Health Profile of Blount County, Alabama
Blount County Health Score
The Map AI Health Index is a score that reflects local life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and physical environment to help you quickly compare the overall health and well-being of different areas.
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C
Blount County Below averageHealthier than 86% of counties in Alabama
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Blount County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.9 | 74.7 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.3% | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.0% | 23.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Blount County is 75.9 years, about 1.2 years longer than the Alabama average of 74.7 years. The uninsured rate is 10.3%, higher than the Alabama average of 9.2%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.0% of residents, lower than the Alabama average of 23.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
22,310 residents in Blount County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,013 351 men · 662 women
- 75–84 3,204 1,437 men · 1,768 women
- 65–74 6,186 2,908 men · 3,279 women
- 50–64 11,907 6,068 men · 5,839 women
Younger residents
13,180 residents in Blount County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 4,321 2,307 boys · 2,013 girls
- 7–12 3,959 2,055 boys · 1,903 girls
- 3–7 2,846 1,491 boys · 1,355 girls
- 0–3 2,054 1,058 boys · 997 girls
About 3,875 residents in Blount County (6.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.9 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Blount County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.3% | 14.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.9% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.9% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 32.9% | 41.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of obesity in Blount County is about 20% lower than in Alabama. The rate of diabetes in Blount County is about 17% lower than in Alabama.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Blount County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 22.5% | 22.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 14.9% | 13.6% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 29.5% | 32.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Blount County are about the same as in Alabama.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 103,131 cigarettes a day, 3.1 million a month, or 37.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.1 million minutes a day and 414.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Blount County is 75.9 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.03 lifetimes a day, or 10 lifetimes a year.
* Source: Shaw M, Mitchell R, Dorling D. "Time for a smoke? One cigarette reduces your life by 11 minutes." BMJ. 2000;320:53.
Illustrative only. This is not an estimate of how many people actually die from smoking each day or year - it's a rough, order-of-magnitude comparison meant to help grasp the scale of smoking in this area. We take no responsibility for any decisions made based on this figure.
Air Quality
| Metric | Blount County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.76 | 7.76 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Blount County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Blount County, AL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Blount County, AL is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 59,518 residents against a local median of 99,748. Where Blount County, AL breaks from the counties next to it is obesity, sitting 18% below the local median of 40.1% at 32.9%. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 4.2% of each other on obesity, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Blount County, AL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Blount County, AL has the lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blount County, AL | 59,518 | 75.9 yrs #1/6 | 10.3% #3/6 | 32.9% #1/6 |
| Cullman County, AL | 90,566 | 75.2 yrs | 10.9% | 38.7% |
| St. Clair County, AL | 94,166 | 74.9 yrs | 7.2% | 38.9% |
| Marshall County, AL | 99,748 | 74.8 yrs | 12.0% | 40.1% |
| Etowah County, AL | 103,105 | 72.5 yrs | 11.4% | 42.9% |
| Jefferson County, AL | 666,272 | 74.2 yrs | 9.4% | 40.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Blount County, Alabama has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Alabama, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Blount County, Alabama.
How healthy is Blount County, Alabama?
Blount County, Alabama has a Map AI Health Index grade of C, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a C grade means residents are close to the U.S. average.
Is Blount County, Alabama one of the healthiest counties in Alabama?
Blount County ranks 10th healthiest out of 67 counties in Alabama by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Blount County, Alabama?
People in Blount County, Alabama can expect to live 75.9 years on average, 1.2 years longer than the Alabama average of 74.7.
What percentage of Blount County, Alabama residents are uninsured?
10.3% of residents in Blount County, Alabama have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 1.1 points above the Alabama rate of 9.2%.
What percentage of Blount County, Alabama residents are obese?
32.9% of adults in Blount County, Alabama are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 8.4 points below the Alabama rate of 41.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Blount County, Alabama go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 103,131 cigarettes a day, 3.1 million a month, or 37.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.1 million minutes a day and 414.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Blount County is 75.9 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.03 lifetimes a day, or 10 lifetimes a year.
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