Health Status and Behaviors

Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)Quartile
(Most to Least Favorable)
1234
CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Access to Care, Aged 65 and Older
Percent2019 1
94.5
91.2
Percent2019 3
91.8
94.1
Percent2019 4
6.5
3.7
Per 100,0002021
1,742
632.5
69,544
316.0
Per 100,0002020
1,049
387.9
83,634
386.5
Per 100,0002021 4
2,600
944.0
67,958
308.8
Per 100,0002021 4
350
127.1
10,229
46.5
Per 100,0002021 4
676
245.4
25,340
115.2
Count2021
47,155
4,803,848
       Original Medicare Enrollment
Count2021
31,898
2,359,900
       Original Medicare Enrollment, Aged 65-74 Years
Percent2017-21
1,799
7.5
148,415
6.1
       Original Medicare Enrollment, Aged 75 and Older
Percent2017-21
3,153
21.5
378,866
20.4
       Medicare Advantage and Other Health Plans Enrollment
Count2021
15,257
2,443,948
Physical Health, Aged 65 and Older5
Percent2019 1
14.3
20.0
Percent2016 2
12.4
9.7
Oral Health, Aged 65 and Older
Percent2016 1
72.1
68.4
Per 100,0002021 4
299
108.6
12,264
55.7
Mental and Behavioral Health, Aged 65 and Older
Percent2019 4
17.8
14.5
Percent2019 2
7.0
9.7
Per 100,0002021 4
7
16.8
462
9.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002021
<5
12.7
370
11.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002021
<5
49.1
26
6.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002021
0
0.0
44
5.9
Per 100,0002021 4
16
38.3
889
19.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002021
15
47.5
681
20.2
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002021
0
0.0
38
9.1
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002021
0
0.0
118
15.7
Per 100,0002021 4
356
852.9
23,921
510.5
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002021 4
256
811.3
16,001
473.9
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002021 4
59
966.1
2,647
630.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002021
13
612.6
4,100
546.1
Count2021 1
4
262
Preventative Services, Aged 65 and Older
Percent2019 1
62.7
58.3
Percent2019 3
67.4
66.8
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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.

Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • If cells are blank, data are not available.

  • Data are suppressed when there are 1 to 4 hospitalizations or emergency department visits in a year.

  • Percent licensed drivers by age group is the proportion of people by age group with a Florida driver’s license divided by the estimated population for that age group. In some cases, the result is greater than 100%.

  • The leading causes of death presented in this report are the most frequently occurring causes of death among Florida residents aged 65 years and older.

Data Sources:

  • 1 Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates

  • 2 United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates

  • 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • 4 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  • 5 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  • 7 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 8 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 9 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Silver Alert Monthly Reports

  • 10 Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Profile of Older Floridians

  • 11 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics