Health Profile of Chisago County, Minnesota
Chisago 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
Chisago County Around averageHealthier than 74% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Chisago County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.3 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 4.3% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 10.7% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Chisago County is 80.3 years, about 0.5 years shorter than the Minnesota average of 80.8 years. The uninsured rate is 4.3%, lower than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 10.7% of residents, lower than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
20,537 residents in Chisago County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 938 358 men · 580 women
- 75–84 2,505 1,198 men · 1,308 women
- 65–74 5,096 2,558 men · 2,538 women
- 50–64 11,998 6,255 men · 5,743 women
Younger residents
12,802 residents in Chisago County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 4,150 2,095 boys · 2,056 girls
- 7–12 3,782 1,967 boys · 1,816 girls
- 3–7 2,777 1,453 boys · 1,324 girls
- 0–3 2,092 1,051 boys · 1,041 girls
About 1,859 residents in Chisago County (3.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Chisago County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.1% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.3% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.4% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.2% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Chisago County is about 22% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of diabetes in Chisago County is about 19% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of cancer in Chisago County is about 15% lower than in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Chisago County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.7% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 21.2% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 19.4% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Chisago County are about the same as in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 79,526 cigarettes a day, 2.4 million a month, or 29.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 874,783 minutes a day and 319.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Chisago County is 80.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.57 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 | Chisago County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.36 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Chisago County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Chisago County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Chisago County, MN is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 57,989 residents against a local median of 276,224. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Chisago County, MN an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is obesity, 8% above the local median at 35.2% against 32.5%. Chisago County, MN has the 6th lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisago County, MN | 57,989 | 80.3 yrs #3/6 | 4.3% #2/6 | 35.2% #6/6 |
| Isanti County, MN | 42,596 | 80.9 yrs | 4.5% | 34.0% |
| Anoka County, MN | 370,272 | 80.1 yrs | 4.6% | 32.9% |
| Washington County, MN | 276,224 | 81.8 yrs | 3.5% | 30.8% |
| Polk County, WI | 45,555 | 78.5 yrs | 6.2% | 32.5% |
| Ramsey County, MN | 542,690 | 79.5 yrs | 5.5% | 31.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Chisago 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 Chisago County, Minnesota.
How healthy is Chisago County, Minnesota?
Chisago 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 Chisago County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Chisago County ranks 23rd 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.
What is the life expectancy in Chisago County, Minnesota?
People in Chisago County, Minnesota can expect to live 80.3 years on average, about the same as the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What is the uninsured rate in Chisago County, Minnesota?
4.3% of residents in Chisago County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 23 people, about the same as the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What percentage of Chisago County, Minnesota residents are obese?
35.2% of adults in Chisago County, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.7 points above the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Chisago County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 79,526 cigarettes a day, 2.4 million a month, or 29.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 874,783 minutes a day and 319.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Chisago County is 80.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.57 lifetimes a year.
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