Health Profile of Bell County, Texas
Bell 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
Bell County Around averageHealthier than 85% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Bell County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 76.7 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 14.0% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 18.2% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Bell County is 76.7 years, about 1.3 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 14.0%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 18.2% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
97,407 residents in Bell County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 4,531 1,597 men · 2,934 women
- 75–84 11,672 5,145 men · 6,526 women
- 65–74 23,833 11,066 men · 12,766 women
- 50–64 57,372 27,726 men · 29,646 women
Younger residents
102,369 residents in Bell County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 28,735 14,602 boys · 14,133 girls
- 7–12 29,669 15,476 boys · 14,194 girls
- 3–7 24,744 12,945 boys · 11,799 girls
- 0–3 19,221 9,910 boys · 9,311 girls
About 13,813 residents in Bell County (3.6% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 76.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Bell County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.0% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.5% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.9% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Bell County is about 29% lower than in Texas. The rate of cancer in Bell County is about 27% lower than in Texas. The rate of diabetes in Bell County is about 21% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Bell County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.5% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 19.6% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.5% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Bell County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 548,467 cigarettes a day, 16.5 million a month, or 200.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 6.0 million minutes a day and 2.2 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Bell County is 76.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.15 lifetimes a day, or 55 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 | Bell County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.39 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Bell County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Bell County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Bell County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 386,831 residents against a local median of 84,738. Nothing separates Bell County, TX sharply from the counties around it. Each measure below lands within 15% of the local median, close enough that the differences are within what survey sampling alone would produce.
The largest of those small differences is obesity, 8% above the local median at 37.9% against 35.0%. Bell County, TX has the 5th lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell County, TX | 386,831 | 76.7 yrs #4/6 | 14.0% #3/6 | 37.9% #5/6 |
| Williamson County, TX | 671,548 | 79.4 yrs | 9.8% | 31.2% |
| Coryell County, TX | 84,738 | 75.9 yrs | 10.6% | 35.0% |
| Milam County, TX | 25,558 | 77.6 yrs | 15.7% | 36.5% |
| Falls County, TX | 17,291 | 76.4 yrs | 16.9% | 40.2% |
| McLennan County, TX | 265,889 | 76.8 yrs | 14.2% | 34.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Bell County, Texas has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Texas, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Bell County, Texas.
Is Bell County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Bell County, Texas 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 Bell County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Bell County ranks 39th healthiest out of 247 counties in Texas by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the average lifespan in Bell County, Texas?
People in Bell County, Texas can expect to live 76.7 years on average, 1.3 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Bell County, Texas?
14.0% of residents in Bell County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 7 people, 3.1 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
How common is obesity in Bell County, Texas?
37.9% of adults in Bell County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, about the same as the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Bell County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 548,467 cigarettes a day, 16.5 million a month, or 200.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 6.0 million minutes a day and 2.2 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Bell County is 76.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.15 lifetimes a day, or 55 lifetimes a year.
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