Health Profile of Greene County, Arkansas
Greene 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
Greene County Below averageHealthier than 70% of counties in Arkansas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Greene County | Arkansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.6 | 75.5 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 8.9% | 9.0% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.7% | 22.8% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Greene County is 75.6 years, about 0.1 years longer than the Arkansas average of 75.5 years. The uninsured rate is 8.9%, lower than the Arkansas average of 9.0%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.7% of residents, lower than the Arkansas average of 22.8%.
Population by Age
Older residents
15,596 residents in Greene County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 728 266 men · 461 women
- 75–84 2,336 938 men · 1,398 women
- 65–74 4,099 1,944 men · 2,155 women
- 50–64 8,434 4,125 men · 4,309 women
Younger residents
10,652 residents in Greene County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 3,379 1,632 boys · 1,747 girls
- 7–12 3,089 1,548 boys · 1,541 girls
- 3–7 2,390 1,323 boys · 1,067 girls
- 0–3 1,795 1,043 boys · 751 girls
About 2,880 residents in Greene County (6.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.6 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Greene County | Arkansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.9% | 13.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.7% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.7% | 8.7% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 39.7% | 39.0% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Greene County are about the same as in Arkansas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Greene County | Arkansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 23.8% | 23.3% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 14.9% | 13.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 30.0% | 33.0% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Greene County are about the same as in Arkansas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 84,192 cigarettes a day, 2.5 million a month, or 30.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 926,116 minutes a day and 338.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Greene County is 75.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.51 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 | Greene County | Arkansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.39 | 7.47 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Greene County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Greene County, AR Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Greene County, AR is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 46,432 residents against a local median of 18,840. Nothing separates Greene County, AR 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, 9% below the local median at 8.9% against 9.8%. Greene County, AR has the 3rd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County, AR | 46,432 | 75.6 yrs #3/6 | 8.9% #3/6 | 39.7% #6/6 |
| Clay County, AR | 14,278 | 73.7 yrs | 9.8% | 39.2% |
| Craighead County, AR | 113,245 | 75.8 yrs | 8.2% | 39.0% |
| Dunklin County, MO | 23,538 | 73.2 yrs | 15.1% | 39.7% |
| Randolph County, AR | 18,840 | 75.3 yrs | 7.2% | 35.5% |
| Lawrence County, AR | 16,233 | 77.0 yrs | 11.5% | 37.7% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Greene County, Arkansas has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Arkansas, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Greene County, Arkansas.
How healthy is Greene County, Arkansas?
Greene County, Arkansas 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 Greene County, Arkansas one of the healthiest counties in Arkansas?
Greene County ranks 23rd healthiest out of 75 counties in Arkansas by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Greene County, Arkansas?
People in Greene County, Arkansas can expect to live 75.6 years on average, about the same as the Arkansas average of 75.5.
What is the uninsured rate in Greene County, Arkansas?
8.9% of residents in Greene County, Arkansas have no health insurance, about 1 in 11 people, about the same as the Arkansas rate of 9.0%.
How common is obesity in Greene County, Arkansas?
39.7% of adults in Greene County, Arkansas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.7 points above the Arkansas rate of 39.0%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Greene County, Arkansas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 84,192 cigarettes a day, 2.5 million a month, or 30.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 926,116 minutes a day and 338.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Greene County is 75.6 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.51 lifetimes a year.
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