Health Profile of Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's 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.
-
B
Prince George's County Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Prince George's County | Maryland Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.7 | 78.4 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 11.4% | 6.3% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 13.9% | 13.2% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Prince George's County is 79.7 years, about 1.3 years longer than the Maryland average of 78.4 years. The uninsured rate is 11.4%, higher than the Maryland average of 6.3%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 13.9% of residents, higher than the Maryland average of 13.2%.
Population by Age
Older residents
310,449 residents in Prince George's County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 11,787 3,685 men · 8,102 women
- 75–84 32,938 13,517 men · 19,420 women
- 65–74 74,957 32,701 men · 42,256 women
- 50–64 190,768 89,209 men · 101,559 women
Younger residents
211,683 residents in Prince George's County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 62,482 31,861 boys · 30,621 girls
- 7–12 62,775 32,008 boys · 30,768 girls
- 3–7 49,649 25,315 boys · 24,333 girls
- 0–3 36,777 18,746 boys · 18,031 girls
About 26,121 residents in Prince George's County (2.7% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Prince George's County | Maryland Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.9% | 10.6% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.8% | 6.7% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.4% | 6.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 36.9% | 34.0% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Prince George's County is about 29% lower than in Maryland. The rate of heart disease in Prince George's County is about 27% lower than in Maryland.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Prince George's County | Maryland Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 12.8% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 11.9% | 14.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 23.4% | 22.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of binge drinking in Prince George's County is about 20% lower than in Maryland. The rate of smoking in Prince George's County is about 20% lower than in Maryland.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 959,359 cigarettes a day, 28.8 million a month, or 350.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 10.6 million minutes a day and 3.9 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Prince George's County is 79.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.25 lifetimes a day, or 92 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 | Prince George's County | Maryland Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.20 | 5.95 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.2 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Prince George's County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Prince George's County, MD Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Prince George's County, MD is the largest of the 4 counties compared here, 959,665 residents against a local median of 597,957. Prince George's County, MD's uninsured, at 11.4%, runs 140% above the 4.7% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Obesity tells the same story from another angle: 36.9% against a local median of 27.1%, 36% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Prince George's County, MD reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves sit within 1.7% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Prince George's County, MD, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Prince George's County, MD has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County, MD | 959,665 | 79.7 yrs #2/4 | 11.4% #4/4 | 36.9% #4/4 |
| District of Columbia, DC | 678,314 | 76.4 yrs | 3.6% | 25.3% |
| Arlington County, VA | 236,150 | 81.8 yrs | 5.3% | 27.1% |
| Anne Arundel County, MD | 597,957 | 79.0 yrs | 4.7% | 32.0% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Prince George's County, Maryland has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Maryland, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Prince George's County, Maryland.
How healthy is Prince George's County, Maryland?
Prince George's County, Maryland 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 Prince George's County, Maryland one of the healthiest counties in Maryland?
Prince George's County ranks 13th healthiest out of 24 counties in Maryland by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Prince George's County, Maryland?
People in Prince George's County, Maryland can expect to live 79.7 years on average, 1.3 years longer than the Maryland average of 78.4.
How many people lack health insurance in Prince George's County, Maryland?
11.4% of residents in Prince George's County, Maryland have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, 5.1 points above the Maryland rate of 6.3%.
What percentage of Prince George's County, Maryland residents are obese?
36.9% of adults in Prince George's County, Maryland are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.9 points above the Maryland rate of 34.0%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Prince George's County, Maryland go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 959,359 cigarettes a day, 28.8 million a month, or 350.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 10.6 million minutes a day and 3.9 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Prince George's County is 79.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.25 lifetimes a day, or 92 lifetimes a year.
Analyze any area in the US
Get local demographics for any address, aggregated by drive time or radius, on the interactive map.
Explore the map →