Health Profile of Hood County, Texas
Hood 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
Hood County Below averageHealthier than 79% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Hood County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 14.2% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 17.0% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Hood County is 77.5 years, about 0.5 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 14.2%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 17.0% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
29,563 residents in Hood County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,630 584 men · 1,046 women
- 75–84 4,994 2,361 men · 2,633 women
- 65–74 9,079 4,348 men · 4,731 women
- 50–64 13,860 6,466 men · 7,394 women
Younger residents
13,061 residents in Hood County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 4,258 2,256 boys · 2,002 girls
- 7–12 3,916 2,019 boys · 1,896 girls
- 3–7 2,850 1,358 boys · 1,492 girls
- 0–3 2,038 925 boys · 1,113 girls
About 5,130 residents in Hood County (7.8% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.5 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Hood County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.4% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 8.1% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 8.1% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.4% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Hood County is about 23% higher than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Hood County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.2% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.8% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 24.6% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Hood County is about 16% lower than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 95,417 cigarettes a day, 2.9 million a month, or 34.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.0 million minutes a day and 383.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Hood County is 77.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.03 lifetimes a day, or 9.41 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 | Hood 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 Hood County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Hood County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Hood County, TX is the 3rd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 65,894 residents against a local median of 43,794. Nothing separates Hood 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, 7% below the local median at 14.2% against 15.2%. Hood County, TX has the 3rd lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood County, TX | 65,894 | 77.5 yrs #3/6 | 14.2% #3/6 | 33.4% #2/6 |
| Somervell County, TX | 9,691 | 78.7 yrs | 12.4% | 37.6% |
| Parker County, TX | 165,168 | 77.4 yrs | 13.2% | 35.2% |
| Erath County, TX | 43,794 | 79.7 yrs | 15.2% | 32.2% |
| Johnson County, TX | 195,591 | 77.0 yrs | 16.3% | 37.1% |
| Bosque County, TX | 18,691 | 77.1 yrs | 17.6% | 35.6% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Hood 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 Hood County, Texas.
Is Hood County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Hood 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 Hood County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Hood County ranks 52nd 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 Hood County, Texas?
People in Hood County, Texas can expect to live 77.5 years on average, 0.5 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0.
What percentage of Hood County, Texas residents are uninsured?
14.2% of residents in Hood County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 7 people, 2.9 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What percentage of Hood County, Texas residents are obese?
33.4% of adults in Hood County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 4.2 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Hood County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 95,417 cigarettes a day, 2.9 million a month, or 34.8 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 1.0 million minutes a day and 383.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Hood County is 77.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.03 lifetimes a day, or 9.41 lifetimes a year.
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