Health Profile of Santa Rosa County, Florida
Santa Rosa 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
Santa Rosa County Around averageHealthier than 85% of counties in Florida
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Santa Rosa County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.2 | 77.2 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.2% | 11.5% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 14.6% | 19.5% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Santa Rosa County is about the same as in Florida, at 77.2 years. The uninsured rate is 10.2%, lower than the Florida average of 11.5%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 14.6% of residents, lower than the Florida average of 19.5%.
Population by Age
Older residents
69,863 residents in Santa Rosa County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 2,616 961 men · 1,655 women
- 75–84 8,783 3,995 men · 4,788 women
- 65–74 18,356 8,882 men · 9,474 women
- 50–64 40,107 19,969 men · 20,139 women
Younger residents
43,139 residents in Santa Rosa County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 13,885 7,026 boys · 6,859 girls
- 7–12 12,917 6,648 boys · 6,269 girls
- 3–7 9,486 4,881 boys · 4,604 girls
- 0–3 6,852 3,458 boys · 3,394 girls
About 8,916 residents in Santa Rosa County (4.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Santa Rosa County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.8% | 12.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.6% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.2% | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 30.6% | 33.8% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Santa Rosa County is about 22% lower than in Florida. The rate of diabetes in Santa Rosa County is about 21% lower than in Florida.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Santa Rosa County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.0% | 21.3% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.2% | 14.8% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 26.2% | 29.1% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Santa Rosa County are about the same as in Florida.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 326,028 cigarettes a day, 9.8 million a month, or 119.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 3.6 million minutes a day and 1.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Santa Rosa County is 77.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.09 lifetimes a day, or 32 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 | Santa Rosa County | Florida Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.37 | 7.27 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Santa Rosa County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Santa Rosa County, FL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Santa Rosa County, FL is typical in size for this group, 198,472 residents against a local median of 216,584, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Nothing separates Santa Rosa County, FL 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, 13% below the local median at 30.6% against 35.0%. Santa Rosa County, FL has the 2nd lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa County, FL | 198,472 | 77.2 yrs #3/6 | 10.2% #4/6 | 30.6% #2/6 |
| Escambia County, FL | 325,414 | 75.2 yrs | 11.7% | 35.0% |
| Okaloosa County, FL | 216,584 | 78.0 yrs | 11.8% | 30.6% |
| Escambia County, AL | 36,629 | 73.5 yrs | 9.2% | 43.4% |
| Baldwin County, AL | 246,985 | 77.5 yrs | 8.3% | 33.4% |
| Conecuh County, AL | 11,275 | 73.5 yrs | 8.0% | 42.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, Florida.
What is the health grade for Santa Rosa County, Florida?
Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, Florida one of the healthiest counties in Florida?
Santa Rosa County ranks 11th 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 Santa Rosa County, Florida?
People in Santa Rosa County, Florida can expect to live 77.2 years on average, about the same as the Florida average of 77.2.
What percentage of Santa Rosa County, Florida residents are uninsured?
10.2% of residents in Santa Rosa County, Florida have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 1.4 points below the Florida rate of 11.5%.
What percentage of Santa Rosa County, Florida residents are obese?
30.6% of adults in Santa Rosa County, Florida are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 3.2 points below the Florida rate of 33.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Santa Rosa County, Florida go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 326,028 cigarettes a day, 9.8 million a month, or 119.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 3.6 million minutes a day and 1.3 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Santa Rosa County is 77.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.09 lifetimes a day, or 32 lifetimes a year.
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