Benchmarking Saguache County, Colorado against all counties
Saguache County, Colorado has the 2nd-least adult obesity (19.20%) among the 676 counties that are rural up-and-coming. That 19.20% 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 896.1 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $82,651,784 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Saguache County, Colorado has these related standings among those 676 peer counties:
Beating the average of 32.72% means a decrease of 896.1 obese adults over time, with an estimated saving of $82,651,784 based on a lifetime societal and public-health cost of $92,235 per obese adult (see References below).
Saguache County, Colorado has these related standings among those 676 peer counties:
- adult obesity = 19.20% (2nd-least)
- adult diabetes = 5.5% (4th-least)
- food environment index = 2.7 (16th-lowest, tied)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population = 16.2 (116th-most, tied)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store = 20.22% (326th-most)
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Peers
Taos County, New Mexico is first with 17.30%.
Incidentally, both are in the Western states.
beat Dolores County, Colorado (19.60%), Huerfano County, Colorado (20.00%), Lincoln County, New Mexico (20.20%), and Delta County, Colorado (20.30%), and 670 others, ending with Claiborne County, Mississippi (47.90%).
Incidentally, both are in the Western states.
beat Dolores County, Colorado (19.60%), Huerfano County, Colorado (20.00%), Lincoln County, New Mexico (20.20%), and Delta County, Colorado (20.30%), and 670 others, ending with Claiborne County, Mississippi (47.90%).
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References
- 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.