Health Profile of Bexar County, Texas
Bexar 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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C
Bexar County Below averageHealthier than 74% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Bexar County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 16.0% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 20.7% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Bexar County is 77.8 years, about 0.2 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 16.0%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 20.7% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
575,806 residents in Bexar County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 28,785 10,192 men · 18,592 women
- 75–84 70,027 29,633 men · 40,393 women
- 65–74 140,568 63,933 men · 76,635 women
- 50–64 336,427 162,764 men · 173,662 women
Younger residents
498,172 residents in Bexar County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 154,528 78,171 boys · 76,357 girls
- 7–12 148,275 76,662 boys · 71,613 girls
- 3–7 112,574 58,241 boys · 54,334 girls
- 0–3 82,795 42,080 boys · 40,715 girls
About 74,800 residents in Bexar County (3.6% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.8 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Bexar County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 13.4% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.9% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.4% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Bexar County is about 26% lower than in Texas. The rate of heart disease in Bexar County is about 24% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Bexar County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15.7% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.5% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 26.2% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Bexar County is about 21% lower than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.4 million cigarettes a day, 73.3 million a month, or 892.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 26.9 million minutes a day and 9.8 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Bexar County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.66 lifetimes a day, or 240 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 | Bexar County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.50 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Bexar County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Bexar County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Bexar County, TX is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,066,173 residents against a local median of 52,781. The measure that sets Bexar County, TX apart most is uninsured: 16.0%, 45% above the local median of 11.0%. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 9.0% on uninsured, so Bexar County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Bexar County, TX has the 5th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexar County, TX | 2,066,173 | 77.8 yrs #6/6 | 16.0% #5/6 | 40.4% #6/6 |
| Comal County, TX | 183,826 | 79.1 yrs | 10.5% | 35.0% |
| Wilson County, TX | 52,781 | 79.9 yrs | 11.0% | 37.1% |
| Kendall County, TX | 48,567 | 81.1 yrs | 10.8% | 33.3% |
| Atascosa County, TX | 51,008 | 78.0 yrs | 19.5% | 38.2% |
| Guadalupe County, TX | 183,641 | 79.1 yrs | 11.0% | 38.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Bexar County, Texas has an overall health index grade of C, making it somewhat better than Texas, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Bexar County, Texas.
What is the health grade for Bexar County, Texas?
Bexar County, Texas has a Map AI Health Index grade of C, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a C grade means residents are close to the U.S. average.
Is Bexar County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Bexar County ranks 65th 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 Bexar County, Texas?
People in Bexar County, Texas can expect to live 77.8 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Bexar County, Texas?
16.0% of residents in Bexar County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, 1.2 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What is the obesity rate in Bexar County, Texas?
40.4% of adults in Bexar County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 2.9 points above the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Bexar County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.4 million cigarettes a day, 73.3 million a month, or 892.2 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 26.9 million minutes a day and 9.8 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Bexar County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.66 lifetimes a day, or 240 lifetimes a year.
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