Health Profile of Wright County, Minnesota
Wright 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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Wright County Above averageHealthier than 90% of counties in Minnesota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Wright County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 81.1 | 80.8 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 4.4% | 4.7% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 9.8% | 13.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Wright County is 81.1 years, about 0.3 years longer than the Minnesota average of 80.8 years. The uninsured rate is 4.4%, lower than the Minnesota average of 4.7%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 9.8% of residents, lower than the Minnesota average of 13.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
44,310 residents in Wright County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,708 547 men · 1,161 women
- 75–84 5,181 2,389 men · 2,792 women
- 65–74 10,470 5,086 men · 5,383 women
- 50–64 26,950 13,837 men · 13,113 women
Younger residents
39,397 residents in Wright County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 12,012 6,326 boys · 5,686 girls
- 7–12 12,069 6,248 boys · 5,821 girls
- 3–7 9,062 4,736 boys · 4,326 girls
- 0–3 6,255 3,394 boys · 2,861 girls
About 3,281 residents in Wright County (2.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 81.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Wright County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 7.8% | 9.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.2% | 7.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.1% | 7.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.9% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Wright County is about 27% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of diabetes in Wright County is about 22% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of cancer in Wright County is about 16% lower than in Minnesota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Wright County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.8% | 18.5% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 22.6% | 19.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 17.6% | 22.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Wright County is about 21% lower than in Minnesota. The rate of binge drinking in Wright County is about 18% higher than in Minnesota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 192,182 cigarettes a day, 5.8 million a month, or 70.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.1 million minutes a day and 771.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wright County is 81.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 18 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 | Wright County | Minnesota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.56 | 5.25 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Wright County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Wright County, MN Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Wright County, MN is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 148,225 residents against a local median of 100,509. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Wright County, MN an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is uninsured, 13% above the local median at 4.4% against 3.9%. Wright County, MN has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright County, MN | 148,225 | 81.1 yrs #3/6 | 4.4% #4/6 | 33.9% #3/6 |
| Sherburne County, MN | 100,509 | 80.7 yrs | 3.9% | 36.8% |
| Carver County, MN | 110,041 | 82.4 yrs | 2.1% | 30.4% |
| McLeod County, MN | 36,799 | 82.2 yrs | 5.0% | 36.7% |
| Hennepin County, MN | 1,268,249 | 80.3 yrs | 4.5% | 27.9% |
| Benton County, MN | 41,593 | 79.7 yrs | 3.4% | 36.8% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Wright 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 Wright County, Minnesota.
What is the health grade for Wright County, Minnesota?
Wright 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 Wright County, Minnesota one of the healthiest counties in Minnesota?
Wright County ranks 10th 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 Wright County, Minnesota?
People in Wright County, Minnesota can expect to live 81.1 years on average, about the same as the Minnesota average of 80.8.
What is the uninsured rate in Wright County, Minnesota?
4.4% of residents in Wright County, Minnesota have no health insurance, about 1 in 23 people, about the same as the Minnesota rate of 4.7%.
What percentage of Wright County, Minnesota residents are obese?
33.9% of adults in Wright County, Minnesota are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.6 points below the Minnesota rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Wright County, Minnesota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 192,182 cigarettes a day, 5.8 million a month, or 70.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.1 million minutes a day and 771.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Wright County is 81.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 18 lifetimes a year.
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