Health Profile of Live Oak County, Texas
Live Oak 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
Live Oak County Below averageLess healthy than 73% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.7 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 18.3% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 23.5% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Live Oak County is 78.7 years, about 0.7 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 18.3%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 23.5% of residents, higher than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
4,488 residents in Live Oak County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 276 100 men · 176 women
- 75–84 797 406 men · 391 women
- 65–74 1,237 636 men · 601 women
- 50–64 2,177 1,123 men · 1,054 women
Younger residents
2,259 residents in Live Oak County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 686 350 boys · 335 girls
- 7–12 646 310 boys · 336 girls
- 3–7 523 245 boys · 278 girls
- 0–3 404 204 boys · 200 girls
About 747 residents in Live Oak County (6.4% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.7 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 15.6% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 7.2% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 9.1% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.6% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Live Oak County is about 17% higher than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 21.3% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.4% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 32.6% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Live Oak County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 19,973 cigarettes a day, 599,187 a month, or 7.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 219,702 minutes a day and 80.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Live Oak County is 78.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.94 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 | Live Oak County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 7.20 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 7.2 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Live Oak County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Live Oak County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Live Oak County, TX is the smallest of the 5 counties compared here, 11,620 residents against a local median of 34,966. Nothing separates Live Oak 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, 4% below the local median at 18.3% against 19.2%. Live Oak County, TX has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Oak County, TX | 11,620 | 78.7 yrs #2/5 | 18.3% #2/5 | 37.6% #1/5 |
| Bee County, TX | 31,083 | 76.1 yrs | 18.8% | 39.6% |
| Karnes County, TX | 14,968 | 79.3 yrs | 15.8% | 37.7% |
| Jim Wells County, TX | 38,850 | 76.6 yrs | 20.9% | 40.0% |
| Atascosa County, TX | 51,008 | 78.0 yrs | 19.5% | 38.2% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Live Oak 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 Live Oak County, Texas.
Is Live Oak County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Live Oak 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 Live Oak County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Live Oak County ranks 181st 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 Live Oak County, Texas?
People in Live Oak County, Texas can expect to live 78.7 years on average, 0.7 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0.
What percentage of Live Oak County, Texas residents are uninsured?
18.3% of residents in Live Oak County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 5 people, 1.2 points above the Texas rate of 17.1%.
How common is obesity in Live Oak County, Texas?
37.6% of adults in Live Oak 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 Live Oak County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 19,973 cigarettes a day, 599,187 a month, or 7.3 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 219,702 minutes a day and 80.2 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Live Oak County is 78.7 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.01 lifetimes a day, or 1.94 lifetimes a year.
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