Table 4.
County characteristics based on Anselin Moran’s I results for Time Point 4.
| Time Point 4: Rates from 4 January–30 April 2021 Results Incident Case Cluster |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unclustered (n = 858) |
High COVID-19 Rate Clusters (n = 742) | Low COVID-19 Rate Clusters (n = 1302) | High COVID-19 Rate Outlier (n = 92) | Low COVID-19 Rate Outlier (n = 114) | |
| Range | |||||
| Characteristics (S.D.) | |||||
| Cases per 100,000 people |
1947.35 (958.83) |
3792.37 (1663.46) *** |
906.91 (432.47) *** |
2594.58 (781.70) *** |
1558.95 (376.87) *** |
| % Rural |
59.44% (31.32%) |
59.23% (31.76%) |
58.07% (30.97%) |
55.89% (33.74%) |
54.75% (33.46%) |
| % Female |
49.91% (2.31%) |
49.86% (2.32%) |
49.99% (2.12%) |
49.91% (2.92%) |
49.67% (2.10%) |
| % of Age Group (S.D.) | |||||
| % under 18 |
22.11% (3.46%) |
21.99% (3.24%) |
22.06% (3.48%) |
22.11% (3.47%) |
22.21% (3.60%) |
| % 65 and older |
19.39% (4.73%) |
19.25% (4.72%) |
19.38% (4.62%) |
18.76% (4.25%) |
19.02% (4.91%) |
| Race/Ethnicity (S.D.) | |||||
| % White |
76.44% (19.79%) |
75.46% (19.80%) |
77.04% (19.63%) |
73.63% (22.27%) |
75.47% (21.15%) |
| % Black |
9.29% (14.49%) |
9.58% (14.90%) |
8.66% (13.99%) |
9.76% (15.02%) |
8.51% (13.44%) |
| % Native American |
1.91% (6.11%) |
1.91% (5.99%) |
2.14% (7.64%) |
1.76% (3.69%) |
2.13% (6.41%) |
| % Asian |
1.28% (1.93%) |
1.59% (2.67%) * |
1.43% (2.54%) |
2.23% (4.89%) ** |
1.85% (2.80%) * |
| % Hispanic |
9.61% (14.47%) |
10.07% (13.57%) |
9.35% (13.37%) |
11.10% (16.51%) |
10.51% (15.10%) |
| % Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
0.04% (0.21%) |
0.01% (0.11%) *** |
0.03% (0.21%) *** |
0.03% (0.18%) *** |
0.04% (0.25%) *** |
| Black/White Segregation |
45.07 (16.57) |
43.80 (16.42) |
45.81 (16.35) |
44.24 (16.12) |
48.73 (16.01) * |
| Median Household Income |
52,846.36 (13,847.94) |
53,031.23 (14,540.18) |
52,124.25 (13,060.77) |
54,360.28 (17,456.90) |
53,576.16 (13,973.94) |
| Community Characteristics (S.D.) | |||||
| High School Graduation Rate |
88.64% (7.32%) |
89.13% (6.65%) |
88.81% (7.24%) |
88.95% (6.84%) |
89.05% (6.57%) |
| % Some College |
58.15% (11.62%) |
57.65% (12.41%) |
57.85% (11.59%) |
58.14% (12.99%) |
57.87% (11.55%) |
| % Homeowners |
71.92% (8.44%) |
71.46% (7.91%) |
71.55% (7.90%) |
70.79% (8.43%) |
69.77% (9.16%) * |
| % Single Parent Household |
32.56% (10.93%) |
32.45% (10.82%) |
32.22% (10.43%) |
32.53% (11.38%) |
31.16% (9.49%) |
| % Severe Housing Issues |
13.60% (4.04%) |
13.74% (4.03%) |
13.73% (4.17%) |
13.99% (4.80%) |
14.42% (4.52%) * |
| % Severe Housing Cost Burden |
11.23% (3.68%) |
11.29% (3.59%) |
11.19% (3.46%) |
11.77% (4.36%) |
12.11% (3.79%) * |
| % Food Insecure |
13.32% (3.96%) |
13.31% (4.10%) |
13.26% (3.94%) |
13.03% (4.23%) |
13.22% (3.32%) |
| Food Environment Index |
7.467 (1.06) |
7.442 (1.19) |
7.465 (1.14) |
7.489 (1.21) |
7.517 (0.97) |
| % Uninsured |
13.53% (6.26%) |
13.70% (6.17%) |
13.37% (6.08%) |
13.50% (7.29%) |
13.89% (6.28%) |
| % Unemployed |
4.06% (1.39%) |
4.16% (1.47%) |
4.09% (1.40%) |
4.17% (1.50%) |
4.05% (1.36%) |
| County Level Health Related factors (S.D.) | |||||
| Life Expectancy |
77.40 (3.10) |
77.46 (2.96) |
77.42 (3.01) |
77.87 (3.12) |
77.84 (2.62) |
| % Adults with Diabetes |
12.28% (4.24%) |
12.09% (4.06%) |
12.24% (4.02%) |
12.35% (3.80%) |
11.85% (3.61%) |
| % Fair or Poor Health |
17.81% (4.76%) |
18.14% (4.73%) |
17.96% (4.73%) |
17.74% (5.06%) |
17.68% (4.39%) |
| % Smokers |
17.36% (3.58%) |
17.51% (3.54%) |
17.53% (3.60%) |
16.93% (3.59%) |
17.06% (3.28%) |
| % Adults with Obesity |
32.91% (5.61%) |
33.03% (5.44%) |
32.90% (5.34%) |
33.16% (5.34%) |
31.79% (5.07%) * |
| % Physically Inactive |
27.55% (5.67%) |
27.62% (5.79%) |
27.49% (5.74%) |
26.47% (5.62%) |
26.62% (4.71%) |
Note: T-test was used to compare values for each “Unclustered Counties” to each remaining group. p-value: *** < 0.001; ** < 0.01; * < 0.05.