Health Profile of Reagan County, Texas
Reagan 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
Reagan County Below average
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Reagan County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 19.0% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 19.4% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Reagan County is 77.5 years, about 0.5 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 19.0%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 19.4% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
804 residents in Reagan County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 38 18 men · 20 women
- 75–84 91 46 men · 45 women
- 65–74 180 98 men · 83 women
- 50–64 495 259 men · 236 women
Younger residents
922 residents in Reagan County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 281 149 boys · 132 girls
- 7–12 274 149 boys · 125 girls
- 3–7 212 109 boys · 103 girls
- 0–3 155 75 boys · 80 girls
About 106 residents in Reagan County (3.3% 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 | Reagan County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 12.6% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.1% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 6.2% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.9% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of cancer in Reagan County is about 22% lower than in Texas. The rate of heart disease in Reagan County is about 20% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Reagan County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18.1% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 18.9% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 29.3% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Reagan County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 3,886 cigarettes a day, 116,582 a month, or 1.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 42,747 minutes a day and 15.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Reagan County is 77.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.38 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 | Reagan County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.12 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Reagan County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Reagan County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Reagan County, TX is the largest of the 6 counties compared here, 3,232 residents against a local median of 1,468. Nothing separates Reagan 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 life expectancy, 3% below the local median at 77.5 yrs against 80.3 yrs. Reagan County, TX has the 6th highest life expectancy of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan County, TX | 3,232 | 77.5 yrs #6/6 | 19.0% #4/6 | 37.9% #5/6 |
| Glasscock County, TX | 1,068 | 81.2 yrs | 25.1% | 38.2% |
| Upton County, TX | 3,191 | 80.3 yrs | 18.8% | 37.5% |
| Irion County, TX | 1,409 | 79.2 yrs | 14.8% | 35.9% |
| Crockett County, TX | 2,822 | 79.2 yrs | 2.3% | 37.5% |
| Sterling County, TX | 1,468 | 84.0 yrs | 26.4% | 36.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Reagan 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 Reagan County, Texas.
Is Reagan County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Reagan 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 Reagan County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Reagan County ranks 112th 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 Reagan County, Texas?
People in Reagan County, Texas can expect to live 77.5 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
What is the uninsured rate in Reagan County, Texas?
19.0% of residents in Reagan County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 5 people, 1.9 points above the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What percentage of Reagan County, Texas residents are obese?
37.9% of adults in Reagan 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 Reagan County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 3,886 cigarettes a day, 116,582 a month, or 1.4 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 42,747 minutes a day and 15.6 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Reagan County is 77.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 0.38 lifetimes a year.
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