Health Profile of Ouray County, Colorado
Ouray 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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Ouray County Above averageHealthier than 80% of counties in Colorado
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Ouray County | Colorado Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 83.2 | 80.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.7% | 7.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 9.7% | 13.2% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Ouray County is 83.2 years, about 3.2 years longer than the Colorado average of 80.0 years. The uninsured rate is 12.7%, higher than the Colorado average of 7.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 9.7% of residents, lower than the Colorado average of 13.2%.
Population by Age
Older residents
2,708 residents in Ouray County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 71 45 men · 26 women
- 75–84 327 160 men · 167 women
- 65–74 959 516 men · 443 women
- 50–64 1,351 622 men · 729 women
Younger residents
738 residents in Ouray County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 296 144 boys · 152 girls
- 7–12 204 86 boys · 118 girls
- 3–7 133 67 boys · 66 girls
- 0–3 105 61 boys · 44 girls
About 107 residents in Ouray County (2.1% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 83.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Ouray County | Colorado Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.5% | 9.3% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 8.0% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.0% | 6.2% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 24.2% | 26.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Ouray County is about 19% higher than in Colorado.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Ouray County | Colorado Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 12.5% | 16.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.8% | 17.8% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 14.9% | 19.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Ouray County is about 25% lower than in Colorado. The rate of smoking in Ouray County is about 22% lower than in Colorado.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 5,560 cigarettes a day, 166,800 a month, or 2.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 61,160 minutes a day and 22.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Ouray County is 83.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.51 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 | Ouray County | Colorado Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 3.77 | 4.49 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 3.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Ouray County is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
Ouray County, CO Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Ouray County, CO is the 4th largest of the 5 counties compared here, 5,087 residents against a local median of 19,783. Nothing separates Ouray County, CO 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 life expectancy, 4% above the local median at 83.2 yrs against 79.9 yrs. Ouray County, CO has the highest life expectancy of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouray County, CO | 5,087 | 83.2 yrs #1/5 | 12.7% #3/5 | 24.2% #3/5 |
| Montrose County, CO | 43,807 | 79.4 yrs | 13.3% | 27.3% |
| Hinsdale County, CO | 1,005 | 81.4 yrs | 9.3% | 23.9% |
| San Miguel County, CO | 7,968 | 80.4 yrs | 15.2% | 24.0% |
| Delta County, CO | 31,598 | 78.9 yrs | 12.0% | 26.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Ouray County, Colorado has an overall health index grade of A, making it somewhat better than Colorado, and notably better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Ouray County, Colorado.
What is the health grade for Ouray County, Colorado?
Ouray County, Colorado has a Map AI Health Index grade of A, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; an A grade means residents are much healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Ouray County, Colorado one of the healthiest counties in Colorado?
Ouray County ranks 13th healthiest out of 62 counties in Colorado by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Ouray County, Colorado?
People in Ouray County, Colorado can expect to live 83.2 years on average, 3.2 years longer than the Colorado average of 80.0.
What percentage of Ouray County, Colorado residents are uninsured?
12.7% of residents in Ouray County, Colorado have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 4.9 points above the Colorado rate of 7.7%.
What is the obesity rate in Ouray County, Colorado?
24.2% of adults in Ouray County, Colorado are classified as obese, about 1 in 4, 2.1 points below the Colorado rate of 26.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Ouray County, Colorado go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 5,560 cigarettes a day, 166,800 a month, or 2.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 61,160 minutes a day and 22.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Ouray County is 83.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.51 lifetimes a year.
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