Health Profile of Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin 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
Franklin County Around average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Franklin County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 80.1 | 78.4 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 8.9% | 5.6% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 15.1% | 15.7% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Franklin County is 80.1 years, about 1.6 years longer than the Pennsylvania average of 78.4 years. The uninsured rate is 8.9%, higher than the Pennsylvania average of 5.6%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 15.1% of residents, lower than the Pennsylvania average of 15.7%.
Population by Age
Older residents
61,797 residents in Franklin County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 4,373 1,515 men · 2,859 women
- 75–84 9,587 4,306 men · 5,281 women
- 65–74 15,995 7,643 men · 8,352 women
- 50–64 31,841 15,739 men · 16,102 women
Younger residents
32,835 residents in Franklin County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 10,061 5,111 boys · 4,950 girls
- 7–12 9,908 5,198 boys · 4,710 girls
- 3–7 7,570 4,021 boys · 3,549 girls
- 0–3 5,296 2,683 boys · 2,613 girls
About 8,051 residents in Franklin County (5.1% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 80.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Franklin County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 10.4% | 11.0% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.1% | 7.2% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.1% | 7.4% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.0% | 34.5% | 34.3% |
The rate of obesity in Franklin County is about 16% higher than in Pennsylvania.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Franklin County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.6% | 20.1% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.6% | 18.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 24.5% | 25.3% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Franklin County are about the same as in Pennsylvania.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 241,325 cigarettes a day, 7.2 million a month, or 88.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.7 million minutes a day and 968.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Franklin County is 80.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.06 lifetimes a day, or 23 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 | Franklin County | Pennsylvania Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.86 | 6.88 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.9 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Franklin County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Franklin County, PA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Franklin County, PA is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 157,379 residents against a local median of 106,097. The measure that sets Franklin County, PA apart most is uninsured: 8.9%, 63% above the local median of 5.4%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 1.6% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Franklin County, PA, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Franklin County, PA has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County, PA | 157,379 | 80.1 yrs #1/6 | 8.9% #6/6 | 40.0% #6/6 |
| Washington County, MD | 155,706 | 76.1 yrs | 6.3% | 37.0% |
| Fulton County, PA | 14,531 | 77.0 yrs | 5.1% | 36.2% |
| Adams County, PA | 106,097 | 80.0 yrs | 6.0% | 33.7% |
| Cumberland County, PA | 267,961 | 79.8 yrs | 5.4% | 32.0% |
| Huntingdon County, PA | 43,653 | 80.0 yrs | 4.7% | 36.0% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Franklin 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 Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
How healthy is Franklin County, Pennsylvania?
Franklin 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 Franklin County, Pennsylvania one of the healthiest counties in Pennsylvania?
Franklin County ranks 31st 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 Franklin County, Pennsylvania?
People in Franklin County, Pennsylvania can expect to live 80.1 years on average, 1.6 years longer than the Pennsylvania average of 78.4.
What is the uninsured rate in Franklin County, Pennsylvania?
8.9% of residents in Franklin County, Pennsylvania have no health insurance, about 1 in 11 people, 3.3 points above the Pennsylvania rate of 5.6%.
What percentage of Franklin County, Pennsylvania residents are obese?
40.0% of adults in Franklin County, Pennsylvania are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 5.5 points above the Pennsylvania rate of 34.5%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Franklin County, Pennsylvania go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 241,325 cigarettes a day, 7.2 million a month, or 88.1 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 2.7 million minutes a day and 968.9 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Franklin County is 80.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.06 lifetimes a day, or 23 lifetimes a year.
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