Health Profile of Dodge County, Minnesota
Dodge 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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A
Dodge County Above averageHealthier than 85% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Dodge County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 81.7 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 5.5% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 10.6% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Dodge County is 81.7 years, about 0.9 years longer than the Minnesota average of 80.8 years. The uninsured rate is 5.5%, higher than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 10.6% of residents, lower than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
6,882 residents in Dodge County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 379 128 men · 251 women
- 75–84 923 422 men · 500 women
- 65–74 1,718 853 men · 865 women
- 50–64 3,862 1,962 men · 1,901 women
Younger residents
5,087 residents in Dodge County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,676 851 boys · 825 girls
- 7–12 1,489 756 boys · 732 girls
- 3–7 1,112 579 boys · 532 girls
- 0–3 811 427 boys · 384 girls
About 619 residents in Dodge County (2.9% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 81.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Dodge County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.4% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.5% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.6% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.3% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Dodge County is about 19% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of diabetes in Dodge County is about 15% lower than in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Dodge County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.0% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 20.9% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 19.9% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Dodge County are about the same as in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 28,380 cigarettes a day, 851,405 a month, or 10.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 312,182 minutes a day and 113.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Dodge County is 81.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.65 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 | Dodge County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.84 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Dodge County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Dodge County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Dodge County, MN is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 21,046 residents against a local median of 47,943. Nothing separates Dodge 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, 1% below the local median at 5.5% against 5.5%. Dodge County, MN has the 3rd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodge County, MN | 21,046 | 81.7 yrs #2/6 | 5.5% #3/6 | 33.3% #4/6 |
| Steele County, MN | 37,436 | 82.6 yrs | 3.5% | 33.7% |
| Mower County, MN | 40,341 | 80.7 yrs | 7.1% | 33.4% |
| Goodhue County, MN | 47,943 | 80.8 yrs | 5.9% | 33.3% |
| Olmsted County, MN | 164,423 | 81.3 yrs | 3.6% | 32.0% |
| Rice County, MN | 67,917 | 81.3 yrs | 5.5% | 32.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Dodge County, Minnesota has an overall health index grade of A, making it somewhat better than Minnesota, and notably better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Dodge County, Minnesota.
What is the health grade for Dodge County, Minnesota?
Dodge County, Minnesota 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 Dodge County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Dodge County ranks 14th 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 average lifespan in Dodge County, Minnesota?
People in Dodge County, Minnesota can expect to live 81.7 years on average, 0.9 years longer than the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What is the uninsured rate in Dodge County, Minnesota?
5.5% of residents in Dodge County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 18 people, 0.8 points above the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What is the obesity rate in Dodge County, Minnesota?
33.3% of adults in Dodge County, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.2 points below the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Dodge County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 28,380 cigarettes a day, 851,405 a month, or 10.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 312,182 minutes a day and 113.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Dodge County is 81.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.65 lifetimes a year.
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