Health Profile of Orange County, Florida
Orange 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
Orange County Around averageHealthier than 83% of counties in Florida
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Orange County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.3 | 77.2 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.0% | 11.5% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.3% | 19.5% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Orange County is 78.3 years, about 1.1 years longer than the Florida average of 77.2 years. The uninsured rate is 12.0%, higher than the Florida average of 11.5%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.3% of residents, lower than the Florida average of 19.5%.
Population by Age
Older residents
421,966 residents in Orange County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 19,513 6,644 men · 12,868 women
- 75–84 48,516 20,713 men · 27,803 women
- 65–74 97,224 44,518 men · 52,706 women
- 50–64 256,713 124,931 men · 131,781 women
Younger residents
314,962 residents in Orange County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 95,224 48,120 boys · 47,105 girls
- 7–12 92,447 47,936 boys · 44,511 girls
- 3–7 72,787 37,804 boys · 34,982 girls
- 0–3 54,504 27,805 boys · 26,699 girls
About 49,184 residents in Orange County (3.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Orange County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.5% | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.3% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.6% | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 30.3% | 33.8% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Orange County is about 30% lower than in Florida. The rate of cancer in Orange County is about 28% lower than in Florida. The rate of diabetes in Orange County is about 16% lower than in Florida.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Orange County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.9% | 21.3% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 14.8% | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.9% | 29.1% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Orange County is about 16% lower than in Florida.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.1 million cigarettes a day, 62.2 million a month, or 756.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 22.8 million minutes a day and 8.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Orange County is 78.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.55 lifetimes a day, or 202 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 | Orange County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.01 | 7.27 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.0 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Orange County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Orange County, FL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Orange County, FL is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 1,470,874 residents against a local median of 481,459. The measure that sets Orange County, FL apart most is uninsured: 12.0%, 22% above the local median of 9.8%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 1.1% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Orange County, FL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Orange County, FL has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County, FL | 1,470,874 | 78.3 yrs #3/6 | 12.0% #6/6 | 30.3% #2/6 |
| Seminole County, FL | 481,459 | 79.8 yrs | 9.5% | 30.1% |
| Lake County, FL | 412,915 | 77.7 yrs | 9.6% | 36.1% |
| Osceola County, FL | 427,393 | 79.4 yrs | 10.6% | 35.6% |
| Volusia County, FL | 579,612 | 77.0 yrs | 10.2% | 33.5% |
| Brevard County, FL | 628,683 | 77.3 yrs | 9.8% | 33.0% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Orange County, Florida has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Florida, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Orange County, Florida.
How healthy is Orange County, Florida?
Orange County, Florida 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 Orange County, Florida one of the healthiest counties in Florida?
Orange County ranks 12th healthiest out of 67 counties in Florida by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Orange County, Florida?
People in Orange County, Florida can expect to live 78.3 years on average, 1.1 years longer than the Florida average of 77.2.
What percentage of Orange County, Florida residents are uninsured?
12.0% of residents in Orange County, Florida have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, about the same as the Florida rate of 11.5%.
What percentage of Orange County, Florida residents are obese?
30.3% of adults in Orange County, Florida are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 3.5 points below the Florida rate of 33.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Orange County, Florida go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.1 million cigarettes a day, 62.2 million a month, or 756.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 22.8 million minutes a day and 8.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Orange County is 78.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.55 lifetimes a day, or 202 lifetimes a year.
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