Health Profile of Adair County, Missouri
Adair 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
Adair County Around averageHealthier than 87% of counties in Missouri
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Adair County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.7 | 76.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.3% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.5% | 19.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Adair County is 77.7 years, about 0.8 years longer than the Missouri average of 76.9 years. The uninsured rate is 10.3%, higher than the Missouri average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.5% of residents, lower than the Missouri average of 19.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
7,453 residents in Adair County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 511 165 men · 346 women
- 75–84 1,090 483 men · 607 women
- 65–74 2,074 1,002 men · 1,072 women
- 50–64 3,778 1,828 men · 1,950 women
Younger residents
4,457 residents in Adair County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,313 658 boys · 655 girls
- 7–12 1,205 620 boys · 585 girls
- 3–7 1,050 567 boys · 484 girls
- 0–3 889 487 boys · 402 girls
About 1,264 residents in Adair County (5.0% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Adair County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 8.9% | 11.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.4% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.2% | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.6% | 38.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Adair County is about 25% lower than in Missouri. The rate of diabetes in Adair County is about 25% lower than in Missouri. The rate of cancer in Adair County is about 25% lower than in Missouri.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Adair County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20.8% | 22.8% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.4% | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.4% | 29.0% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Adair County are about the same as in Missouri.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 42,826 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 471,082 minutes a day and 171.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Adair County is 77.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.21 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 | Adair County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.60 | 6.78 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Adair County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Adair County, MO Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Adair County, MO is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 25,301 residents against a local median of 4,642. Nothing separates Adair County, MO 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, 10% below the local median at 10.3% against 11.5%. Adair County, MO has the 3rd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair County, MO | 25,301 | 77.7 yrs #3/6 | 10.3% #3/6 | 37.6% #4/6 |
| Schuyler County, MO | 4,038 | 78.1 yrs | 15.5% | 37.2% |
| Macon County, MO | 15,163 | 77.3 yrs | 11.5% | 36.6% |
| Knox County, MO | 3,756 | 77.4 yrs | 25.5% | 37.6% |
| Putnam County, MO | 4,642 | 83.3 yrs | 9.6% | 36.7% |
| Sullivan County, MO | 5,857 | 77.2 yrs | 8.7% | 40.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Adair County, Missouri has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Missouri, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Adair County, Missouri.
Is Adair County, Missouri a healthy place to live?
Adair County, Missouri 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 Adair County, Missouri one of the healthiest counties in Missouri?
Adair County ranks 16th healthiest out of 115 counties in Missouri by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Adair County, Missouri?
People in Adair County, Missouri can expect to live 77.7 years on average, 0.8 years longer than the Missouri average of 76.9.
What percentage of Adair County, Missouri residents are uninsured?
10.3% of residents in Adair County, Missouri have no health insurance, about 1 in 10 people, 1.6 points above the Missouri rate of 8.8%.
What is the obesity rate in Adair County, Missouri?
37.6% of adults in Adair County, Missouri are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 0.6 points below the Missouri rate of 38.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Adair County, Missouri go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 42,826 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 471,082 minutes a day and 171.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Adair County is 77.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.21 lifetimes a year.
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