Health Status and Behaviors

Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health
  
STATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)CountPercent/ Rate
Access to Care
Percent2019
91.2
Percent2022
93.9
Percent2019
3.7
Per 100,0002025
69,281
296.3
Per 100,0002025
85,588
366.1
Per 100,0002024
60,982
264.5
Per 100,0002024
10,992
47.7
Per 100,0002024
32,913
142.7
Count2025
5,237,194
       Original Medicare Enrollment
Count2025
2,267,075
       Original Medicare Enrollment (Aged 65-74 Years)2
Percent2020-24
162,792
6.3
       Original Medicare Enrollment (Aged 75 and Older)2
Percent2020-24
399,968
19.2
       Medicare Advantage and Other Health Plans Enrollment
Count2025
2,970,119
Physical Health, Aged 65 Years and Older5
Percent2022
82.8
Percent2022
17.2
Percent2019
2.6
Percent2022
38.4
Percent2022
29.3
Percent2022
29.2
Percent2019
36.9
Percent2019
38.1
Percent2016
9.7
Oral Health
Percent2016
68.4
Per 100,0002024
699
14.0
Per 100,0002024
15,571
67.5
Per 100,0002024
14,158
61.4
Mental and Behavioral Health, Aged 65 Years and Older
Percent2022
14.5
Percent2022
10.6
Per 100,0002024
500
10.0
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
370
10.5
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
31
6.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
69
8.3
Per 100,0002024
1,060
21.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
833
23.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
46
9.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
113
13.6
Per 100,0002024
27,853
556.6
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002024
18,839
533.1
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002024
3,237
682.5
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002024
3,924
473.5
Preventative Services, Aged 65 Years and Older5
Percent2022
62.7
Percent2022
65.5
7/19/2026 9:12:59 AM

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.

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • 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

  • 12 Social Security Administration

  • 13 Veteran's Administration

  • 14 Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking