Health Profile of Carlton County, Minnesota
Carlton 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
Carlton County Around averageLess healthy than 78% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Carlton County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.8 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 4.5% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 13.4% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Carlton County is 77.8 years, about 2.9 years shorter than the Minnesota average of 80.8 years. The uninsured rate is 4.5%, lower than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 13.4% of residents, higher than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
13,874 residents in Carlton County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 881 324 men · 557 women
- 75–84 1,864 812 men · 1,052 women
- 65–74 3,581 1,768 men · 1,813 women
- 50–64 7,548 3,964 men · 3,584 women
Younger residents
7,654 residents in Carlton County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,602 1,354 boys · 1,249 girls
- 7–12 2,317 1,221 boys · 1,097 girls
- 3–7 1,615 846 boys · 769 girls
- 0–3 1,120 576 boys · 545 girls
About 2,093 residents in Carlton County (5.7% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Carlton County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.3% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.7% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 36.3% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Carlton County are about the same as in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Carlton County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.7% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 18.3% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 21.9% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Carlton County is about 18% higher than in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 62,245 cigarettes a day, 1.9 million a month, or 22.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 684,698 minutes a day and 249.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Carlton County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.11 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 | Carlton County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 3.57 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 3.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Carlton County is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
Carlton County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Carlton County, MN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 36,511 residents against a local median of 16,916. Nothing separates Carlton County, MN 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, 10% below the local median at 4.5% against 5.0%. Carlton County, MN has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton County, MN | 36,511 | 77.8 yrs #6/6 | 4.5% #2/6 | 36.3% #4/6 |
| Pine County, MN | 29,640 | 79.7 yrs | 5.0% | 37.0% |
| Aitkin County, MN | 16,059 | 79.5 yrs | 5.2% | 35.7% |
| Douglas County, WI | 44,229 | 78.2 yrs | 4.0% | 33.5% |
| Burnett County, WI | 16,916 | 78.4 yrs | 6.0% | 34.5% |
| Kanabec County, MN | 16,388 | 80.2 yrs | 4.6% | 36.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Carlton County, Minnesota has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Minnesota, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Carlton County, Minnesota.
How healthy is Carlton County, Minnesota?
Carlton County, Minnesota 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 Carlton County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Carlton County ranks 68th healthiest out of 87 counties in Minnesota by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Carlton County, Minnesota?
People in Carlton County, Minnesota can expect to live 77.8 years on average, 2.9 years shorter than the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What percentage of Carlton County, Minnesota residents are uninsured?
4.5% of residents in Carlton County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 22 people, about the same as the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
How common is obesity in Carlton County, Minnesota?
36.3% of adults in Carlton County, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.8 points above the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Carlton County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 62,245 cigarettes a day, 1.9 million a month, or 22.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 684,698 minutes a day and 249.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Carlton County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.11 lifetimes a year.
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