Health Profile of Scott County, Minnesota
Scott 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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Scott County Above averageHealthier than 94% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Scott County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.8 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 3.7% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 9.5% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Scott County is about the same as in Minnesota, at 80.8 years. The uninsured rate is 3.7%, lower than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 9.5% of residents, lower than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
45,062 residents in Scott County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,781 662 men · 1,119 women
- 75–84 4,398 1,969 men · 2,428 women
- 65–74 9,848 4,785 men · 5,063 women
- 50–64 29,036 14,794 men · 14,242 women
Younger residents
39,595 residents in Scott County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 12,977 6,625 boys · 6,351 girls
- 7–12 12,099 6,095 boys · 6,005 girls
- 3–7 8,581 4,276 boys · 4,305 girls
- 0–3 5,938 2,995 boys · 2,943 girls
About 3,328 residents in Scott County (2.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Scott County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 7.0% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.4% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 4.3% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.6% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Scott County is about 38% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of diabetes in Scott County is about 30% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of cancer in Scott County is about 27% lower than in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Scott County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15.4% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 20.9% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 17.0% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Scott County is about 23% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of smoking in Scott County is about 17% lower than in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 176,203 cigarettes a day, 5.3 million a month, or 64.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.9 million minutes a day and 707.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Scott County is 80.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 17 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 | Scott County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.19 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.2 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Scott County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Scott County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Scott County, MN is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 154,543 residents against a local median of 110,041. Nothing separates Scott 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, 14% below the local median at 3.7% against 4.3%. Scott County, MN has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County, MN | 154,543 | 80.8 yrs #4/6 | 3.7% #2/6 | 34.6% #5/6 |
| Carver County, MN | 110,041 | 82.4 yrs | 2.1% | 30.4% |
| Le Sueur County, MN | 29,116 | 81.3 yrs | 4.3% | 36.2% |
| Hennepin County, MN | 1,268,249 | 80.3 yrs | 4.5% | 27.9% |
| Rice County, MN | 67,917 | 81.3 yrs | 5.5% | 32.9% |
| Dakota County, MN | 445,396 | 80.7 yrs | 4.2% | 33.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Scott 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 Scott County, Minnesota.
How healthy is Scott County, Minnesota?
Scott 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 Scott County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Scott County ranks 6th 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 Scott County, Minnesota?
People in Scott County, Minnesota can expect to live 80.8 years on average, about the same as the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What percentage of Scott County, Minnesota residents are uninsured?
3.7% of residents in Scott County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 27 people, 1.0 points below the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What is the obesity rate in Scott County, Minnesota?
34.6% of adults in Scott County, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Scott County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 176,203 cigarettes a day, 5.3 million a month, or 64.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.9 million minutes a day and 707.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Scott County is 80.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 17 lifetimes a year.
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