Health Profile of Tate County, Mississippi
Tate 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
Tate County Below averageHealthier than 79% of counties in Mississippi
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Tate County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.5 | 74.7 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 11.1% | 11.0% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.5% | 23.5% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Tate County is 75.5 years, about 0.8 years longer than the Mississippi average of 74.7 years. The uninsured rate is about the same as in Mississippi, at 11.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.5% of residents, lower than the Mississippi average of 23.5%.
Population by Age
Older residents
9,590 residents in Tate County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 498 125 men · 374 women
- 75–84 1,078 472 men · 606 women
- 65–74 2,716 1,246 men · 1,469 women
- 50–64 5,297 2,500 men · 2,798 women
Younger residents
6,453 residents in Tate County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,927 943 boys · 984 girls
- 7–12 1,974 1,022 boys · 952 girls
- 3–7 1,514 827 boys · 686 girls
- 0–3 1,038 590 boys · 448 girls
About 1,509 residents in Tate County (5.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.5 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Tate County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.3% | 14.7% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.1% | 6.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.1% | 7.9% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.3% | 41.8% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Tate County is about 16% lower than in Mississippi.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Tate County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 22.2% | 22.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 13.7% | 12.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 30.6% | 32.5% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Tate County are about the same as in Mississippi.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 48,781 cigarettes a day, 1.5 million a month, or 17.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 536,589 minutes a day and 195.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Tate County is 75.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.94 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 | Tate County | Mississippi Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.76 | 7.91 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.8 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Tate County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Tate County, MS Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Tate County, MS is typical in size for this group, 28,321 residents against a local median of 32,808, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Tate County, MS an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is uninsured, 11% below the local median at 11.1% against 12.5%. Tate County, MS has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate County, MS | 28,321 | 75.5 yrs #2/6 | 11.1% #2/6 | 40.3% #2/6 |
| DeSoto County, MS | 191,302 | 76.7 yrs | 8.3% | 38.1% |
| Panola County, MS | 32,808 | 73.3 yrs | 12.7% | 42.8% |
| Tunica County, MS | 9,475 | 72.8 yrs | 13.1% | 46.5% |
| Marshall County, MS | 33,979 | 74.0 yrs | 11.8% | 43.2% |
| Quitman County, MS | 5,774 | 72.1 yrs | 12.5% | 47.8% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Tate 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 Tate County, Mississippi.
How healthy is Tate County, Mississippi?
Tate 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 Tate County, Mississippi one of the healthiest counties in Mississippi?
Tate County ranks 18th 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.
What is the life expectancy in Tate County, Mississippi?
People in Tate County, Mississippi can expect to live 75.5 years on average, 0.8 years longer than the Mississippi average of 74.7.
What percentage of Tate County, Mississippi residents are uninsured?
11.1% of residents in Tate County, Mississippi have no health insurance, about 1 in 9 people, about the same as the Mississippi rate of 11.0%.
How common is obesity in Tate County, Mississippi?
40.3% of adults in Tate County, Mississippi are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 1.6 points below the Mississippi rate of 41.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Tate County, Mississippi go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 48,781 cigarettes a day, 1.5 million a month, or 17.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 536,589 minutes a day and 195.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Tate County is 75.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.94 lifetimes a year.
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