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In the Southern states with their 1,421 counties, Colquitt County, Georgia has the most population without health insurance (28.07%) among the 343 counties (from those 1,421) with at most 25.17% of heart disease among older adults (Colquitt County, Georgia is at 25.01%).
That is, among those 343 counties that do well on one measure, Colquitt County, Georgia does least well on a related measure. That 28.07% compares to an average of 14.51% and standard deviation of 4.00% across those 343 counties.
Reaching the average of 14.51% would imply a decrease of 6,214 residents without health insurance.
Colquitt County, Georgia has these related standings among those 343 peer counties:
That is, among those 343 counties that do well on one measure, Colquitt County, Georgia does least well on a related measure. That 28.07% compares to an average of 14.51%
Reaching the average of 14.51% would imply a decrease of 6,214 residents without health insurance.
Colquitt County, Georgia has these related standings among those 343 peer counties:
- population without health insurance = 28.07% (the most)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population = 43.38 (122nd-fewest, tied)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population = 3.47 (95th-most, tied)
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- heart disease among older adults. Lower values are better. Percentage of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with heart disease. Source is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, 2015.
- population without health insurance. Lower values are better. Source is the 2015 Census.
- in the Southern states. The Southern states are: TX OK AR LA TN MS KY AL WV MD DE VA NC SC GA FL.
Colquitt County, Georgia is in Georgia, is on the East Coast, in the Southern states, is urban up-and-coming, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in each of homicides, property crime, and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, overcrowding, internet access, and housing costs, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, job variety, and job proximity, is worse than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, airborne cancer risk, and air quality, is worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in both obesity and diabetes, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in both heart disease and cancer, and is worse than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, income, poverty, pollution exposure, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($32,409)
- public-school spending per student ($11,074)
- average weekly wage ($609.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($232.32)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (92.83%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (89.69%)
- high-school graduation rate (86.00%)
- homeownership rate (64.8%)
- households with internet access (64.20%)
- labor-force participation (57.51%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (49.08%)
- pre-school enrollment (48.61%)
- racial integration (47.00%)
- adult obesity (35.20%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (34.28%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (32.96%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (32.50%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (30.95%)
- population without health insurance (28.07%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (27.00%)
- poverty rate (26.79%)
- heart disease among older adults (25.01%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (23.20%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (21.28%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (20.23%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (19.40%)
- adult diabetes (11.9%)
- newborns with low birth weight (10.73%)
- households with no vehicle (10.47%)
- new-business growth rate (9.33%)
- teenage birth rate (8.69%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (6.81%)
- cancer among older adults (6.74%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (6.34%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (5.3%)
- overcrowded households (5.21%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (2.90%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (2.49%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (2.21%)
- vacant houses (1.07%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.46%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (0.00%)
- change in median household value (-5.80%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-83.94)
- food environment index (6.5)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (6,643)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (2.2)
- natural amenities index (0.26)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (24.4)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.54)
- walkability index (6.03)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (53.51)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (19.01)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (141.46)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.23)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (36.28)
- homicides per 100,000 population (6.900)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (5,919)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (4,683)
- relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.24)
- 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 (6.26)
- relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.28)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.11)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (3.06)
- very-hot days per year (4)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (419.79)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (3.47)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.880)
- population (45,835)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (43.38)
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