Health Profile of San Bernardino County, California
San Bernardino 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.
-
B
San Bernardino County Around averageLess healthy than 79% of counties in California
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | San Bernardino County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.1 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 8.0% | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 18.6% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in San Bernardino County is 78.1 years, about 1.5 years shorter than the California average of 79.6 years. The uninsured rate is 8.0%, higher than the California average of 6.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 18.6% of residents, higher than the California average of 16.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
615,422 residents in San Bernardino County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 27,544 9,559 men · 17,985 women
- 75–84 71,235 30,827 men · 40,408 women
- 65–74 149,154 69,975 men · 79,179 women
- 50–64 367,489 181,865 men · 185,624 women
Younger residents
543,661 residents in San Bernardino County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 175,080 90,288 boys · 84,792 girls
- 7–12 163,651 83,337 boys · 80,314 girls
- 3–7 119,000 60,404 boys · 58,595 girls
- 0–3 85,931 43,895 boys · 42,036 girls
About 71,985 residents in San Bernardino County (3.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | San Bernardino County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.0% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.8% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.5% | 6.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 39.6% | 30.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of obesity in San Bernardino County is about 29% higher than in California. The rate of cancer in San Bernardino County is about 23% lower than in California.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | San Bernardino County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 14.9% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 18.7% | 18.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.3% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in San Bernardino County is about 16% higher than in California.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.4 million cigarettes a day, 73.0 million a month, or 888.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 26.8 million minutes a day and 9.8 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in San Bernardino County is 78.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.65 lifetimes a day, or 238 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 | San Bernardino County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 10.58 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 10.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in San Bernardino County is moderate — acceptable air quality, though unusually sensitive individuals may notice effects.
San Bernardino County, CA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
San Bernardino County, CA is typical in size for this group, 2,193,778 residents against a local median of 2,477,722, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. The measure that sets San Bernardino County, CA apart most is obesity: 39.6%, 26% above the local median of 31.5%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Uninsured tells the same story from another angle: 8.0% against a local median of 6.4%, 25% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: San Bernardino County, CA reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves spread 12.0% on obesity, so San Bernardino County, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. San Bernardino County, CA has the 6th lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County, CA | 2,193,778 | 78.1 yrs #5/6 | 8.0% #5/6 | 39.6% #6/6 |
| Riverside County, CA | 2,477,722 | 79.0 yrs | 7.7% | 34.4% |
| Clark County, NV | 2,328,677 | 77.3 yrs | 12.2% | 31.5% |
| San Diego County, CA | 3,282,387 | 80.8 yrs | 6.4% | 28.4% |
| Imperial County, CA | 180,111 | 80.0 yrs | 6.0% | 35.8% |
| Orange County, CA | 3,164,225 | 81.6 yrs | 6.4% | 23.7% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, San Bernardino County, California has an overall health index grade of B, making it about on par with California, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in San Bernardino County, California.
What is the health grade for San Bernardino County, California?
San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County, California one of the healthiest counties in California?
San Bernardino County ranks 46th 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.
What is the life expectancy in San Bernardino County, California?
People in San Bernardino County, California can expect to live 78.1 years on average, 1.5 years shorter than the California average of 79.6.
What is the uninsured rate in San Bernardino County, California?
8.0% of residents in San Bernardino County, California have no health insurance, about 1 in 12 people, 1.4 points above the California rate of 6.6%.
What is the obesity rate in San Bernardino County, California?
39.6% of adults in San Bernardino County, California are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 9.0 points above the California rate of 30.6%.
What health issue is more common in San Bernardino County, California than elsewhere?
Compared with California as a whole, obesity stands out most: the adult rate here is 39.6%, about 29% higher than the California rate of 30.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in San Bernardino County, California go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.4 million cigarettes a day, 73.0 million a month, or 888.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 26.8 million minutes a day and 9.8 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in San Bernardino County is 78.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.65 lifetimes a day, or 238 lifetimes a year.
Analyze any area in the US
Get local demographics for any address, aggregated by drive time or radius, on the interactive map.
Explore the map →