LifeRiskIQ

Source transparency

Source snapshot

Public data sources behind LifeRiskIQ scores.

LifeRiskIQ scores are built from public, population-level datasets. This page summarizes the active source years, geography basis, cadence, and coverage represented in the current metric table.

Source years can differ by risk factor because public agencies release datasets on different schedules. LifeRiskIQ favors stable, validated inputs over silently swapping to a newer release.

Coverage snapshot

Active source groups
10
Total metric rows
545,721
State metric rows
930
City metric rows
544,791
Counts reflect metric rows, not unique people or individual risk records.

Source snapshot

Current source inventory

Active source groups represented in the current LifeRiskIQ score version.

County Health Rankings

Access and infrastructure + Longevity and health outcomes

2025
Geography
county + state + state/county
Coverage
312 state rows / 185,435 city rows
Cadence
Annual / supplemental
2025 annual release active. CHR 2026 is treated as supplemental context, not a full annual replacement.
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HRSA HPSA primary care

Access and infrastructure

2026
Geography
county + state + state/county
Coverage
52 state rows / 30,906 city rows
Cadence
Rolling / periodic
2026 refresh active. Primary care shortage scores support access and infrastructure context.
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CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking

Environmental and disaster exposure

2022
Geography
county + state + state/county
Coverage
56 state rows / 31,183 city rows
Cadence
Periodic
Latest PM2.5 county dataset. The active CDC PM2.5 dataset covers modeled daily county values for 2001-2022.
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FEMA National Risk Index

Environmental and disaster exposure

Current / rolling
Geography
county + state + state/county
Coverage
56 state rows / 31,183 city rows
Cadence
Periodic
Current OpenFEMA table. FEMA NRI county risk scores provide the disaster exposure backbone.
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CFPB Consumer Complaint Database

Financial stability

Current / rolling
Geography
state
Coverage
51 state rows / 30,906 city rows
Cadence
Rolling
Current complaint index. Complaint volume is used as a state-level consumer financial pressure signal.
Open source ->

US Census ACS 5-year

Financial stability + Mobility and accident risk

2024
Geography
county + place + state + state/place/county
Coverage
153 state rows / 92,718 city rows
Cadence
Annual
2024 ACS 5-year active. ACS inputs stay pinned to 2024 until the next 5-year API release is validated.
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CDC PLACES

Longevity and health outcomes

2025 release / 2023 data
Geography
county + state + state/county
Coverage
250 state rows / 142,460 city rows
Cadence
Annual
2025 release active. PLACES driver metrics use the 2025 release with 2023 source-year prevalence data.
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CDC impaired driving rates

Mobility and accident risk

Current / rolling
Geography
state
Coverage
0 metrics on this page
Cadence
Periodic
State-level support signal. Impaired-driving rates provide state-level context inside mobility scoring.
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NHTSA FARS

Mobility and accident risk

2023
Geography
state/county
Coverage
0 metrics on this page
Cadence
Annual
2023 final data active. FARS 2024 should be validated separately before replacing final 2023 inputs.
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NHTSA FARS AccAux

Mobility and accident risk

2023
Geography
state
Coverage
0 metrics on this page
Cadence
Annual
2023 final data active. FARS 2024 should be validated separately before replacing final 2023 inputs.
Open source ->

Update policy

How source freshness is handled.

LifeRiskIQ updates source layers when newer public releases are available, compatible with the existing scoring logic, and validated against source-specific smoke checks.

ACS stays pinned to 2024

Financial and commute inputs use the 2020-2024 ACS 5-year release until the next ACS 5-year API release is validated.

PM2.5 stays pinned to 2022

The active CDC county PM2.5 dataset explicitly covers modeled values through 2022.

CHR 2026 is supplemental

County Health Rankings did not publish a typical 2026 annual release, so LifeRiskIQ treats 2026 CHR updates as supplemental context.

FARS 2024 needs validation

The mobility layer keeps stable 2023 FARS inputs until 2024 endpoint shape and fields are smoke-tested.

Interpretation guardrails

Scores are relative by geography tier and should not be used as individual predictions.
Metric geography may be county, place, state, or mixed depending on the best available public source.
Source snapshots are transparency aids, not medical, financial, or actuarial advice.

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