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 100,0002022
1,766
607.7
71,153
318.7
Per 100,0002022
1,044
359.2
82,822
370.9
Per 100,0002022 4
2,117
728.4
57,478
257.4
Per 100,0002022 4
336
115.6
9,912
44.4
Per 100,0002022 4
722
248.4
29,121
130.4
Count2022 1
48,452
4,914,416
       Original Medicare Enrollment
Count2022
31,306
2,314,595
       Original Medicare Enrollment, Aged 65-74 Years
Percent2018-22
1,657
6.8
152,670
6.2
       Original Medicare Enrollment, Aged 75 and Older
Percent2018-22
3,092
20.1
391,801
20.0
       Medicare Advantage and Other Health Plans Enrollment
Count2022
17,146
2,599,821
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 100,0002022 4
289
99.4
13,182
59.0
Mental and Behavioral Health, Aged 65 and Older
Percent2019 4
17.8
14.5
Percent2019 2
7.0
9.7
Per 100,0002022 2
<5
9.0
499
10.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
<5
3.0
379
11.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
<5
45.9
31
7.2
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
0
0.0
63
8.3
Per 100,0002022 2
8
18.1
995
21.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022
<5
12.0
775
23.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022
<5
61.2
43
10.0
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
0
0.0
121
15.9
Per 100,0002022 4
359
811.7
23,966
509.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002022 4
255
767.2
15,877
472.0
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002022 4
83
1,270.7
2,776
644.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002022
12
510.4
3,968
521.6
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