Health Profile of Rice County, Minnesota
Rice 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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Rice County Above averageHealthier than 83% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Rice County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 81.3 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 5.5% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 11.3% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Rice County is 81.3 years, about 0.6 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 11.3% of residents, lower than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
22,203 residents in Rice County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,222 470 men · 752 women
- 75–84 3,113 1,403 men · 1,710 women
- 65–74 5,916 2,864 men · 3,052 women
- 50–64 11,953 6,032 men · 5,921 women
Younger residents
14,198 residents in Rice County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 4,660 2,267 boys · 2,393 girls
- 7–12 4,143 2,062 boys · 2,081 girls
- 3–7 3,066 1,570 boys · 1,496 girls
- 0–3 2,328 1,209 boys · 1,119 girls
About 2,087 residents in Rice County (3.1% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 81.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Rice County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.6% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.0% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.4% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 32.9% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Rice County is about 23% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of cancer in Rice County is about 19% lower than in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Rice County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.1% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 20.0% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 20.4% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Rice County are about the same as in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 91,288 cigarettes a day, 2.7 million a month, or 33.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.0 million minutes a day and 366.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Rice County is 81.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.57 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 | Rice County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.27 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.3 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Rice County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Rice County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Rice County, MN is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 67,917 residents against a local median of 37,436. Rice County, MN's uninsured, at 5.5%, runs 50% above the 3.7% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 0.8% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Rice County, MN, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Rice County, MN has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice County, MN | 67,917 | 81.3 yrs #3/6 | 5.5% #6/6 | 32.9% #1/6 |
| Steele County, MN | 37,436 | 82.6 yrs | 3.5% | 33.7% |
| Scott County, MN | 154,543 | 80.8 yrs | 3.7% | 34.6% |
| Dakota County, MN | 445,396 | 80.7 yrs | 4.2% | 33.1% |
| Le Sueur County, MN | 29,116 | 81.3 yrs | 4.3% | 36.2% |
| Waseca County, MN | 18,885 | 81.1 yrs | 3.6% | 37.6% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Rice 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 Rice County, Minnesota.
Is Rice County, Minnesota a healthy place to live?
Rice 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 Rice County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Rice County ranks 16th 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 Rice County, Minnesota?
People in Rice County, Minnesota can expect to live 81.3 years on average, 0.6 years longer than the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What is the uninsured rate in Rice County, Minnesota?
5.5% of residents in Rice County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 18 people, 0.9 points above the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What percentage of Rice County, Minnesota residents are obese?
32.9% of adults in Rice County, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.6 points below the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Rice County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 91,288 cigarettes a day, 2.7 million a month, or 33.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.0 million minutes a day and 366.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Rice County is 81.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.57 lifetimes a year.
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