Health Profile of Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Franklin Parish 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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D
Franklin Parish Well below averageLess healthy than 81% of counties in Louisiana
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Franklin Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 73.7 | 75.1 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.7% | 7.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 25.4% | 22.3% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Franklin Parish is 73.7 years, about 1.4 years shorter than the Louisiana average of 75.1 years. The uninsured rate is 7.7%, lower than the Louisiana average of 7.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 25.4% of residents, higher than the Louisiana average of 22.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
7,247 residents in Franklin Parish are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 337 100 men · 237 women
- 75–84 1,251 480 men · 770 women
- 65–74 2,026 943 men · 1,083 women
- 50–64 3,634 1,740 men · 1,894 women
Younger residents
4,510 residents in Franklin Parish are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,358 673 boys · 685 girls
- 7–12 1,351 715 boys · 636 girls
- 3–7 1,048 552 boys · 497 girls
- 0–3 753 378 boys · 375 girls
About 1,834 residents in Franklin Parish (9.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 73.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Franklin Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 16.0% | 14.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 9.3% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 39.1% | 40.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Franklin Parish is about 20% higher than in Louisiana.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Franklin Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 26.0% | 23.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.4% | 18.5% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 37.1% | 33.8% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Franklin Parish are about the same as in Louisiana.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 37,961 cigarettes a day, 1.1 million a month, or 13.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 417,568 minutes a day and 152.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Franklin Parish is 73.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.93 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 | Franklin Parish | Louisiana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.20 | 7.40 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.2 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Franklin Parish is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Franklin Parish, LA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Franklin Parish, LA is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 19,403 residents against a local median of 9,498. Nothing separates Franklin Parish, LA 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 7.7% against 6.8%. Franklin Parish, LA has the 5th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Parish, LA | 19,403 | 73.7 yrs #4/6 | 7.7% #5/6 | 39.1% #2/6 |
| Richland Parish, LA | 19,819 | 74.5 yrs | 6.8% | 42.7% |
| Tensas Parish, LA | 3,935 | 80.3 yrs | 5.6% | 47.0% |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | 9,498 | 74.3 yrs | 6.0% | 38.4% |
| Madison Parish, LA | 9,514 | 71.4 yrs | 8.8% | 46.6% |
| Catahoula Parish, LA | 8,580 | 72.9 yrs | 6.8% | 41.2% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Franklin Parish, Louisiana has an overall health index grade of D, making it about on par with Louisiana, and somewhat worse than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Franklin Parish, Louisiana.
Is Franklin Parish, Louisiana a healthy place to live?
Franklin Parish, Louisiana has a Map AI Health Index grade of D, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a D grade means residents face somewhat worse health outcomes than the U.S. average.
Is Franklin Parish, Louisiana one of the healthiest counties in Louisiana?
Franklin Parish ranks 52nd healthiest out of 64 counties in Louisiana by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Franklin Parish, Louisiana?
People in Franklin Parish, Louisiana can expect to live 73.7 years on average, 1.4 years shorter than the Louisiana average of 75.1.
What is the uninsured rate in Franklin Parish, Louisiana?
7.7% of residents in Franklin Parish, Louisiana have no health insurance, about 1 in 13 people, about the same as the Louisiana rate of 7.8%.
What percentage of Franklin Parish, Louisiana residents are obese?
39.1% of adults in Franklin Parish, Louisiana are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.3 points below the Louisiana rate of 40.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Franklin Parish, Louisiana go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 37,961 cigarettes a day, 1.1 million a month, or 13.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 417,568 minutes a day and 152.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Franklin Parish is 73.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.93 lifetimes a year.
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