Health Profile of Grant County, Kansas
Grant 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
Grant County Around averageLess healthy than 74% of counties in Kansas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Grant County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.1 | 78.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 16.2% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 16.1% | 15.3% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Grant County is 79.1 years, about 0.5 years longer than the Kansas average of 78.6 years. The uninsured rate is 16.2%, higher than the Kansas average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 16.1% of residents, higher than the Kansas average of 15.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
2,152 residents in Grant County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 88 24 men · 64 women
- 75–84 249 113 men · 137 women
- 65–74 545 277 men · 268 women
- 50–64 1,270 646 men · 624 women
Younger residents
2,130 residents in Grant County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 646 359 boys · 287 girls
- 7–12 665 342 boys · 323 girls
- 3–7 484 263 boys · 221 girls
- 0–3 335 193 boys · 142 girls
About 219 residents in Grant County (3.0% 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 | Grant County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.0% | 11.8% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.5% | 7.6% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.9% | 7.7% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 39.4% | 37.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Grant County is about 27% lower than in Kansas. The rate of heart disease in Grant County is about 22% lower than in Kansas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Grant County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.7% | 18.7% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.9% | 16.5% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.7% | 25.5% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Grant County are about the same as in Kansas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 9,854 cigarettes a day, 295,634 a month, or 3.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 108,399 minutes a day and 39.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Grant County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.95 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 | Grant County | Kansas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.81 | 6.38 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Grant County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Grant County, KS Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Grant County, KS is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 7,229 residents against a local median of 3,864. Nothing separates Grant 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 uninsured, 14% above the local median at 16.2% against 14.2%. Grant County, KS has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant County, KS | 7,229 | 79.1 yrs #5/6 | 16.2% #4/6 | 39.4% #3/6 |
| Stevens County, KS | 5,162 | 79.8 yrs | 14.2% | 40.1% |
| Haskell County, KS | 3,641 | 88.6 yrs | 17.4% | 40.3% |
| Kearny County, KS | 3,864 | 78.4 yrs | 11.5% | 38.0% |
| Stanton County, KS | 2,038 | 87.9 yrs | 25.8% | 38.0% |
| Seward County, KS | 21,486 | 79.7 yrs | 12.5% | 40.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Grant 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 Grant County, Kansas.
What is the health grade for Grant County, Kansas?
Grant 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 Grant County, Kansas one of the healthiest counties in Kansas?
Grant County ranks 78th 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.
How long do people live in Grant County, Kansas?
People in Grant County, Kansas can expect to live 79.1 years on average, about the same as the Kansas average of 78.6.
How many people lack health insurance in Grant County, Kansas?
16.2% of residents in Grant County, Kansas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, 7.4 points above the Kansas rate of 8.8%.
What percentage of Grant County, Kansas residents are obese?
39.4% of adults in Grant County, Kansas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.1 points above the Kansas rate of 37.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Grant County, Kansas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 9,854 cigarettes a day, 295,634 a month, or 3.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 108,399 minutes a day and 39.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Grant County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.95 lifetimes a year.
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