Health Profile of Clinton County, Missouri
Clinton 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
Clinton County Around averageHealthier than 83% of counties in Missouri
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Clinton County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 76.8 | 76.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.0% | 19.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Clinton County is 76.8 years, about 0.2 years shorter than the Missouri average of 76.9 years. The uninsured rate is 8.8%, higher than the Missouri average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.0% of residents, lower than the Missouri average of 19.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
8,156 residents in Clinton County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 513 219 men · 294 women
- 75–84 1,104 509 men · 595 women
- 65–74 2,130 1,022 men · 1,107 women
- 50–64 4,409 2,231 men · 2,178 women
Younger residents
4,784 residents in Clinton County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,560 840 boys · 720 girls
- 7–12 1,435 733 boys · 702 girls
- 3–7 1,058 508 boys · 550 girls
- 0–3 731 353 boys · 378 girls
About 1,388 residents in Clinton County (6.5% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 76.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Clinton County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.3% | 11.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.2% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.1% | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 36.8% | 38.1% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Clinton County are about the same as in Missouri.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Clinton County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20.1% | 22.8% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.6% | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.4% | 29.0% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Clinton County are about the same as in Missouri.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 32,984 cigarettes a day, 989,526 a month, or 12.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 362,826 minutes a day and 132.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Clinton County is 76.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.28 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 | Clinton County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.62 | 6.78 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.6 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Clinton County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Clinton County, MO Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Clinton County, MO is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 21,414 residents against a local median of 83,567. Clinton County, MO's uninsured, at 8.8%, runs 17% above the 7.6% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 5.1% on uninsured, so Clinton County, MO sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Clinton County, MO has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton County, MO | 21,414 | 76.8 yrs #4/6 | 8.8% #4/6 | 36.8% #4/6 |
| DeKalb County, MO | 10,876 | 79.2 yrs | 6.7% | 40.1% |
| Clay County, MO | 258,122 | 78.4 yrs | 7.6% | 33.6% |
| Buchanan County, MO | 83,567 | 75.3 yrs | 11.2% | 36.1% |
| Caldwell County, MO | 8,927 | 75.6 yrs | 9.6% | 40.6% |
| Platte County, MO | 110,371 | 79.7 yrs | 6.1% | 31.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Clinton 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 Clinton County, Missouri.
How healthy is Clinton County, Missouri?
Clinton 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 Clinton County, Missouri one of the healthiest counties in Missouri?
Clinton County ranks 20th 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 average lifespan in Clinton County, Missouri?
People in Clinton County, Missouri can expect to live 76.8 years on average, about the same as the Missouri average of 76.9.
What percentage of Clinton County, Missouri residents are uninsured?
8.8% of residents in Clinton County, Missouri have no health insurance, about 1 in 11 people, about the same as the Missouri rate of 8.8%.
How common is obesity in Clinton County, Missouri?
36.8% of adults in Clinton County, Missouri are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.4 points below the Missouri rate of 38.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Clinton County, Missouri go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 32,984 cigarettes a day, 989,526 a month, or 12.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 362,826 minutes a day and 132.4 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Clinton County is 76.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 3.28 lifetimes a year.
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