Health Profile of Mower County, Minnesota
Mower 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
Mower County Around averageLess healthy than 74% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Mower County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.7 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 7.1% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.0% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Mower County is about the same as in Minnesota, at 80.7 years. The uninsured rate is 7.1%, higher than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.0% of residents, higher than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
14,551 residents in Mower County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,166 399 men · 767 women
- 75–84 2,480 970 men · 1,511 women
- 65–74 3,785 1,874 men · 1,911 women
- 50–64 7,120 3,659 men · 3,460 women
Younger residents
9,771 residents in Mower County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,978 1,489 boys · 1,489 girls
- 7–12 2,933 1,493 boys · 1,440 girls
- 3–7 2,252 1,120 boys · 1,133 girls
- 0–3 1,608 736 boys · 872 girls
About 2,055 residents in Mower County (5.1% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Mower County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.3% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.7% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.6% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.4% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Mower County are about the same as in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Mower County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20.3% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.9% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.0% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Mower County are about the same as in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 61,154 cigarettes a day, 1.8 million a month, or 22.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 672,689 minutes a day and 245.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Mower County is 80.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 5.79 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 | Mower County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.81 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Mower County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Mower County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Mower County, MN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 40,341 residents against a local median of 10,577. Nothing separates Mower 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 obesity, 3% below the local median at 33.4% against 34.4%. Mower County, MN has the 3rd lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mower County, MN | 40,341 | 80.7 yrs #4/6 | 7.1% #4/6 | 33.4% #3/6 |
| Mitchell County, IA | 10,577 | 81.1 yrs | 7.4% | 36.7% |
| Dodge County, MN | 21,046 | 81.7 yrs | 5.5% | 33.3% |
| Olmsted County, MN | 164,423 | 81.3 yrs | 3.6% | 32.0% |
| Howard County, IA | 9,445 | 78.6 yrs | 10.2% | 39.4% |
| Worth County, IA | 7,350 | 78.8 yrs | 7.0% | 34.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Mower 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 Mower County, Minnesota.
How healthy is Mower County, Minnesota?
Mower 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 Mower County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Mower County ranks 65th 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 Mower County, Minnesota?
People in Mower County, Minnesota can expect to live 80.7 years on average, about the same as the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What percentage of Mower County, Minnesota residents are uninsured?
7.1% of residents in Mower County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 14 people, 2.4 points above the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What percentage of Mower County, Minnesota residents are obese?
33.4% of adults in Mower 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 Mower County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 61,154 cigarettes a day, 1.8 million a month, or 22.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 672,689 minutes a day and 245.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Mower County is 80.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 5.79 lifetimes a year.
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