Health Profile of Nantucket County, Massachusetts
Nantucket 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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Nantucket County Above averageAmong the top 5 healthiest counties in Massachusetts
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Nantucket County | Massachusetts Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 81.8 | 80.5 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.8% | 2.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 9.6% | 11.8% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Nantucket County is 81.9 years, about 1.4 years longer than the Massachusetts average of 80.5 years. The uninsured rate is 7.8%, higher than the Massachusetts average of 2.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 9.6% of residents, lower than the Massachusetts average of 11.8%.
Population by Age
Older residents
5,288 residents in Nantucket County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 245 71 men · 175 women
- 75–84 600 294 men · 307 women
- 65–74 1,246 636 men · 611 women
- 50–64 3,196 1,637 men · 1,559 women
Younger residents
2,849 residents in Nantucket County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 874 467 boys · 407 girls
- 7–12 827 465 boys · 362 girls
- 3–7 652 355 boys · 297 girls
- 0–3 497 248 boys · 248 girls
About 415 residents in Nantucket County (2.9% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 81.9 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Nantucket County | Massachusetts Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.1% | 8.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.6% | 6.9% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.7% | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 24.8% | 25.6% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Nantucket County are about the same as in Massachusetts.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Nantucket County | Massachusetts Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 11.7% | 13.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.8% | 17.0% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 17.5% | 20.3% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Nantucket County is about 16% lower than in Massachusetts.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 13,510 cigarettes a day, 405,312 a month, or 4.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 148,614 minutes a day and 54.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Nantucket County is 81.9 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 1.26 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 | Nantucket County | Massachusetts Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 4.67 | 5.71 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 4.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Nantucket County is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
Nantucket County, MA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Nantucket County, MA is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 14,483 residents against a local median of 231,272. Nantucket County, MA's uninsured, at 7.8%, runs 195% above the 2.7% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 1.8% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Nantucket County, MA, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Nantucket County, MA has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket County, MA | 14,483 | 81.9 yrs #1/6 | 7.8% #6/6 | 24.8% #1/6 |
| Barnstable County, MA | 231,272 | 80.4 yrs | 2.7% | 25.3% |
| Dukes County, MA | 20,933 | 81.3 yrs | 2.1% | 25.1% |
| Plymouth County, MA | 534,586 | 80.0 yrs | 2.5% | 25.0% |
| Bristol County, MA | 582,104 | 78.5 yrs | 3.3% | 27.6% |
| Newport County, RI | 84,657 | 80.5 yrs | 3.9% | 24.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Nantucket County, Massachusetts has an overall health index grade of A, making it somewhat better than Massachusetts, and notably better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Nantucket County, Massachusetts.
How healthy is Nantucket County, Massachusetts?
Nantucket County, Massachusetts has a Map AI Health Index grade of A, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; an A grade means residents are much healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Nantucket County, Massachusetts one of the healthiest counties in Massachusetts?
Nantucket County ranks 4th healthiest out of 14 counties in Massachusetts by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Nantucket County, Massachusetts?
People in Nantucket County, Massachusetts can expect to live 81.9 years on average, 1.4 years longer than the Massachusetts average of 80.5.
What percentage of Nantucket County, Massachusetts residents are uninsured?
7.8% of residents in Nantucket County, Massachusetts have no health insurance, about 1 in 13 people, 5.2 points above the Massachusetts rate of 2.6%.
What is the obesity rate in Nantucket County, Massachusetts?
24.8% of adults in Nantucket County, Massachusetts are classified as obese, about 1 in 4, 0.9 points below the Massachusetts rate of 25.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Nantucket County, Massachusetts go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 13,510 cigarettes a day, 405,312 a month, or 4.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 148,614 minutes a day and 54.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Nantucket County is 81.9 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 1.26 lifetimes a year.
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