Health Profile of Hall County, Nebraska
Hall 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
Hall County Around averageLess healthy than 71% of counties in Nebraska
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Hall County | Nebraska Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.5 | 79.5 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.9% | 7.2% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 13.5% | 12.9% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Hall County is about the same as in Nebraska, at 79.5 years. The uninsured rate is 12.9%, higher than the Nebraska average of 7.2%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 13.5% of residents, higher than the Nebraska average of 12.9%.
Population by Age
Older residents
20,413 residents in Hall County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,353 523 men · 830 women
- 75–84 2,811 1,301 men · 1,510 women
- 65–74 5,163 2,519 men · 2,644 women
- 50–64 11,086 5,704 men · 5,381 women
Younger residents
16,403 residents in Hall County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 5,024 2,593 boys · 2,430 girls
- 7–12 4,768 2,539 boys · 2,229 girls
- 3–7 3,741 2,045 boys · 1,696 girls
- 0–3 2,871 1,576 boys · 1,295 girls
About 2,704 residents in Hall County (4.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.5 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Hall County | Nebraska Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.3% | 11.0% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.6% | 8.0% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.3% | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 39.0% | 36.1% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Hall County is about 18% lower than in Nebraska. The rate of heart disease in Hall County is about 16% lower than in Nebraska.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Hall County | Nebraska Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.8% | 16.6% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 19.6% | 19.7% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 26.7% | 24.3% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Hall County are about the same as in Nebraska.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 80,618 cigarettes a day, 2.4 million a month, or 29.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 886,796 minutes a day and 323.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Hall County is 79.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.75 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 | Hall County | Nebraska Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.27 | 5.27 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.3 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Hall County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Hall County, NE Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Hall County, NE is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 62,536 residents against a local median of 7,724. The measure that sets Hall County, NE apart most is uninsured: 12.9%, 111% above the local median of 6.1%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 1.5% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Hall County, NE, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Hall County, NE has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall County, NE | 62,536 | 79.5 yrs #4/6 | 12.9% #6/6 | 39.0% #6/6 |
| Howard County, NE | 6,534 | 83.9 yrs | 6.8% | 36.1% |
| Adams County, NE | 31,052 | 79.2 yrs | 5.8% | 37.6% |
| Hamilton County, NE | 9,464 | 80.4 yrs | 6.1% | 37.7% |
| Merrick County, NE | 7,724 | 78.8 yrs | 5.3% | 34.7% |
| Clay County, NE | 6,095 | 79.6 yrs | 6.6% | 36.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Hall County, Nebraska has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Nebraska, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Hall County, Nebraska.
What is the health grade for Hall County, Nebraska?
Hall County, Nebraska 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 Hall County, Nebraska one of the healthiest counties in Nebraska?
Hall County ranks 60th healthiest out of 84 counties in Nebraska by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Hall County, Nebraska?
People in Hall County, Nebraska can expect to live 79.5 years on average, about the same as the Nebraska average of 79.5.
What is the uninsured rate in Hall County, Nebraska?
12.9% of residents in Hall County, Nebraska have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 5.8 points above the Nebraska rate of 7.2%.
What percentage of Hall County, Nebraska residents are obese?
39.0% of adults in Hall County, Nebraska are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.8 points above the Nebraska rate of 36.1%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Hall County, Nebraska go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 80,618 cigarettes a day, 2.4 million a month, or 29.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 886,796 minutes a day and 323.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Hall County is 79.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.75 lifetimes a year.
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