Health Profile of Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Cambria 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
Cambria County Around averageLess healthy than 73% of counties in Pennsylvania
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Cambria County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.3 | 78.4 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 3.3% | 5.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 18.1% | 15.7% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Cambria County is 77.3 years, about 1.1 years shorter than the Pennsylvania average of 78.4 years. The uninsured rate is 3.3%, lower than the Pennsylvania average of 5.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 18.1% of residents, higher than the Pennsylvania average of 15.7%.
Population by Age
Older residents
57,847 residents in Cambria County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 3,985 1,233 men · 2,751 women
- 75–84 9,155 3,865 men · 5,290 women
- 65–74 16,348 7,754 men · 8,595 women
- 50–64 28,359 14,107 men · 14,251 women
Younger residents
23,816 residents in Cambria County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 7,934 3,990 boys · 3,944 girls
- 7–12 7,096 3,596 boys · 3,500 girls
- 3–7 5,097 2,619 boys · 2,478 girls
- 0–3 3,688 1,898 boys · 1,791 girls
About 10,573 residents in Cambria County (8.0% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Cambria County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.4% | 11.0% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.8% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.4% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.4% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Cambria County are about the same as in Pennsylvania.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Cambria County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.2% | 20.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.5% | 18.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.2% | 25.3% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Cambria County are about the same as in Pennsylvania.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 224,881 cigarettes a day, 6.7 million a month, or 82.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.5 million minutes a day and 902.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Cambria County is 77.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.06 lifetimes a day, or 22 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 | Cambria County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.11 | 6.88 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Cambria County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Cambria County, PA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Cambria County, PA is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 131,341 residents against a local median of 78,582. Where Cambria County, PA breaks from the counties next to it is uninsured, sitting 51% below the local median of 6.6% at 3.3%. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 1.9% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Cambria County, PA, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Cambria County, PA has the lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria County, PA | 131,341 | 77.3 yrs #6/6 | 3.3% #1/6 | 33.4% #2/6 |
| Blair County, PA | 121,255 | 77.5 yrs | 5.8% | 31.2% |
| Indiana County, PA | 83,041 | 78.8 yrs | 7.2% | 34.0% |
| Bedford County, PA | 47,513 | 78.6 yrs | 7.8% | 35.0% |
| Clearfield County, PA | 78,582 | 78.1 yrs | 5.9% | 34.4% |
| Somerset County, PA | 72,817 | 78.1 yrs | 6.6% | 35.8% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Cambria County, Pennsylvania has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Pennsylvania, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
What is the health grade for Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
Cambria County, Pennsylvania 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 Cambria County, Pennsylvania one of the healthiest counties in Pennsylvania?
Cambria County ranks 49th healthiest out of 67 counties in Pennsylvania by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
How long do people live in Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
People in Cambria County, Pennsylvania can expect to live 77.3 years on average, 1.1 years shorter than the Pennsylvania average of 78.4.
What percentage of Cambria County, Pennsylvania residents are uninsured?
3.3% of residents in Cambria County, Pennsylvania have no health insurance, about 1 in 31 people, 2.4 points below the Pennsylvania rate of 5.6%.
How common is obesity in Cambria County, Pennsylvania?
33.4% of adults in Cambria County, Pennsylvania are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.1 points below the Pennsylvania rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Cambria County, Pennsylvania go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 224,881 cigarettes a day, 6.7 million a month, or 82.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.5 million minutes a day and 902.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Cambria County is 77.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.06 lifetimes a day, or 22 lifetimes a year.
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