Health Profile of Finney County, Kansas
Finney 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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C
Finney County Below averageLess healthy than 77% of counties in Kansas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Finney County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.0 | 78.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.7% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.7% | 15.3% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Finney County is 78.0 years, about 0.6 years shorter than the Kansas average of 78.6 years. The uninsured rate is 12.7%, higher than the Kansas average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.7% of residents, higher than the Kansas average of 15.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
10,029 residents in Finney County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 548 203 men · 345 women
- 75–84 1,105 476 men · 629 women
- 65–74 2,346 1,149 men · 1,198 women
- 50–64 6,029 3,117 men · 2,912 women
Younger residents
11,092 residents in Finney County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 3,297 1,716 boys · 1,580 girls
- 7–12 3,386 1,751 boys · 1,635 girls
- 3–7 2,602 1,333 boys · 1,269 girls
- 0–3 1,808 925 boys · 883 girls
About 1,273 residents in Finney County (3.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.0 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Finney County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.4% | 11.8% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.9% | 7.6% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.5% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 42.1% | 37.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Finney County is about 35% lower than in Kansas. The rate of heart disease in Finney County is about 29% lower than in Kansas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Finney County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.1% | 18.7% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.0% | 16.5% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 28.7% | 25.5% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Finney County are about the same as in Kansas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 51,140 cigarettes a day, 1.5 million a month, or 18.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 562,541 minutes a day and 205.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Finney County is 78.0 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 5.01 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 | Finney County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.88 | 6.38 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.9 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Finney County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Finney County, KS Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Finney County, KS is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 38,084 residents against a local median of 3,864. Nothing separates Finney County, KS 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% above the local median at 42.1% against 37.4%. Finney County, KS has the 6th lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finney County, KS | 38,084 | 78.0 yrs #6/6 | 12.7% #5/6 | 42.1% #6/6 |
| Gray County, KS | 5,701 | 86.2 yrs | 11.5% | 35.4% |
| Scott County, KS | 5,027 | 78.5 yrs | 6.5% | 34.0% |
| Haskell County, KS | 3,641 | 88.6 yrs | 17.4% | 40.3% |
| Lane County, KS | 1,461 | 79.8 yrs | 10.9% | 37.4% |
| Kearny County, KS | 3,864 | 78.4 yrs | 11.5% | 38.0% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Finney County, Kansas has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Kansas, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Finney County, Kansas.
Is Finney County, Kansas a healthy place to live?
Finney County, Kansas has a Map AI Health Index grade of C, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a C grade means residents are close to the U.S. average.
Is Finney County, Kansas one of the healthiest counties in Kansas?
Finney County ranks 81st 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 life expectancy in Finney County, Kansas?
People in Finney County, Kansas can expect to live 78.0 years on average, 0.6 years shorter than the Kansas average of 78.6.
What is the uninsured rate in Finney County, Kansas?
12.7% of residents in Finney County, Kansas have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 3.9 points above the Kansas rate of 8.8%.
What percentage of Finney County, Kansas residents are obese?
42.1% of adults in Finney County, Kansas are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 4.8 points above the Kansas rate of 37.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Finney County, Kansas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 51,140 cigarettes a day, 1.5 million a month, or 18.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 562,541 minutes a day and 205.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Finney County is 78.0 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 5.01 lifetimes a year.
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