Access and Functional Needs Profile

     
Access and Functional Needs Profile, Alachua County, Florida
IndicatorYear(s)Measure County CountCounty RateState CountState Rate
Demographic Data
Total Population2024Count298,37823,058,197
Resident Live Births2024Per 1,000 Population2,5608.6224,4239.7
Population (Aged 65-84 Years) 2024Percent of Total Population42,44014.2%4,411,19919.1%
Population (Aged 85 Years and Older) 2024Percent of Total Population4,6291.6%592,8172.6%
Individuals Living Alone (Aged 65 Years and Older)2024Percent of Population 65+12,89031.1%1,157,09024.8%
Children in Foster Care (Aged 0-17 Years)2024Per 100,000 Population, Under 18251469.820,627464.9
Socioeconomic Data
Individuals Below Poverty Level (Census ACS)2024Population for Whom Poverty Status is Determined56,74121.2%2,759,39712.6%
Population Uninsured (Aged 0-64 Years) (Census ACS)2024Count20,5302,498,877
Households Receiving Cash Assistance or Food Stamps/SNAP (Census ACS)2024Percent of Households12,04310.3%1,179,90813.5%
Monthly Medicaid Enrollment2024Per 100,000 Population44,11014783.34,320,03118735.3
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles2024Percent of Total Population6,3342.1%586,0062.5%
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Eligibles Served2024Percent of WIC Eligibles4,22966.8%427,21972.9%
Homeless Estimate 2024Percent of Total Population6390.2%31,3620.1%
Population That Speak English Less Than Very Well (Aged 5 Years and Older) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population 5+8,7263.2%2,663,50912.5%
Spanish Speakers Who Speak English Less Than Very Well (Aged 5 Years and Older) (Census ACS)2024Limited English Proficiency Ages 5 and Over4,21448.3%2,076,72878%
Vulnerability Data
Population Civilian Non-Institutionalized With a Disability (Census ACS)2024Percent of Civilian non-institutionalized population34,28112.1%3,016,07213.7%
Developmentally Disabled Clients2024Count1,11960,405
Clients Who Sustained a Brain and/or Spinal Cord Injury2024Count9381
Emergency Department Visits From Mental Disorders2024Per 100,000 Population1,792600.6203,227881.4
Hospitalizations From Mental Disorders2024Per 100,000 Population3,3661128.1206,362895
Population With Vision Difficulty (Aged 18-64 Years) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population 18-642,8391.5%257,0161.9%
Population With Hearing Difficulty (Aged 18-64 Years) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population 18-642,8341.5%235,0341.8%
Medicare Beneficiaries Enrolled in Medical Essential Electric Utility Program2024Count1,977191,968
Adult Substance Abuse Program Enrollees (Aged 18 Years and Older)2024Count72566,858
Population With an Independent Living Disability (Aged 18-64 Years) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population 18-646,3753.3%467,8583.5%
Children Through Age 20
Population With Vision Difficulty (Aged 0-17 Years) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population Under 183140.6%38,8460.9%
Population With Hearing Difficulty (Aged 0-17 Years) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population Under 182710.5%23,6220.5%
Medical Foster Care Children 2024Count19303
Florida Children's Medical Services (CMS) Clients2024Percent of Population Under 211,0541.3%122,7602.3%
Child Substance Abuse Program Enrollees (Aged 0-17 Years)2024Count149,386
Elderly Ages 65+
Population With Vision Difficulty (Aged 65 Years and Older) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population 65+3,0837.1%270,8255.7%
Population With Hearing Difficulty (Aged 65 Years and Older) (Census ACS)2024Percent of Census Population 65+5,20311.9%584,16412.2%
Probable Alzheimer's Cases (Aged 65 Years and Older)2024Percent of Population 65+4,87610.4%557,08411.1%
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCHARTS.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

  • Population - Rates are calculated using July 1 population estimates from the Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research.

  • Blanks are shown if there is no access and functional needs profile count or rate available for the indicator.

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