Health Profile of Alcorn County, Mississippi
Alcorn 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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C
Alcorn County Below averageHealthier than 70% of counties in Mississippi
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Alcorn County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 73.8 | 74.7 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 10.9% | 11.0% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.4% | 23.5% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Alcorn County is 73.8 years, about 0.9 years shorter than the Mississippi average of 74.7 years. The uninsured rate is 10.9%, lower than the Mississippi average of 11.0%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.4% of residents, lower than the Mississippi average of 23.5%.
Population by Age
Older residents
12,867 residents in Alcorn County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 707 152 men · 555 women
- 75–84 1,868 865 men · 1,003 women
- 65–74 3,628 1,699 men · 1,929 women
- 50–64 6,664 3,232 men · 3,432 women
Younger residents
7,333 residents in Alcorn County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,361 1,187 boys · 1,174 girls
- 7–12 2,175 1,105 boys · 1,070 girls
- 3–7 1,623 826 boys · 797 girls
- 0–3 1,174 614 boys · 560 girls
About 2,980 residents in Alcorn County (8.7% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 73.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Alcorn County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.5% | 14.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.3% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.7% | 41.8% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Alcorn County are about the same as in Mississippi.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Alcorn County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.5% | 22.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 13.9% | 12.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 29.8% | 32.5% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Alcorn County are about the same as in Mississippi.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 57,174 cigarettes a day, 1.7 million a month, or 20.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 628,915 minutes a day and 229.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Alcorn County is 73.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 5.92 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 | Alcorn County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.76 | 7.91 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Alcorn County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Alcorn County, MS Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Alcorn County, MS is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 34,289 residents against a local median of 25,184. Nothing separates Alcorn County, MS 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, 8% above the local median at 10.9% against 10.1%. Alcorn County, MS has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn County, MS | 34,289 | 73.8 yrs #2/6 | 10.9% #4/6 | 37.7% #2/6 |
| Prentiss County, MS | 25,184 | 76.5 yrs | 7.8% | 38.4% |
| McNairy County, TN | 25,970 | 73.7 yrs | 10.1% | 39.4% |
| Tippah County, MS | 21,523 | 73.6 yrs | 11.9% | 39.5% |
| Tishomingo County, MS | 18,660 | 73.4 yrs | 9.6% | 40.8% |
| Hardin County, TN | 27,249 | 73.4 yrs | 14.2% | 37.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Alcorn County, Mississippi has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Mississippi, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
Is Alcorn County, Mississippi a healthy place to live?
Alcorn County, Mississippi 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 Alcorn County, Mississippi one of the healthiest counties in Mississippi?
Alcorn County ranks 25th healthiest out of 82 counties in Mississippi by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Alcorn County, Mississippi?
People in Alcorn County, Mississippi can expect to live 73.8 years on average, 0.9 years shorter than the Mississippi average of 74.7.
What percentage of Alcorn County, Mississippi residents are uninsured?
10.9% of residents in Alcorn County, Mississippi have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, about the same as the Mississippi rate of 11.0%.
What percentage of Alcorn County, Mississippi residents are obese?
37.7% of adults in Alcorn County, Mississippi are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 4.1 points below the Mississippi rate of 41.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Alcorn County, Mississippi go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 57,174 cigarettes a day, 1.7 million a month, or 20.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 628,915 minutes a day and 229.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Alcorn County is 73.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 5.92 lifetimes a year.
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