Health Profile of Cullman County, Alabama
Cullman 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
Cullman County Below averageHealthier than 76% of counties in Alabama
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Cullman County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.2 | 74.7 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.9% | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 19.9% | 23.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Cullman County is 75.2 years, about 0.5 years longer than the Alabama average of 74.7 years. The uninsured rate is 10.9%, higher than the Alabama average of 9.2%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 19.9% of residents, lower than the Alabama average of 23.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
34,076 residents in Cullman County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,533 508 men · 1,025 women
- 75–84 5,271 2,246 men · 3,025 women
- 65–74 9,217 4,288 men · 4,929 women
- 50–64 18,055 9,028 men · 9,027 women
Younger residents
19,787 residents in Cullman County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 6,044 3,229 boys · 2,815 girls
- 7–12 5,841 3,013 boys · 2,829 girls
- 3–7 4,545 2,293 boys · 2,252 girls
- 0–3 3,357 1,722 boys · 1,635 girls
About 6,712 residents in Cullman County (7.4% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Cullman County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.4% | 14.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.0% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 38.7% | 41.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Cullman County is about 17% lower than in Alabama.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Cullman County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.6% | 22.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.0% | 13.6% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 30.6% | 32.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Cullman County are about the same as in Alabama.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 151,590 cigarettes a day, 4.5 million a month, or 55.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.7 million minutes a day and 608.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Cullman County is 75.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.04 lifetimes a day, or 15 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 | Cullman County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.59 | 7.76 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Cullman County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Cullman County, AL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Cullman County, AL is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 90,566 residents against a local median of 64,822. Nothing separates Cullman County, AL sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is uninsured, 13% above the local median at 10.9% against 9.6%. Cullman County, AL has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cullman County, AL | 90,566 | 75.2 yrs #3/6 | 10.9% #6/6 | 38.7% #3/6 |
| Morgan County, AL | 124,471 | 75.7 yrs | 10.9% | 39.9% |
| Blount County, AL | 59,518 | 75.9 yrs | 10.3% | 32.9% |
| Winston County, AL | 23,682 | 75.0 yrs | 8.9% | 40.7% |
| Walker County, AL | 64,822 | 71.4 yrs | 9.6% | 37.7% |
| Jefferson County, AL | 666,272 | 74.2 yrs | 9.4% | 40.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Cullman 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 Cullman County, Alabama.
What is the health grade for Cullman County, Alabama?
Cullman 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 Cullman County, Alabama one of the healthiest counties in Alabama?
Cullman County ranks 17th 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.
How long do people live in Cullman County, Alabama?
People in Cullman County, Alabama can expect to live 75.2 years on average, about the same as the Alabama average of 74.7.
What is the uninsured rate in Cullman County, Alabama?
10.9% of residents in Cullman County, Alabama have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, 1.8 points above the Alabama rate of 9.2%.
What percentage of Cullman County, Alabama residents are obese?
38.7% of adults in Cullman County, Alabama are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.7 points below the Alabama rate of 41.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Cullman County, Alabama go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 151,590 cigarettes a day, 4.5 million a month, or 55.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.7 million minutes a day and 608.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Cullman County is 75.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.04 lifetimes a day, or 15 lifetimes a year.
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