PLACES: ZCTA Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2021 release

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 500 Cities & Places

Version:  View help for Version V1

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PLACES_ZCTA_Data_(GIS_Friendly_Format),_2021_release.csv text/csv 21.5 MB 01/12/2026 02:03:PM
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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and 500 Cities & Places. PLACES: ZCTA Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2021 release. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-01-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E243643V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title PLACES: ZCTA Data (GIS Friendly Format), 2021 release
Summary:  View help for Summary This dataset contains model-based ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) level estimates for the PLACES 2021 release in GIS-friendly format. PLACES is the expansion of the original 500 Cities Project and covers the entire United States—50 states and the District of Columbia (DC)—at county, place, census tract, and ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) levels. It represents a first-of-its kind effort to release information uniformly on this large scale for local areas at 4 geographic levels. Estimates were provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Population Health, Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch. PLACES was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) in conjunction with the CDC Foundation. Data sources used to generate these model-based estimates include Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2019 or 2018 data, Census Bureau 2010 population estimates, and American Community Survey (ACS) 2015–2019 or 2014–2018 estimates. The 2021 release uses 2019 BRFSS data for 22 measures and 2018 BRFSS data for 7 measures (all teeth lost, dental visits, mammograms, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, core preventive services among older adults, and sleeping less than 7 hours a night). Seven measures are based on the 2018 BRFSS data because the relevant questions are only asked every other year in the BRFSS. These data can be joined with the census 2010 ZCTA boundary file in a GIS system to produce maps for 29 measures at the ZCTA level. An ArcGIS Online feature service is also available for users to make maps online or to add data to desktop GIS software. https://cdcarcgis.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=024cf3f6f59e49fe8c70e0e5410fe3cf Read less
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://data.cdc.gov/500-Cities-Places/PLACES-ZCTA-Data-GIS-Friendly-Format-2021-release/9xb7-9z99/about_data

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms places; zcta; zip code; gis; prevalence; risk; behaviors; outcomes; prevention; health; status
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes (Downloaded 1/12/2026)


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