FIG 2.

Histogram of selected health factors for four United States counties. Counties randomly selected within clusters 1 (Ada County, Idaho), 4 (Kent County, Delaware), 7 (Anson County North Carolina), and 10 (McKinley County, New Mexico). Clusters represent community conditions that are most (cluster 1) to least (cluster 10) supportive of health. Counties have a range of population percent in rural areas11 (Ada 5.6%, Anson 77.8%, Kent 26.5%, McKinley 66.5%) and age-adjusted all-cancer mortality rates per 100,0005 (Ada 131.8, 95% CI 127.5-136.2; Anson 191.2, 95% CI 169.4-215.3; Kent 168.1, 95% CI 160.6-175.9; McKinley 143.0, 95% CI 130.4-156.5). CI, confidence interval.