Health Profile of Hale County, Alabama
Hale 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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D
Hale County Well below averageLess healthy than 83% of counties in Alabama
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Hale County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.5 | 74.7 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 6.2% | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 27.4% | 23.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Hale County is 75.5 years, about 0.8 years longer than the Alabama average of 74.7 years. The uninsured rate is 6.2%, lower than the Alabama average of 9.2%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 27.4% of residents, higher than the Alabama average of 23.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
5,584 residents in Hale County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 346 126 men · 219 women
- 75–84 765 298 men · 468 women
- 65–74 1,557 755 men · 802 women
- 50–64 2,915 1,362 men · 1,553 women
Younger residents
3,418 residents in Hale County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 962 499 boys · 464 girls
- 7–12 1,033 533 boys · 499 girls
- 3–7 833 442 boys · 391 girls
- 0–3 590 318 boys · 272 girls
About 1,067 residents in Hale County (7.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.5 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Hale County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 18.0% | 14.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.5% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.7% | 8.2% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 47.0% | 41.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Hale County is about 21% higher than in Alabama.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Hale County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 23.5% | 22.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 11.9% | 13.6% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 37.0% | 32.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Hale County are about the same as in Alabama.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 26,370 cigarettes a day, 791,086 a month, or 9.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 290,065 minutes a day and 105.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Hale County is 75.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.67 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 | Hale County | Alabama Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.78 | 7.76 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Hale County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Hale County, AL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Hale County, AL is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 14,829 residents against a local median of 18,851. Nothing separates Hale 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% below the local median at 6.2% against 7.2%. Hale County, AL has the lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale County, AL | 14,829 | 75.5 yrs #1/6 | 6.2% #1/6 | 47.0% #4/6 |
| Greene County, AL | 7,424 | 75.5 yrs | 13.7% | 48.6% |
| Perry County, AL | 8,031 | 73.9 yrs | 7.2% | 48.7% |
| Tuscaloosa County, AL | 237,556 | 75.0 yrs | 6.7% | 40.7% |
| Marengo County, AL | 18,851 | 75.2 yrs | 9.2% | 42.9% |
| Bibb County, AL | 22,130 | 73.6 yrs | 6.9% | 38.7% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Hale County, Alabama has an overall health index grade of D, making it about on par with Alabama, and somewhat worse than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Hale County, Alabama.
Is Hale County, Alabama a healthy place to live?
Hale County, Alabama has a Map AI Health Index grade of D, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a D grade means residents face somewhat worse health outcomes than the U.S. average.
Is Hale County, Alabama one of the healthiest counties in Alabama?
Hale County ranks 56th 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 life expectancy in Hale County, Alabama?
People in Hale County, Alabama can expect to live 75.5 years on average, 0.8 years longer than the Alabama average of 74.7.
What percentage of Hale County, Alabama residents are uninsured?
6.2% of residents in Hale County, Alabama have no health insurance, about 1 in 16 people, 2.9 points below the Alabama rate of 9.2%.
How common is obesity in Hale County, Alabama?
47.0% of adults in Hale County, Alabama are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 5.6 points above the Alabama rate of 41.3%.
What health issue is more common in Hale County, Alabama than elsewhere?
Compared with Alabama as a whole, diabetes stands out most: the adult rate here is 18.0%, about 21% higher than the Alabama rate of 14.9%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Hale County, Alabama go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 26,370 cigarettes a day, 791,086 a month, or 9.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 290,065 minutes a day and 105.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Hale County is 75.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.67 lifetimes a year.
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