Map 1: COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate (%)
The numbers of COVID-19 deaths per county are available on the Mississippi State Department of Health website. The case fatality rate (as of 05/17/2021) is calculated as deaths divided by cases for each county, multiplied by 100 to yield a percentage. The start date for the case fatality rate is 07/18/2020. The results are displayed as tertiles using a graduated colors spectrum.
Map 2: Prevalence of Hypertension (%)
The prevalence of hypertension is 5-year BRFSS data collected every other year between 2011 and 2019 and analyzed by MSDH BRFSS statisticians. It is displayed as tertiles using a graduated colors spectrum.
Map 3: Availability of FQHCs per 1,000 persons living below the poverty level and the identification of high burden counties
Total population size and federal poverty rate data were extracted from the U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts and the locations of FQHCs were obtained from the HHS database (as of March 24, 2021). FQHCs per 1,000 persons living below the poverty level are mapped using 3 manually-created categories with a graduated colors spectrum to identify counties with 0, 1 and more than 1 FQHCs per 1,000 population below poverty rate.