Health Profile of Yuba County, California
Yuba 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
Yuba County Around averageLess healthy than 77% of counties in California
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Yuba County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 76.0 | 79.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 6.4% | 6.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.7% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Yuba County is 76.0 years, about 3.7 years shorter than the California average of 79.6 years. The uninsured rate is 6.4%, lower than the California average of 6.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.7% of residents, higher than the California average of 16.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
23,133 residents in Yuba County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 976 473 men · 504 women
- 75–84 2,909 1,264 men · 1,645 women
- 65–74 6,045 2,899 men · 3,146 women
- 50–64 13,203 6,597 men · 6,606 women
Younger residents
22,833 residents in Yuba County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 6,437 3,311 boys · 3,126 girls
- 7–12 6,931 3,501 boys · 3,430 girls
- 3–7 5,512 2,775 boys · 2,737 girls
- 0–3 3,953 2,004 boys · 1,949 girls
About 3,568 residents in Yuba County (4.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 76.0 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Yuba County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.0% | 10.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.2% | 6.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.9% | 6.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.6% | 30.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Yuba County is about 17% lower than in California.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Yuba County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16.9% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 19.1% | 18.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 24.2% | 21.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Yuba County is about 21% higher than in California.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 103,700 cigarettes a day, 3.1 million a month, or 37.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.1 million minutes a day and 416.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Yuba County is 76.0 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.03 lifetimes a day, or 10 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 | Yuba County | California Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.80 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Yuba County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Yuba County, CA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Yuba County, CA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 84,507 residents against a local median of 207,907. Yuba County, CA's uninsured, at 6.4%, runs 22% above the 5.3% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Obesity tells the same story from another angle: 34.6% against a local median of 29.3%, 18% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Yuba County, CA reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves spread 3.2% on uninsured, so Yuba County, CA sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Yuba County, CA has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuba County, CA | 84,507 | 76.0 yrs #6/6 | 6.4% #6/6 | 34.6% #6/6 |
| Sutter County, CA | 98,856 | 78.6 yrs | 6.4% | 30.5% |
| Butte County, CA | 207,907 | 77.7 yrs | 6.4% | 29.5% |
| Nevada County, CA | 102,481 | 80.0 yrs | 5.3% | 28.6% |
| Placer County, CA | 418,934 | 80.3 yrs | 3.2% | 28.3% |
| Yolo County, CA | 220,537 | 80.7 yrs | 4.8% | 29.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Yuba 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 Yuba County, California.
How healthy is Yuba County, California?
Yuba 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 Yuba County, California one of the healthiest counties in California?
Yuba County ranks 45th 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 Yuba County, California?
People in Yuba County, California can expect to live 76.0 years on average, 3.7 years shorter than the California average of 79.6.
What is the uninsured rate in Yuba County, California?
6.4% of residents in Yuba County, California have no health insurance, about 1 in 16 people, about the same as the California rate of 6.6%.
How common is obesity in Yuba County, California?
34.6% of adults in Yuba County, California are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 4.0 points above the California rate of 30.6%.
What health issue is more common in Yuba County, California than elsewhere?
Compared with California as a whole, smoking stands out most: the adult rate here is 16.9%, about 21% higher than the California rate of 13.9%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Yuba County, California go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 103,700 cigarettes a day, 3.1 million a month, or 37.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.1 million minutes a day and 416.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Yuba County is 76.0 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.03 lifetimes a day, or 10 lifetimes a year.
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