Health Profile of Lee County, Texas
Lee 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
Lee County Below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Lee County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.3 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 16.1% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 19.2% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Lee County is 78.3 years, about 0.3 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 16.1%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 19.2% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
6,923 residents in Lee County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 327 150 men · 177 women
- 75–84 1,048 480 men · 568 women
- 65–74 1,830 862 men · 968 women
- 50–64 3,717 1,891 men · 1,826 women
Younger residents
3,831 residents in Lee County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 1,193 639 boys · 554 girls
- 7–12 1,073 527 boys · 545 girls
- 3–7 873 404 boys · 470 girls
- 0–3 692 305 boys · 387 girls
About 945 residents in Lee County (5.3% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Lee County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 13.2% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.0% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 36.4% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
On average, diseases in Lee County are about the same as in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Lee County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 20.5% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 17.5% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 27.4% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Lee County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 29,037 cigarettes a day, 871,102 a month, or 10.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 319,404 minutes a day and 116.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Lee County is 78.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.83 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 | Lee County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.54 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.5 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Lee County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Lee County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Lee County, TX is the smallest of the 6 counties compared here, 17,971 residents against a local median of 25,558. Nothing separates Lee 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, 11% above the local median at 16.1% against 14.5%. Lee County, TX has the 5th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County, TX | 17,971 | 78.3 yrs #3/6 | 16.1% #5/6 | 36.4% #5/6 |
| Burleson County, TX | 18,857 | 78.3 yrs | 12.6% | 36.0% |
| Bastrop County, TX | 106,582 | 77.5 yrs | 21.8% | 34.9% |
| Fayette County, TX | 25,042 | 79.2 yrs | 9.9% | 36.2% |
| Milam County, TX | 25,558 | 77.6 yrs | 15.7% | 36.5% |
| Washington County, TX | 36,647 | 78.6 yrs | 14.5% | 35.1% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Lee 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 Lee County, Texas.
Is Lee County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Lee 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 Lee County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Lee County ranks 87th 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 Lee County, Texas?
People in Lee County, Texas can expect to live 78.3 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
What percentage of Lee County, Texas residents are uninsured?
16.1% of residents in Lee County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, 1.0 points below the Texas rate of 17.1%.
How common is obesity in Lee County, Texas?
36.4% of adults in Lee County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 1.1 points below the Texas rate of 37.6%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Lee County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 29,037 cigarettes a day, 871,102 a month, or 10.6 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 319,404 minutes a day and 116.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Lee County is 78.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 2.83 lifetimes a year.
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