Health Profile of Amador County, California
Amador 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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B
Amador County Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Amador County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.2 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 4.9% | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.8% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Amador County is 79.2 years, about 0.4 years shorter than the California average of 79.6 years. The uninsured rate is 4.9%, lower than the California average of 6.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.8% of residents, lower than the California average of 16.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
20,208 residents in Amador County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,167 444 men · 724 women
- 75–84 2,978 1,490 men · 1,487 women
- 65–74 6,176 2,906 men · 3,269 women
- 50–64 9,888 5,274 men · 4,614 women
Younger residents
6,277 residents in Amador County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,110 1,122 boys · 989 girls
- 7–12 1,874 944 boys · 930 girls
- 3–7 1,344 670 boys · 674 girls
- 0–3 949 490 boys · 459 girls
About 2,666 residents in Amador County (6.4% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Amador County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.2% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 8.2% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.0% | 6.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 30.3% | 30.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Amador County is about 30% higher than in California. The rate of heart disease in Amador County is about 26% higher than in California.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Amador County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 14.4% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.9% | 18.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 20.2% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Amador County are about the same as in California.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 50,612 cigarettes a day, 1.5 million a month, or 18.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 556,731 minutes a day and 203.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Amador County is 79.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.88 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 | Amador County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.80 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Amador County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Amador County, CA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Amador County, CA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 41,428 residents against a local median of 418,934. Nothing separates Amador County, CA 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 obesity, 1% below the local median at 30.3% against 30.8%. Amador County, CA has the 3rd lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amador County, CA | 41,428 | 79.2 yrs #4/6 | 4.9% #4/6 | 30.3% #3/6 |
| Calaveras County, CA | 46,248 | 80.8 yrs | 5.0% | 30.8% |
| El Dorado County, CA | 192,661 | 80.7 yrs | 3.9% | 28.6% |
| Placer County, CA | 418,934 | 80.3 yrs | 3.2% | 28.3% |
| Sacramento County, CA | 1,591,938 | 78.7 yrs | 4.9% | 31.3% |
| San Joaquin County, CA | 797,313 | 77.4 yrs | 6.3% | 30.8% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Amador County, California has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than California, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Amador County, California.
Is Amador County, California a healthy place to live?
Amador County, California has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Amador County, California one of the healthiest counties in California?
Amador County ranks 29th healthiest out of 58 counties in California by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Amador County, California?
People in Amador County, California can expect to live 79.2 years on average, about the same as the California average of 79.6.
What percentage of Amador County, California residents are uninsured?
4.9% of residents in Amador County, California have no health insurance, about 1 in 20 people, 1.7 points below the California rate of 6.6%.
How common is obesity in Amador County, California?
30.3% of adults in Amador County, California are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the California rate of 30.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Amador County, California go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 50,612 cigarettes a day, 1.5 million a month, or 18.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 556,731 minutes a day and 203.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Amador County is 79.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.88 lifetimes a year.
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