State Health Profile

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State Health Profile - 2021
Indicator	Year(s)	Rate Type	Florida	US	Florida Rank	Quartile 1=most favorable 4=least favorable	Healthiest State	Healthy People 2030
Social & Economic Factors
Community and Family Safety
Occupational Fatalities	2017-2019	Occupational-related Deaths per 100,000 Workers	5	4.2	30	3rd Quartile	2.8	2.9 per 100,000 workers
Public Health Funding	2019-2020	Dollars Per Person	$79	$116	43	4th Quartile	$449	Public Health Infrastructure
Violent Crime	2019	Offenses per 100,000 Population	378	379	29	3rd Quartile	115	Violent Crime
Economic Resources
Economic Hardship Index	2019	Index from 1-100	61	-	37	3rd Quartile	1
Crowded Housing	2019	Percent of Occupied Housing Units	2.9%	3.30%	38	3rd Quartile	1.20%	Housing Instability
Dependency	2019	Percent of Population Under Age 18 or 65 And Older	40.60%	38.70%	45	4th Quartile	36.50%
Education- Less Than High School	2019	Percent of Population Age 25 and Older	11.60%	11.40%	34	3rd Quartile	5.50%	High School Graduation
Per Capita Income	2019	Per Person	$32,887	$35,672	28	3rd Quartile	$46,241	Poverty
Poverty	2019	Percent of Households	12.3%	12.20%	30	3rd Quartile	8.10%	Poverty
Unemployment	2019	Percent of Labor Force	4.60%	4.60%	25	2nd Quartile	2.80%	Employment
Food Insecurity	2018-2020	Percent of Households	10.10%	10.70%	23	2nd Quartile	5.70%	6.0% of Households
Income Inequality 80-20 Ratio	2019	Ratio: Median Household Income at 80th to 20th Percentile	4.52	4.85	25	2nd Quartile	3.7	Poverty
Education
High School Graduation	2018-2019	Percent of Student Cohort Since 9th Grade	87.20%	85.80%	20	2nd Quartile	75.10%	90.7% of of Students
High School Graduation Racial Gap	2018-2019	Percentage Point Difference	12.4	15.1	17	2nd Quartile	1
Social Support and Engagement
Adverse Childhood Experiences	2019-2020	Percent of Children Ages 0-17	15.50%	14.80%	23	2nd Quartile	10.20%	Adverse Childhood Experiences
High-speed Internet	2019	Percent of Households	89.30%	89.40%	23	2nd Quartile	93.70%	60.8% of Adults
Residential Segregation	2015-2019	Index from 0-100	58	62	17	2nd Quartile	45
Volunteerism	2019	Percent of Adults	26.30%	33.40%	48	4th Quartile	51.20%	Civic Participation
Voter Participation	2018/2020	Percent of Citizens (Midterm)	57.40%	60.10%	36	3rd Quartile	70.50%	Civic Participation
Physical Environment
Air and Water Quality
Air Pollution	2018-2020	Micrograms of Fine Particles Per Cubic Meter	7.2	8.3	23	2nd Quartile	4.2	Unhealthy Air
Drinking Water Violations	2021	Percent of Community Water Systems	1.30%	0.80%	40	4th Quartile	0%	Safe Drinking Water
Non-Smoking Regulation	2021	Percent of Population	0.00%	61%	42	4th Quartile	100%	Smoke-Free Policies
Risk-screening Environmental Indicator Score	2019	Unitless Score	10,964,185	-	42	4th Quartile	333
Water Fluoridation	2018	Percent of Population Served By Community Water Systems	77.80%	73.00%	24	2nd Quartile	99.80%	77.1% of Population
Housing and Transit
Drive Alone to Work	2019	Percent of Workers 16 and Over	78.10%	75.90%	21	2nd Quartile	52.80%
Housing With Lead Risk	2019	Percent of Housing Units	8.30%	17.60%	4	1st Quartile	5.20%	Quality of Housing
Severe Housing Problems	2014-2018	Percent of Occupied Housing Units	19.20%	17.30%	45	4th Quartile	11.10%	Quality of Housing
Clinical Care
Access to Care
Avoided Care Due to Cost	2020	Percent of Adults	14.00%	9.80%	47	4th Quartile	6.00%	Access to Primary Care
Dental Care Providers	2021	Rate Per 100,000 Population	53.1	62.3	38	3rd Quartile	92	Access to Oral Health
Mental Health Providers	2021	Rate Per 100,000 Population	185.1	284.3	42	4th Quartile	693.6	Mental Health
Primary Care Providers	2021	Rate Per 100,000 Population	266.9	252.3	24	2nd Quartile	373.3	84% of Population
Uninsured	2019	Percent of Individuals	13.20%	9.20%	47	4th Quartile	3.00%	Health Insurance
Preventive Services
Colorectal Cancer Screening	2020	Percent of Adults	75.70%	74.30%	17	2nd Quartile	81.20%	74.4% of Adults Age 50-75
Dental Visit	2020	Percent of Adults	61.20%	66.70%	39	4th Quartile	74.70%	Oral Health Care
Childhood Immunization	2017-2018	Percent of Children	72.80%	75.40%	40	4th Quartile	92.30%	Childhood Immunizations
Flu Vaccination	2020	Percent of Adults	38.10%	47.00%	49	4th Quartile	56.50%	Flu Vaccine
HPV Vaccination	2020	Percent of Adolescents Ages 13-17	51.60%	58.60%	41	4th Quartile	83.00%	HPV Vaccine
Quality of Care
Personal (Usual) Health Care Provider	2020	Percent of Adults	71.40%	77.60%	43	4th Quartile	87.90%	84% of Population
Preventable Hospitalizations	2019	Per 100,000 Medicare Enrollees Ages 18+	4,269	3,770	38	3rd Quartile	1,841	Preventable Hospitalizations
Behaviors
Behavioral Health
Insufficient Sleep	2020	Percent of Adults	32.90%	32.30%	28	3rd Quartile	26.80%	68.6 % of Adults
Exercise	2019	Percent of Adults	27.00%	23.00%	4	1st Quartile	28.50%	Overweight and Obesity
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption	2019	Percent of Adults	7.10%	8.00%	33	3rd Quartile	14.10%	Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Physical Inactivity	2020	Percent of Adults	26.80%	22.40%	43	4th Quartile	15.90%	Physical Activty
Sexual Health
Chlamydia	2019	Per 100,000 Population	515.9	551	24	2nd Quartile	263.1	Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
High-risk HIV Behaviors	2020	Percent of Adults	5.60%	5.60%	25	2nd Quartile	4.00%	HIV Infections
Teen Births	2019	Births Per 1,000 Females Ages 15-19	16.2	16.7	27	3rd Quartile	6.6	Teen pregnancy
Tobacco Use
E-cigerette Use	2020	Percent of Adults	5.7%	5.2%	-		3.40%	E-Cigarette Use
Smoking	2020	Percent of Adults	14.70%	15.50%	23	2nd Quartile	8.20%	5.0% of Adults
Health Outcomes
Behavioral Health
Depression	2020	Percent of Adults	14.70%	19.50%	3	1st Quartile	12.70%	Depression
Excessive Drinking	2020	Percent of Adults	15.50%	17.60%	8	1st Quartile	12.10%	Binge Drinking
Frequent Mental Distress	2020	Percent of Adults	12.30%	13.20%	11	1st Quartile	9.40%	Mental Health Disorders
Non-Medical Drug Use	2021	Percent of Adults	14.50%	12.00%	44	4th Quartile	4.70%	Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids
Mortality
Drug Deaths (1-year)	2019	Per 100,000 Population	24.9	21.5	32	3rd Quartile	8.7	20.7 per 100,000 Population
Premature Death	2019	Per 100,000 Population	7,565	7,337	27	3rd Quartile	5,703
Premature Death Racial Inequality	2017-2019	Per 100,000 Population	1.1	1.5	3	1st Quartile	1
Suicide	2019	Per 100,000 Population	15.5	14.5	22	2nd Quartile	8.4	12.8 per 100,000 Population
Physical Health
Frequent Physical Distress	2020	Percent of Adults	10.30%	9.90%	31	3rd Quartile	7.30%
Perceived Good Health Status (High Health Status)	2020	Percent of Adults	55.90%	56.30%	27	3rd Quartile	63.30%
Low Birthweight	2019	Percent of Live Births	8.7	8.30%	32	3rd Quartile	6.30%	Infant Mortality
Low Birthweight Racial Gap	2019	Percentage Point Difference	2	2.1	27	3rd Quartile	1
Multiple Chronic Conditions	2020	Percent of Adults	9.50%	9.10%	29	3rd Quartile	6.50%
Arthritis	2020	Percent of Adults	24.00%	24.50%	20	2nd Quartile	19.70%	Arthritis
Asthma	2020	Percent of Adults	7.30%	9.60%	1	1st Quartile	7.30%	Asthma
Cancer	2020	Per 100,000 Population	6.80%	6.80%	23	2nd Quartile	4.80%	Cancer
Cardiovascular Diseases	2020	Per 100,000 Population	10.00%	8.10%	38	3rd Quartile	5.90%	Cardiovascular Health
Kidney Diseases	2020	Percent of Adults	3.70%	2.90%	43	4th Quartile	1.9%	12.8% of Adults
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2020	Percent of Adults	7.50%	6.20%	36	3rd Quartile	3.70%	COPD
Diabetes	2020	Percent of Adults	11.80%	10.60%	34		7.60%	Diabetes New Cases
Risk Factors
High Blood Pressure	2019	Percent of Adults	33.50%	32.50%	31	3rd Quartile	25.80%	27.7% of Adults
High Cholesterol	2019	Percent of Adults	33.40%	33.30%	26	3rd Quartile	28.10%	Cholesterol
Obesity	2020	Percent of Adults	28.40%	31.90%	9	1st Quartile	24.20%	36.0% of Adults

Data Note(s)

Data in this report were obtained from America’s Health Rankings Reports for Florida and for the United States.

The reports are available in their entirety at www.AmericasHealthRankings.org.

Quartiles in this report allow you to compare Florida with other states. Quartile 1 is the most favorable and Quartile 4 is the least favorable.

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