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Sierra County, California has the 8th-least adult obesity (21.40%) among the 676 counties that are rural up-and-coming. That 21.40% compares to an average of 32.72% and standard deviation of 4.80% across those 676 counties.
Beating the average of 32.72% means a decrease of 339.6 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $31,323,006 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Sierra County, California has these related standings among those 676 peer counties:
Beating the average of 32.72% means a decrease of 339.6 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $31,323,006 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Sierra County, California has these related standings among those 676 peer counties:
- adult obesity = 21.40% (8th-least, tied)
- adult diabetes = 6.7% (17th-least, tied)
- food environment index = 5.2 (104th-lowest, tied)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population = 0.00 (the fewest, tied)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store = 88.24% (18th-most)
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- adult obesity. Lower values are better. Percentage of adults who are obese (BMI of 30+). Source is CDC, 2013. The estimate of $92,235 per person for the lifetime societal and public-health cost of obesity is reported in this article.
Sierra County, California is in California, is in the Western states, is rural up-and-coming, is better than the nationwide crime averages in both property crime and homicides, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, internet access, housing costs, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job variety, and job proximity, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, airborne cancer risk, and air quality, and is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($42,833)
- public-school spending per student ($16,215)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($1,135)
- average weekly wage ($723.00)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (88.24%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (83.46%)
- homeownership rate (78.4%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (64.26%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (49.50%)
- labor-force participation (46.07%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (37.01%)
- racial integration (33.00%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (32.67%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (32.40%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (30.83%)
- adult obesity (21.40%)
- heart disease among older adults (19.21%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (17.05%)
- pre-school enrollment (15.52%)
- poverty rate (14.64%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (14.20%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (14.10%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (13.66%)
- population without health insurance (12.24%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (12.12%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (10.72%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (10.70%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (10.58%)
- new-business growth rate (10.00%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (7.6%)
- newborns with low birth weight (7.53%)
- households with internet access (7.53%)
- cancer among older adults (7.25%)
- adult diabetes (6.7%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (3.83%)
- households with no vehicle (2.00%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.26%)
- overcrowded households (0.24%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (0.00%)
- teenage birth rate (0%)
- vacant houses (0.00%)
- change in median household value (-35.84%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-35.00)
- food environment index (5.2)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (626)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
- natural amenities index (5.90)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (160.5)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.47)
- walkability index (4.24)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (20.86)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (10.40)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (3.89)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (79.17)
- homicides per 100,000 population (4.310)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (2,732)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (1,625)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.47)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (2.36)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (0.58)
- very-hot days per year (13)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (424.43)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (0.00)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.790)
- population (2,999)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (0.00)
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