Healthy Communities

Regional Health Dashboard

​Last updated: January 2024

Demographics Overview

Total Population
Description: Total population
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table DP05)
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Population
Description: Percent of population of Black, African American, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Races other than White.
Source: 2020 Decennial Census (Table P1)
Age of Population
Description: Percent of population aged 60 and older.
REGION MEDIAN AGE: 47
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table S0101)
Spoken Language
Description: Percent of population that speaks English "well", "not well", or "not at all."
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table B16004)
Median InCOME
Description: Median income.
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table S1901)
Population Below Poverty Level​
Description: Percent of population with income in the past 12 months below poverty level.
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table B17020)
Public Assistance and SNAP
Description: Percent of households receiving public assistance income or food stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months.
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table B19058)
Personal Transportation
Description: Percent of households with no vehicle available. 
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table DP04)
Mobile Homes
Description: Number of housing units classified as Mobile Homes.
Source: 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (Table B25024)

Health Outcomes

Hospital Service Areas
Springfield & North Star Health
Mount Ascutney Hospital & Health
Andover
Reading
Baltimore
West Windsor
Cavendish
Windsor
Chester
 
Ludlow
 
Reading
 
Springfield
 
Weathersfield
 
Cancer Incidence
Cardiovascular health
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Obesity
Disability
FireARms
SUICIDE
Opioid Overdose
Access to Care

Health Behavior

Phyiscal Inactivity
Cigarette Smoking
Teen Births

Social and Economic Factors

Food Insecurity
Housing Cost Burden
Unemployment

Physical Environment

Air Pollution
Average PM2.5 (ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter) concentrations have decreased over the last 20 years.
Drinking Water Quality
In Vermont, about 60% of residents drink water from regulated community water systems, while 40% drink water from their own private wells or springs. Private water supplies are monitored and maintained by their owners, so it is important for them to do their own water testing and maintenance to make sure their drinking water remains safe.
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About 60% of Vermont residents get their drinking water from public systems that are routinely monitored for contamination.
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In 2020, 99% of people on these Vermont public systems had water that met state and federal safe drinking water standards.
Walkability