Health Profile of Wayne County, Illinois
Wayne 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
Wayne County Around averageLess healthy than 70% of counties in Illinois
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Wayne County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.7 | 77.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.1% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 16.4% | 15.6% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Wayne County is 78.7 years, about 0.8 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9 years. The uninsured rate is 12.1%, higher than the Illinois average of 6.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 16.4% of residents, higher than the Illinois average of 15.6%.
Population by Age
Older residents
6,569 residents in Wayne County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 588 225 men · 364 women
- 75–84 970 429 men · 541 women
- 65–74 1,817 864 men · 952 women
- 50–64 3,194 1,611 men · 1,583 women
Younger residents
3,383 residents in Wayne County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,061 574 boys · 487 girls
- 7–12 1,029 523 boys · 505 girls
- 3–7 752 364 boys · 387 girls
- 0–3 542 270 boys · 272 girls
About 1,198 residents in Wayne County (7.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Wayne County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.4% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.9% | 7.1% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.0% | 7.1% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.9% | 36.1% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Wayne County are about the same as in Illinois.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Wayne County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20.0% | 19.2% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 14.5% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.0% | 26.3% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Wayne County are about the same as in Illinois.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 24,762 cigarettes a day, 742,860 a month, or 9.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 272,382 minutes a day and 99.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wayne County is 78.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.40 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 | Wayne County | Illinois Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.69 | 7.63 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Wayne County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Wayne County, IL Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Wayne County, IL is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 15,973 residents against a local median of 13,048. The measure that sets Wayne County, IL apart most is uninsured: 12.1%, 103% above the local median of 6.0%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 2.7% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Wayne County, IL, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Wayne County, IL has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County, IL | 15,973 | 78.7 yrs #2/6 | 12.1% #6/6 | 34.9% #2/6 |
| Clay County, IL | 13,048 | 76.1 yrs | 5.1% | 37.5% |
| Hamilton County, IL | 7,916 | 77.5 yrs | 7.6% | 34.6% |
| Edwards County, IL | 6,071 | 78.7 yrs | 6.0% | 35.7% |
| White County, IL | 13,619 | 75.1 yrs | 4.9% | 35.6% |
| Richland County, IL | 15,599 | 77.8 yrs | 6.1% | 35.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Wayne County, Illinois has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Illinois, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Wayne County, Illinois.
How healthy is Wayne County, Illinois?
Wayne County, Illinois 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 Wayne County, Illinois one of the healthiest counties in Illinois?
Wayne County ranks 72nd healthiest out of 102 counties in Illinois by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Wayne County, Illinois?
People in Wayne County, Illinois can expect to live 78.7 years on average, 0.8 years longer than the Illinois average of 77.9.
How many people lack health insurance in Wayne County, Illinois?
12.1% of residents in Wayne County, Illinois have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 5.3 points above the Illinois rate of 6.9%.
What percentage of Wayne County, Illinois residents are obese?
34.9% of adults in Wayne County, Illinois are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.1 points below the Illinois rate of 36.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Wayne County, Illinois go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 24,762 cigarettes a day, 742,860 a month, or 9.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 272,382 minutes a day and 99.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wayne County is 78.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.40 lifetimes a year.
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