BRFSS GIS Data and Documentation

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Version:  View help for Version V1

Name File Type Size Last Modified
  BRFSS GIS Data and Documentation 12/08/2025 04:39:PM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. BRFSS GIS Data and Documentation. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-12-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E241070V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title BRFSS GIS Data and Documentation
Summary:  View help for Summary These files contain data and documentation, and are available in Zip Archive File (ZIP) format. The zip format contains one or more files within it and is compressed to minimize the file’s size. Use any zip utility to unzip these archives.

The zip files contain BRFSS data that is mapped for both the states and metropolitan/micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs). In these data sets, the BRFSS data has been attached to shapefiles which can be viewed using different desktop GIS applications, for example, ArcGIS from ESRI. You can open the shapefiles in a desktop GIS application and generate your own maps using this data.

Because the BRFSS dataset has been censored by the Trump Administration, this dataset was pulled from a 2025-01-07 snapshot from the Internet Archive/Wayback Machine. Also included are screenshots of the FAQ page for the GIS data as it appeared on that date.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.cdc.gov/brfss/gis/gis_maps.htm

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms behavioral health; chronic illnesses; chronic disabilities; risk factors; preventative medicine
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2002 – 2010
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) geographic information system (GIS) data


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