Health Profile of Floyd County, Texas
Floyd 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
Floyd County Below averageLess healthy than 74% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Floyd County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.8 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 23.3% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 22.8% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Floyd County is 77.8 years, about 0.2 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 23.3%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 22.8% of residents, higher than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
1,890 residents in Floyd County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 138 52 men · 86 women
- 75–84 337 174 men · 163 women
- 65–74 467 211 men · 257 women
- 50–64 948 473 men · 474 women
Younger residents
1,329 residents in Floyd County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 410 204 boys · 207 girls
- 7–12 425 230 boys · 195 girls
- 3–7 299 161 boys · 137 girls
- 0–3 195 96 boys · 99 girls
About 362 residents in Floyd County (6.9% 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 | Floyd County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 15.3% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.5% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.6% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Floyd County are about the same as in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Floyd County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.6% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.0% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 31.4% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Floyd County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 7,235 cigarettes a day, 217,062 a month, or 2.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 79,589 minutes a day and 29.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Floyd County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.71 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 | Floyd County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 5.46 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 5.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Floyd County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Floyd County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Floyd County, TX is typical in size for this group, 5,216 residents against a local median of 5,041, so the measures below are close to a like for like comparison. Nothing separates Floyd 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 uninsured, 13% above the local median at 23.3% against 20.7%. Floyd County, TX has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floyd County, TX | 5,216 | 77.8 yrs #5/6 | 23.3% #6/6 | 37.6% #3/6 |
| Crosby County, TX | 5,041 | 77.9 yrs | 20.2% | 39.7% |
| Briscoe County, TX | 1,301 | 84.4 yrs | 19.8% | 38.3% |
| Motley County, TX | 1,183 | 75.7 yrs | 20.7% | 34.8% |
| Hale County, TX | 32,131 | 77.8 yrs | 21.0% | 37.0% |
| Swisher County, TX | 6,937 | 80.6 yrs | 23.3% | 38.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Floyd 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 Floyd County, Texas.
Is Floyd County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Floyd 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 Floyd County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Floyd County ranks 182nd 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 life expectancy in Floyd County, Texas?
People in Floyd County, Texas can expect to live 77.8 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
What percentage of Floyd County, Texas residents are uninsured?
23.3% of residents in Floyd County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 4 people, 6.2 points above the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What is the obesity rate in Floyd County, Texas?
37.6% of adults in Floyd 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 Floyd County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 7,235 cigarettes a day, 217,062 a month, or 2.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 79,589 minutes a day and 29.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Floyd County is 77.8 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.71 lifetimes a year.
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