
CDC WONDER mortality · CDC WONDER population, by county and year
Residents: the population that CDC WONDER's rates are worked out over.
Combining areas: added up across areas.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 7 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Population (WONDER) and Share foreign-bornWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share foreign-born by US county | +0.55 | +0.40 |
| Population (WONDER) and Colorectal cancer screeningWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Colorectal cancer screening tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Colorectal cancer screening by US county | -0.09 | -0.36 |
| Population (WONDER) and Social connection scoreWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Social connection score tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Social connection score by US county | -0.13 | -0.33 |
| Population (WONDER) and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.31 | +0.32 |
| Population (WONDER) and Local income tax as a share of incomeLinked across counties, but mostly as both follow how urban, rich and educated a place is. Comparing only places with similar density, income and education, what is left could easily be chance. Local income tax as a share of income by US county | +0.51 | -0.17 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Population (WONDER) and Share White, not HispanicWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.23 | -0.25 |
| Population (WONDER) and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | -0.16 | -0.12 |
| Population (WONDER) and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.31 | +0.32 |
| Population (WONDER) and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Population (WONDER) is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.42 | +0.23 |
| Population (WONDER) and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.10 | +0.09 |
Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents
Of 401 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.74, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.
Highest
- Liberty County, TX — 1104.87 (108,270 total)
- Ellis County, TX — 1092.69 (222,830 total)
- Montgomery County, TX — 1086.49 (711,350 total)
- Williamson County, TX — 1082.78 (697,190 total)
- Hunt County, TX — 1080.38 (113,350 total)
Lowest
- Bronx County, NY — 955.79 (1,356,500 total)
- Holmes County, MS — 956.70 (15,777 total)
- St. John the Baptist Parish, LA — 957.67 (39,592 total)
- Bolivar County, MS — 960.38 (28,968 total)
- Washington County, MS — 960.43 (41,946 total)
The middle area reports 1003.90. The middle half of counties falls between 993.84 and 1018.72 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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