Health Profile of Ellis County, Kansas
Ellis 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
Ellis County Around averageHealthier than 95% of counties in Kansas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Ellis County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.3% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.6% | 15.3% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Ellis County is 79.1 years, about 0.5 years longer than the Kansas average of 78.6 years. The uninsured rate is 7.3%, lower than the Kansas average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.6% of residents, lower than the Kansas average of 15.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
9,026 residents in Ellis County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 726 286 men · 440 women
- 75–84 1,258 518 men · 741 women
- 65–74 2,400 1,150 men · 1,250 women
- 50–64 4,641 2,312 men · 2,329 women
Younger residents
5,715 residents in Ellis County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,782 917 boys · 865 girls
- 7–12 1,686 857 boys · 829 girls
- 3–7 1,268 626 boys · 642 girls
- 0–3 978 482 boys · 496 girls
About 1,397 residents in Ellis County (4.8% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Ellis County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.2% | 11.8% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.2% | 7.6% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.0% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 30.7% | 37.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Ellis County is about 22% lower than in Kansas. The rate of diabetes in Ellis County is about 22% lower than in Kansas. The rate of obesity in Ellis County is about 18% lower than in Kansas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Ellis County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16.6% | 18.7% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 19.9% | 16.5% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 21.4% | 25.5% | 25.1% |
The rate of binge drinking in Ellis County is about 21% higher than in Kansas. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Ellis County is about 16% lower than in Kansas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 38,423 cigarettes a day, 1.2 million a month, or 14.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 422,653 minutes a day and 154.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Ellis County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.71 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 | Ellis County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.47 | 6.38 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Ellis County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Ellis County, KS Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Ellis County, KS is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 28,920 residents against a local median of 3,452. Ellis County, KS's obesity, at 30.7%, runs 15% below the 36.3% typical of the counties around it. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 4.3% on obesity, so Ellis County, KS sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Ellis County, KS has the lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis County, KS | 28,920 | 79.1 yrs #3/6 | 7.3% #6/6 | 30.7% #1/6 |
| Rush County, KS | 2,947 | 80.9 yrs | 7.2% | 38.1% |
| Rooks County, KS | 4,813 | 78.0 yrs | 6.4% | 33.8% |
| Russell County, KS | 6,679 | 79.7 yrs | 6.9% | 36.8% |
| Trego County, KS | 2,777 | 76.0 yrs | 4.3% | 36.2% |
| Osborne County, KS | 3,452 | 76.8 yrs | 5.3% | 36.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Ellis County, Kansas has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Kansas, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Ellis County, Kansas.
What is the health grade for Ellis County, Kansas?
Ellis County, Kansas 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 Ellis County, Kansas one of the healthiest counties in Kansas?
Ellis County ranks 6th healthiest out of 105 counties in Kansas by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Ellis County, Kansas?
People in Ellis County, Kansas can expect to live 79.1 years on average, about the same as the Kansas average of 78.6.
What is the uninsured rate in Ellis County, Kansas?
7.3% of residents in Ellis County, Kansas have no health insurance, about 1 in 14 people, 1.5 points below the Kansas rate of 8.8%.
How common is obesity in Ellis County, Kansas?
30.7% of adults in Ellis County, Kansas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 6.6 points below the Kansas rate of 37.3%.
What health issue is more common in Ellis County, Kansas than elsewhere?
Compared with Kansas as a whole, binge drinking stands out most: the adult rate here is 19.9%, about 21% higher than the Kansas rate of 16.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Ellis County, Kansas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 38,423 cigarettes a day, 1.2 million a month, or 14.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 422,653 minutes a day and 154.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Ellis County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.71 lifetimes a year.
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