Health Profile of Dent County, Missouri
Dent 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.
-
C
Dent County Below averageLess healthy than 84% of counties in Missouri
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Dent County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.4 | 76.9 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 15.6% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 22.4% | 19.0% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Dent County is 75.4 years, about 1.5 years shorter than the Missouri average of 76.9 years. The uninsured rate is 15.6%, higher than the Missouri average of 8.8%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 22.4% of residents, higher than the Missouri average of 19.0%.
Population by Age
Older residents
6,211 residents in Dent County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 403 159 men · 244 women
- 75–84 941 412 men · 529 women
- 65–74 1,707 824 men · 883 women
- 50–64 3,160 1,621 men · 1,539 women
Younger residents
3,072 residents in Dent County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,021 570 boys · 451 girls
- 7–12 912 493 boys · 419 girls
- 3–7 654 328 boys · 326 girls
- 0–3 484 249 boys · 235 girls
About 1,298 residents in Dent County (8.9% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.4 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Dent County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 13.6% | 11.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.8% | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 9.7% | 8.3% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 38.0% | 38.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Dent County is about 17% higher than in Missouri.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Dent County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 25.8% | 22.8% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.7% | 16.4% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 32.2% | 29.0% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Dent County are about the same as in Missouri.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 29,023 cigarettes a day, 870,680 a month, or 10.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 319,249 minutes a day and 116.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Dent County is 75.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.94 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 | Dent County | Missouri Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.07 | 6.78 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Dent County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Dent County, MO Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Dent County, MO is the 4th largest of the 6 counties compared here, 14,539 residents against a local median of 22,797. Dent County, MO's uninsured, at 15.6%, runs 28% above the 12.2% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 4.5% on uninsured, so Dent County, MO sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Dent County, MO has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dent County, MO | 14,539 | 75.4 yrs #5/6 | 15.6% #6/6 | 38.0% #2/6 |
| Phelps County, MO | 45,194 | 77.0 yrs | 9.1% | 33.8% |
| Crawford County, MO | 22,797 | 75.2 yrs | 12.9% | 41.4% |
| Shannon County, MO | 7,177 | 76.9 yrs | 8.8% | 39.7% |
| Texas County, MO | 25,161 | 76.5 yrs | 13.3% | 40.7% |
| Reynolds County, MO | 6,010 | 78.2 yrs | 12.2% | 38.7% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Dent County, Missouri has an overall health index grade of C, making it about on par with Missouri, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Dent County, Missouri.
How healthy is Dent County, Missouri?
Dent County, Missouri has a Map AI Health Index grade of C, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a C grade means residents are close to the U.S. average.
Is Dent County, Missouri one of the healthiest counties in Missouri?
Dent County ranks 97th 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 Dent County, Missouri?
People in Dent County, Missouri can expect to live 75.4 years on average, 1.5 years shorter than the Missouri average of 76.9.
What percentage of Dent County, Missouri residents are uninsured?
15.6% of residents in Dent County, Missouri have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, 6.9 points above the Missouri rate of 8.8%.
What is the obesity rate in Dent County, Missouri?
38.0% of adults in Dent County, Missouri are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the Missouri rate of 38.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Dent County, Missouri go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 29,023 cigarettes a day, 870,680 a month, or 10.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 319,249 minutes a day and 116.5 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Dent County is 75.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.94 lifetimes a year.
Analyze any area in the US
Get local demographics for any address, aggregated by drive time or radius, on the interactive map.
Explore the map →