Health Profile of San Juan County, New Mexico
San Juan 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
San Juan County Around averageLess healthy than 71% of counties in New Mexico
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | San Juan County | New Mexico Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.4 | 78.6 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 12.9% | 9.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.4% | 17.9% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in San Juan County is 78.4 years, about 0.2 years shorter than the New Mexico average of 78.6 years. The uninsured rate is 12.9%, higher than the New Mexico average of 9.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.4% of residents, lower than the New Mexico average of 17.9%.
Population by Age
Older residents
39,796 residents in San Juan County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 2,093 719 men · 1,374 women
- 75–84 5,178 2,306 men · 2,872 women
- 65–74 10,529 4,962 men · 5,567 women
- 50–64 21,995 10,875 men · 11,120 women
Younger residents
30,578 residents in San Juan County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 9,806 4,848 boys · 4,959 girls
- 7–12 9,074 4,579 boys · 4,495 girls
- 3–7 6,771 3,462 boys · 3,309 girls
- 0–3 4,926 2,509 boys · 2,417 girls
About 5,147 residents in San Juan County (4.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.4 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | San Juan County | New Mexico Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.3% | 13.5% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.7% | 6.4% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.5% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 34.2% | 31.4% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in San Juan County are about the same as in New Mexico.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | San Juan County | New Mexico Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 22.5% | 18.0% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 13.4% | 13.1% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 23.5% | 24.9% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in San Juan County is about 25% higher than in New Mexico.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 204,546 cigarettes a day, 6.1 million a month, or 74.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.3 million minutes a day and 821.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in San Juan County is 78.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 20 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 | San Juan County | New Mexico Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.19 | 4.71 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.2 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in San Juan County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
San Juan County, NM Health Compared With Nearby Counties
San Juan County, NM is the largest of the 5 counties compared here, 121,321 residents against a local median of 41,371. San Juan County, NM's uninsured, at 12.9%, runs 34% above the 9.7% 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: 34.2% against a local median of 26.6%, 29% above it. Every measure here with a clear better direction points the same way, and it is the wrong way: San Juan County, NM reads weaker than its neighbours on all of them. The counties themselves spread 8.9% on uninsured, so San Juan County, NM sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. San Juan County, NM has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan County, NM | 121,321 | 78.4 yrs #3/5 | 12.9% #4/5 | 34.2% #4/5 |
| Montezuma County, CO | 26,412 | 80.8 yrs | 11.1% | 27.7% |
| La Plata County, CO | 56,331 | 81.7 yrs | 8.2% | 23.1% |
| McKinley County, NM | 70,433 | 76.1 yrs | 16.8% | 40.5% |
| Dolores County, CO | 2,432 | 76.8 yrs | 7.9% | 25.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, San Juan County, New Mexico has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than New Mexico, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in San Juan County, New Mexico.
What is the health grade for San Juan County, New Mexico?
San Juan County, New Mexico 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 San Juan County, New Mexico one of the healthiest counties in New Mexico?
San Juan County ranks 23rd healthiest out of 32 counties in New Mexico by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in San Juan County, New Mexico?
People in San Juan County, New Mexico can expect to live 78.4 years on average, about the same as the New Mexico average of 78.6.
What percentage of San Juan County, New Mexico residents are uninsured?
12.9% of residents in San Juan County, New Mexico have no health insurance, about 1 in 8 people, 3.3 points above the New Mexico rate of 9.6%.
What percentage of San Juan County, New Mexico residents are obese?
34.2% of adults in San Juan County, New Mexico are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.7 points above the New Mexico rate of 31.4%.
Which health problem stands out most in San Juan County, New Mexico?
Compared with New Mexico as a whole, smoking stands out most: the adult rate here is 22.5%, about 25% higher than the New Mexico rate of 18.0%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in San Juan County, New Mexico go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 204,546 cigarettes a day, 6.1 million a month, or 74.7 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.3 million minutes a day and 821.3 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in San Juan County is 78.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.05 lifetimes a day, or 20 lifetimes a year.
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