Health Profile of Sanilac County, Michigan
Sanilac 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.
-
C
Sanilac County Below averageLess healthy than 74% of counties in Michigan
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Sanilac County | Michigan Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.7 | 78.3 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.8% | 4.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.7% | 16.4% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Sanilac County is 78.7 years, about 0.4 years longer than the Michigan average of 78.3 years. The uninsured rate is 7.8%, higher than the Michigan average of 4.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.7% of residents, higher than the Michigan average of 16.4%.
Population by Age
Older residents
17,522 residents in Sanilac County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 950 409 men · 542 women
- 75–84 2,713 1,171 men · 1,541 women
- 65–74 5,021 2,458 men · 2,563 women
- 50–64 8,838 4,511 men · 4,327 women
Younger residents
8,049 residents in Sanilac County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,604 1,327 boys · 1,278 girls
- 7–12 2,444 1,245 boys · 1,199 girls
- 3–7 1,779 916 boys · 863 girls
- 0–3 1,221 637 boys · 584 girls
About 2,492 residents in Sanilac County (6.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Sanilac County | Michigan Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.5% | 12.1% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.9% | 7.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 38.2% | 37.7% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Sanilac County are about the same as in Michigan.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Sanilac County | Michigan Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 22.3% | 20.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.8% | 18.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 24.5% | 22.6% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Sanilac County are about the same as in Michigan.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 71,231 cigarettes a day, 2.1 million a month, or 26.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 783,542 minutes a day and 286.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Sanilac County is 78.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.91 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 | Sanilac County | Michigan Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.60 | 5.89 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Sanilac County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Sanilac County, MI Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Sanilac County, MI is the 5th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 40,462 residents against a local median of 88,837. Where Sanilac County, MI breaks from the counties next to it is uninsured, sitting 63% above the local median of 4.8% at 7.8%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 0.3% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Sanilac County, MI, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Sanilac County, MI has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanilac County, MI | 40,462 | 78.7 yrs #1/6 | 7.8% #6/6 | 38.2% #5/6 |
| Huron County, MI | 31,113 | 77.9 yrs | 4.8% | 34.8% |
| St. Clair County, MI | 160,218 | 76.2 yrs | 4.9% | 37.6% |
| Lapeer County, MI | 88,837 | 78.0 yrs | 4.8% | 39.8% |
| Tuscola County, MI | 52,980 | 78.2 yrs | 4.6% | 35.9% |
| Macomb County, MI | 879,566 | 77.1 yrs | 4.9% | 37.2% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Sanilac County, Michigan has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Michigan, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Sanilac County, Michigan.
How healthy is Sanilac County, Michigan?
Sanilac County, Michigan 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 Sanilac County, Michigan one of the healthiest counties in Michigan?
Sanilac County ranks 62nd healthiest out of 83 counties in Michigan by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Sanilac County, Michigan?
People in Sanilac County, Michigan can expect to live 78.7 years on average, about the same as the Michigan average of 78.3.
What is the uninsured rate in Sanilac County, Michigan?
7.8% of residents in Sanilac County, Michigan have no health insurance, about 1 in 13 people, 2.9 points above the Michigan rate of 4.9%.
What percentage of Sanilac County, Michigan residents are obese?
38.2% of adults in Sanilac County, Michigan are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the Michigan rate of 37.7%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Sanilac County, Michigan go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 71,231 cigarettes a day, 2.1 million a month, or 26.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 783,542 minutes a day and 286.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Sanilac County is 78.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.91 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 →