Health Profile of Donley County, Texas
Donley 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
Donley County Below averageHealthier than 75% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Donley County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.1 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 17.9% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 18.6% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Donley County is 79.1 years, about 1.1 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 17.9%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 18.6% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
1,346 residents in Donley County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 79 20 men · 59 women
- 75–84 267 120 men · 147 women
- 65–74 416 187 men · 229 women
- 50–64 584 285 men · 299 women
Younger residents
613 residents in Donley County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 220 119 boys · 100 girls
- 7–12 182 100 boys · 82 girls
- 3–7 120 67 boys · 53 girls
- 0–3 91 54 boys · 37 girls
About 206 residents in Donley County (6.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.1 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Donley County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.9% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.9% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.7% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.7% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Donley County is about 20% higher than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Donley County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.2% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.4% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 26.1% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Donley County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 5,153 cigarettes a day, 154,598 a month, or 1.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 56,686 minutes a day and 20.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Donley County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.50 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 | Donley County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.54 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Donley County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Donley County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Donley County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 3,257 residents against a local median of 2,588. Nothing separates Donley 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, 7% below the local median at 35.7% against 38.3%. Donley County, TX has the 2nd lowest obesity of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donley County, TX | 3,257 | 79.1 yrs #3/6 | 17.9% #4/6 | 35.7% #2/6 |
| Gray County, TX | 21,045 | 76.2 yrs | 17.7% | 39.5% |
| Hall County, TX | 2,820 | 75.7 yrs | 15.6% | 40.3% |
| Armstrong County, TX | 1,822 | 86.2 yrs | 4.2% | 33.6% |
| Collingsworth County, TX | 2,588 | 76.3 yrs | 22.1% | 37.1% |
| Briscoe County, TX | 1,301 | 84.4 yrs | 19.8% | 38.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Donley 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 Donley County, Texas.
Is Donley County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Donley 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 Donley County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Donley County ranks 62nd 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 Donley County, Texas?
People in Donley County, Texas can expect to live 79.1 years on average, 1.1 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0.
What is the uninsured rate in Donley County, Texas?
17.9% of residents in Donley County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, 0.8 points above the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What percentage of Donley County, Texas residents are obese?
35.7% of adults in Donley County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.9 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Donley County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 5,153 cigarettes a day, 154,598 a month, or 1.9 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 56,686 minutes a day and 20.7 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Donley County is 79.1 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.50 lifetimes a year.
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