Health Profile of Stark County, North Dakota
Stark 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
Stark County Around averageHealthier than 88% of counties in North Dakota
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Stark County | North Dakota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.7 | 79.4 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 6.5% | 6.5% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.4% | 14.3% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Stark County is 80.7 years, about 1.3 years longer than the North Dakota average of 79.4 years. The uninsured rate is 6.5%, higher than the North Dakota average of 6.5%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.4% of residents, lower than the North Dakota average of 14.3%.
Population by Age
Older residents
10,301 residents in Stark County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 717 240 men · 476 women
- 75–84 1,520 658 men · 863 women
- 65–74 2,379 1,166 men · 1,212 women
- 50–64 5,686 2,883 men · 2,803 women
Younger residents
8,323 residents in Stark County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,307 1,209 boys · 1,098 girls
- 7–12 2,407 1,256 boys · 1,151 girls
- 3–7 2,030 1,053 boys · 977 girls
- 0–3 1,579 813 boys · 765 girls
About 1,257 residents in Stark County (3.8% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Stark County | North Dakota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.1% | 11.3% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 8.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.7% | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 26.3% | 35.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of obesity in Stark County is about 25% lower than in North Dakota. The rate of diabetes in Stark County is about 20% lower than in North Dakota. The rate of heart disease in Stark County is about 17% lower than in North Dakota.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Stark County | North Dakota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.7% | 18.7% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 20.7% | 18.7% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 23.6% | 26.6% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Stark County are about the same as in North Dakota.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 42,568 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 468,247 minutes a day and 170.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Stark County is 80.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.03 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 | Stark County | North Dakota Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 3.66 | 4.88 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 3.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Stark County is very good — well within WHO health guidelines, with minimal health risk from air pollution.
Stark County, ND Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Stark County, ND is the largest of the 5 counties compared here, 33,302 residents against a local median of 2,289. Where Stark County, ND breaks from the counties next to it is obesity, sitting 24% below the local median of 34.8% at 26.3%. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
Uninsured tells the same story from another angle: 6.5% against a local median of 5.6%, 16% above it. The picture is mixed rather than uniform: obesity runs ahead of the neighbourhood while uninsured runs behind it, so Stark County, ND is trading one against the other rather than simply out-performing what surrounds it. The counties themselves sit within 2.7% of each other on obesity, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Stark County, ND, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Stark County, ND has the lowest obesity of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County, ND | 33,302 | 80.7 yrs #2/5 | 6.5% #4/5 | 26.3% #1/5 |
| Hettinger County, ND | 2,432 | 77.0 yrs | 5.0% | 36.1% |
| Dunn County, ND | 4,040 | 84.8 yrs | 14.8% | 35.3% |
| Adams County, ND | 2,145 | 79.3 yrs | 5.3% | 33.4% |
| Billings County, ND | 1,023 | 79.6 yrs | 6.0% | 34.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Stark County, North Dakota has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than North Dakota, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Stark County, North Dakota.
Is Stark County, North Dakota a healthy place to live?
Stark County, North Dakota 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 Stark County, North Dakota one of the healthiest counties in North Dakota?
Stark County ranks 7th healthiest out of 52 counties in North Dakota by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Stark County, North Dakota?
People in Stark County, North Dakota can expect to live 80.7 years on average, 1.3 years longer than the North Dakota average of 79.4.
How many people lack health insurance in Stark County, North Dakota?
6.5% of residents in Stark County, North Dakota have no health insurance, about 1 in 15 people, about the same as the North Dakota rate of 6.5%.
What is the obesity rate in Stark County, North Dakota?
26.3% of adults in Stark County, North Dakota are classified as obese, about 1 in 4, 9.0 points below the North Dakota rate of 35.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Stark County, North Dakota go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 42,568 cigarettes a day, 1.3 million a month, or 15.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 468,247 minutes a day and 170.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Stark County is 80.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 4.03 lifetimes a year.
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