Health Profile of Roosevelt County, Montana
Roosevelt 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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D
Roosevelt County Well below averageAmong the 3 least healthy counties in Montana
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Roosevelt County | Montana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 75.8 | 79.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 25.2% | 8.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.4% | 14.7% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Roosevelt County is 75.8 years, about 3.2 years shorter than the Montana average of 79.0 years. The uninsured rate is 25.2%, higher than the Montana average of 8.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.4% of residents, higher than the Montana average of 14.7%.
Population by Age
Older residents
2,972 residents in Roosevelt County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 147 47 men · 99 women
- 75–84 334 139 men · 195 women
- 65–74 734 346 men · 388 women
- 50–64 1,757 865 men · 892 women
Younger residents
3,262 residents in Roosevelt County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,001 537 boys · 465 girls
- 7–12 978 486 boys · 492 girls
- 3–7 747 368 boys · 379 girls
- 0–3 535 285 boys · 250 girls
About 450 residents in Roosevelt County (4.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 75.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Roosevelt County | Montana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 13.7% | 10.8% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.6% | 7.7% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.9% | 7.6% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.3% | 31.4% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Roosevelt County is about 27% higher than in Montana. The rate of obesity in Roosevelt County is about 19% higher than in Montana.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Roosevelt County | Montana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 27.4% | 18.8% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 20.6% | 19.9% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.1% | 22.5% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Roosevelt County is about 46% higher than in Montana. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Roosevelt County is about 21% higher than in Montana.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 19,324 cigarettes a day, 579,734 a month, or 7.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 212,569 minutes a day and 77.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Roosevelt County is 75.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.95 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 | Roosevelt County | Montana Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 4.42 | 4.05 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 4.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Roosevelt County is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
Roosevelt County, MT Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Roosevelt County, MT is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 10,526 residents against a local median of 3,668. Roosevelt County, MT's uninsured, at 25.2%, runs more than 4 times the 5.3% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
Obesity tells the same story from another angle: 37.3% against a local median of 30.3%, 23% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: Roosevelt County, MT reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves sit within 5.4% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Roosevelt County, MT, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Roosevelt County, MT has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt County, MT | 10,526 | 75.8 yrs #6/6 | 25.2% #6/6 | 37.3% #6/6 |
| Sheridan County, MT | 3,668 | 77.4 yrs | 7.3% | 29.8% |
| Richland County, MT | 11,232 | 78.2 yrs | 4.7% | 36.4% |
| Daniels County, MT | 1,494 | 81.4 yrs | 2.0% | 29.6% |
| McCone County, MT | 1,669 | 81.8 yrs | 5.3% | 30.3% |
| Dawson County, MT | 8,827 | 80.4 yrs | 6.6% | 33.9% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Roosevelt County, Montana has an overall health index grade of D, making it somewhat worse than Montana, and somewhat worse than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Roosevelt County, Montana.
How healthy is Roosevelt County, Montana?
Roosevelt County, Montana has a Map AI Health Index grade of D, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a D grade means residents face somewhat worse health outcomes than the U.S. average.
Is Roosevelt County, Montana one of the healthiest counties in Montana?
Roosevelt County ranks 51st healthiest out of 53 counties in Montana by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Roosevelt County, Montana?
People in Roosevelt County, Montana can expect to live 75.8 years on average, 3.2 years shorter than the Montana average of 79.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Roosevelt County, Montana?
25.2% of residents in Roosevelt County, Montana have no health insurance, about 1 in 4 people, 16.6 points above the Montana rate of 8.6%.
What is the obesity rate in Roosevelt County, Montana?
37.3% of adults in Roosevelt County, Montana are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 5.9 points above the Montana rate of 31.4%.
What health issue is more common in Roosevelt County, Montana than elsewhere?
Compared with Montana as a whole, smoking stands out most: the adult rate here is 27.4%, about 46% higher than the Montana rate of 18.8%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Roosevelt County, Montana go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 19,324 cigarettes a day, 579,734 a month, or 7.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 212,569 minutes a day and 77.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Roosevelt County is 75.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.95 lifetimes a year.
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