Health Profile of Kerr County, Texas
Kerr 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
Kerr County Below averageHealthier than 70% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Kerr County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.4 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 17.3% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 18.7% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Kerr County is 78.4 years, about 0.5 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 17.3%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 18.7% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
25,240 residents in Kerr County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,969 884 men · 1,085 women
- 75–84 4,800 2,188 men · 2,612 women
- 65–74 7,984 3,729 men · 4,255 women
- 50–64 10,486 4,940 men · 5,546 women
Younger residents
9,546 residents in Kerr County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 2,991 1,554 boys · 1,437 girls
- 7–12 2,829 1,443 boys · 1,386 girls
- 3–7 2,146 1,092 boys · 1,054 girls
- 0–3 1,580 808 boys · 773 girls
About 4,772 residents in Kerr County (8.9% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.4 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Kerr County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 14.0% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 8.6% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 9.2% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.4% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Kerr County is about 31% higher than in Texas. The rate of heart disease in Kerr County is about 18% higher than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Kerr County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.2% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.9% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.8% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Kerr County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 75,229 cigarettes a day, 2.3 million a month, or 27.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 827,515 minutes a day and 302.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Kerr County is 78.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.33 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 | Kerr County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.48 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Kerr County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Kerr County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Kerr County, TX is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 53,489 residents against a local median of 22,021. Kerr County, TX's uninsured, at 17.3%, runs 26% above the 13.7% typical of the counties around it. That is the weaker end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves spread 5.5% on uninsured, so Kerr County, TX sits at one end of an already wide local range rather than apart from it. Kerr County, TX has the 6th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr County, TX | 53,489 | 78.4 yrs #5/6 | 17.3% #6/6 | 35.4% #4/6 |
| Bandera County, TX | 22,021 | 80.3 yrs | 13.3% | 35.0% |
| Gillespie County, TX | 27,524 | 80.5 yrs | 13.9% | 33.9% |
| Real County, TX | 2,802 | 78.3 yrs | 16.2% | 39.5% |
| Kimble County, TX | 4,389 | 81.7 yrs | 13.7% | 38.2% |
| Kendall County, TX | 48,567 | 81.1 yrs | 10.8% | 33.3% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Kerr 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 Kerr County, Texas.
Is Kerr County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Kerr 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 Kerr County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Kerr County ranks 76th 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.
How long do people live in Kerr County, Texas?
People in Kerr County, Texas can expect to live 78.4 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Kerr County, Texas?
17.3% of residents in Kerr County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, about the same as the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What percentage of Kerr County, Texas residents are obese?
35.4% of adults in Kerr County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 2.2 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Kerr County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 75,229 cigarettes a day, 2.3 million a month, or 27.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 827,515 minutes a day and 302.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Kerr County is 78.4 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 7.33 lifetimes a year.
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