Chronic Disease Profile

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Chronic Disease Profile, Alachua County, Florida
Indicator	Measure	Year(s)	County Number	County	County Quartile 1=most favorable 4=least favorable	State	U.S. Healthy People 2030 Goal
Socio-DemographicsSocio-Demographics
PopulationPopulation	Count	2021	275,434			22,005,586
Population - WhitePopulation - White	Count	2021	192,564			16,956,036
Population - BlackPopulation - Black	Count	2021	56,766			3,744,735
Population - OtherPopulation - Other	Count	2021	26,102			1,304,813
Population - HispanicPopulation - Hispanic	Count	2021	29,541			5,881,466
Population - Non-HispanicPopulation - Non-Hispanic	Count	2021	245,892			16,124,119
Population (Aged 0-17 Years) Population (Aged 0-17 Years)	Count	2021	49,272			4,314,626
Population (Aged 18-64 Years) Population (Aged 18-64 Years)	Count	2021	184,424			13,004,776
Population (Aged 65 Years and Older) Population (Aged 65 Years and Older)	Count	2021	41,738			4,686,183
Individuals Below Poverty LevelIndividuals Below Poverty Level	Percent	2017-21	52,902	20.1%	4th Quartile	13.1%	8.0%
Unemployed Civilian Labor ForceUnemployed Civilian Labor Force	Percent	2017-21	6,681	4.8%	2nd Quartile	5.3%
Population That Speak English Less Than Very Well (Aged 5 Years and Older)	Percent	2017-21	9,525	3.6%	3rd Quartile	11.8%
Spanish-Speakers Among Population That Speak English Less Than Very Well (Aged 5 Years and Older)	Percent	2017-21	3,738	39.2%	1st Quartile	77.9%
Individuals With a High School Diploma (Aged 25 Years and Older)	Percent	2017-21		20.3%	4th Quartile	27.9%
Adults Who Have a Personal DoctorAdults Who Have a Personal Doctor	Percent	2021				79.3%	84.0%
Adults With Any Type of Health Care Insurance Coverage	Percent	2021				87.7%	92.1%
Cardiovascular DiseaseCardiovascular Disease
Coronary Heart DiseaseCoronary Heart Disease
Adults Who Have Ever Been Told They Had Angina or Coronary Heart Disease	Percent	2021				4.5%
Deaths From Coronary Heart DiseaseDeaths From Coronary Heart Disease	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	633	73.1	1st Quartile	89.0	71.1
Hospitalizations From Coronary Heart Disease	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	1,835	216.5	1st Quartile	250.7
Heart AttackHeart Attack
Adults Who Have Ever Been Told They Had a Heart Attack	Percent	2021				4.6%
Deaths From Acute Myocardial Infarction (Heart Attack)	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	158	18.4	1st Quartile	21.8
Hospitalizations From Acute Myocardial Infarction	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	1,119	134.3	1st Quartile	152.7
Heart FailureHeart Failure
Deaths From Heart FailureDeaths From Heart Failure	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	137	15.6	2nd Quartile	12.6
Hospitalizations From or With Congestive Heart Failure as Any Listed Diagnosis	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	15,382	1,807.3	4th Quartile	1,243.4	319.7
StrokeStroke
Adults Who Have Ever Been Told They Had a Stroke	Percent	2021				3.5%
Deaths From StrokeDeaths From Stroke	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	367	43.0	2nd Quartile	43.2	33.4
Hospitalizations From StrokeHospitalizations From Stroke	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	2,262	268.1	3rd Quartile	228.4
CancerCancer
Breast CancerBreast Cancer
Deaths From Breast CancerDeaths From Breast Cancer	Per 100,000 Females	2019-21	94	20.1	3rd Quartile	18.6	15.3
Female Breast Cancer IncidenceFemale Breast Cancer Incidence	Per 100,000 Females	2017-19	631	151.1	4th Quartile	123.3
Women 40 Years of Age and Older Who Received a Mammogram in the Past Year	Percent	2020				54.2%
Cervical CancerCervical Cancer
Deaths From Cervical CancerDeaths From Cervical Cancer	Per 100,000 Females	2019-21	13	2.8	2nd Quartile	2.7
Cervical Cancer IncidenceCervical Cancer Incidence	Per 100,000 Females	2017-19	32	8.8	2nd Quartile	8.9
Women Who Received a Pap Test in the Past Year (Aged 18 Years and Older)	Percent	2020				40%
Colorectal CancerColorectal Cancer
Deaths From Colorectal CancerDeaths From Colorectal Cancer	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	130	15.0	3rd Quartile	12.2	8.9
Colorectal Cancer IncidenceColorectal Cancer Incidence	Per 100,000 Total Population	2017-19	317	39.7	3rd Quartile	35.5
Adults Who Received a Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy in the Past Five Years (Aged 50 Years and Older)	Percent	2020				53.1%
Adults Who Received a Blood Stool Test in the Past Year (Aged 50 Years and Older)	Percent	2020				19.8%
Lung CancerLung Cancer
Deaths From Lung CancerDeaths From Lung Cancer	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	287	32.1	1st Quartile	32.0	25.1
Lung Cancer IncidenceLung Cancer Incidence	Per 100,000 Total Population	2017-19	547	65.4	3rd Quartile	55.8
MelanomaMelanoma
Deaths From MelanomaDeaths From Melanoma	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	25	2.8	3rd Quartile	2.1
Melanoma IncidenceMelanoma Incidence	Per 100,000 Total Population	2017-19	184	23.3	2nd Quartile	25.4
Prostate CancerProstate Cancer
Deaths From Prostate CancerDeaths From Prostate Cancer	Per 100,000 Males	2019-21	96	25.7	4th Quartile	16.3	16.9
Prostate Cancer IncidenceProstate Cancer Incidence	Per 100,000 Males	2017-19	421	104.0	4th Quartile	90.8
Men Who Received a Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Test in the Past Two Years (Aged 50 Years and Older)	Percent	2020				44.4%
DiabetesDiabetes
Deaths From DiabetesDeaths From Diabetes	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	203	23.7	2nd Quartile	22.4
Hospitalizations From or With Diabetes as Any Listed Diagnosis	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	22,782	2,718.7	3rd Quartile	2,243.4
Hospitalizations From or With Diabetes as Any Listed Diagnosis Which Resulted in a Diabetes-Attributable Amputation of a Lower Extremity	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	402	50.2	3rd Quartile	37.2	4.3
Adults Who Have Ever Been Told They Had Diabetes	Percent	2021				11%
Respiratory DiseasesRespiratory Diseases
AsthmaAsthma
Adults Who Currently Have AsthmaAdults Who Currently Have Asthma	Percent	2021				8.4%
Hospitalizations From or With Asthma as Any Listed Diagnosis	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	8,322	1,041.6	4th Quartile	630.1
Adults Who Have Ever Been Told They Had Asthma	Percent	2021				12.9%
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)
Deaths From Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases (CLRD)	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	270	30.8	2nd Quartile	33.6
Hospitalizations From Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease (CLRD) (Including Asthma)	Per 100,000 Total Population	2019-21	2,042	265.1	4th Quartile	183.7
EpilepsyEpilepsy
Adults Who Have Ever Been Told That They Have a Seizure Disorder or Epilepsy	Percent	2019		1.7%	2nd Quartile	2%
Adults With Seizure Disorder or Epilepsy Who Have Had at Least One Seizure in the Past Year	Percent	2019				39.3%
Chronic Disease Risk and Protective Factors
Adults Who Are SedentaryAdults Who Are Sedentary	Percent	2021				26.2%
Adults Who Are Inactive or Insufficiently Active	Percent	2016		51.7%	1st Quartile	56.7%
Adults Who Meet Aerobic RecommendationsAdults Who Meet Aerobic Recommendations	Percent	2017				49.5%	59.2%
Adults Who Meet Muscle Strengthening Recommendations	Percent	2019		39.2%	1st Quartile	38.1%	32.1%
Adults Who Are OverweightAdults Who Are Overweight	Percent	2021				37%
Adults Who Are ObeseAdults Who Are Obese	Percent	2021				30%	36.0%
Adults Who Have a Healthy WeightAdults Who Have a Healthy Weight	Percent	2021				31.1%
Adults Who Are Current SmokersAdults Who Are Current Smokers	Percent	2021				13%	12.0%

Data Note(s)

¹Cancer incidence counts are not displayed when less than 10 cases have occured in three years.

²County Quartiles

Most favorable situation
1
(Lightest color on maps)

Average
2 or 3

Least favorable situation
4
(Darkest color on maps)

Quartiles in this report allow you to compare your county’s data with other counties.

Calculation of quartiles require several steps to create the final results.

First, the county values are sorted from most favorable to least favorable.

Second, a rank is assigned based on the value for each county in relation to the preceding county. If a county has the same value as the preceding county, then the same rank is assigned.

Third, the ranking is divided into 4 groups. The number of counties in each group depends on how many counties had the same rank.

³Healthy People 2030 goals are single-year rates per 100,000 population (or percentages) at the national level. Goals are not available for all indicators.

⁴Includes primary and contributing diagnoses.

Data Sources

Deaths - Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) - Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion

Hospitalizations - Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

Cancer Incidence - University of Miami (FL) Medical School, Florida Cancer Data System