Health Profile of Reeves County, Texas
Reeves 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
Reeves County Below averageLess healthy than 83% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Reeves County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.2 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 17.5% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 24.5% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Reeves County is 77.2 years, about 0.8 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 17.5%, higher than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 24.5% of residents, higher than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
3,395 residents in Reeves County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 260 78 men · 181 women
- 75–84 459 214 men · 245 women
- 65–74 871 448 men · 422 women
- 50–64 1,806 950 men · 856 women
Younger residents
2,848 residents in Reeves County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 970 532 boys · 438 girls
- 7–12 790 383 boys · 407 girls
- 3–7 593 307 boys · 286 girls
- 0–3 495 267 boys · 228 girls
About 594 residents in Reeves County (4.7% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 77.2 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Reeves County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 17.3% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.7% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.7% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.2% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Reeves County is about 25% higher than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Reeves County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 16.0% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 15.5% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 35.1% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of smoking in Reeves County is about 20% lower than in Texas. The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Reeves County is about 20% higher than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 14,974 cigarettes a day, 449,216 a month, or 5.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 164,712 minutes a day and 60.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Reeves County is 77.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 1.48 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 | Reeves County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.07 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.1 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Reeves County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Reeves County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Reeves County, TX is the largest of the 5 counties compared here, 12,664 residents against a local median of 4,824. Nothing separates Reeves 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, 8% below the local median at 17.5% against 19.0%. Reeves County, TX has the 2nd lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves County, TX | 12,664 | 77.2 yrs #3/5 | 17.5% #2/5 | 40.2% #4/5 |
| Ward County, TX | 11,144 | 77.6 yrs | 18.9% | 39.2% |
| Jeff Davis County, TX | 1,865 | 82.2 yrs | 14.5% | 36.2% |
| Winkler County, TX | 7,454 | 75.6 yrs | 19.0% | 37.4% |
| Culberson County, TX | 2,195 | 77.2 yrs | 19.2% | 45.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Reeves County, Texas has an overall health index grade of C, making it about on par with Texas, and about on par with the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Reeves County, Texas.
Is Reeves County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Reeves 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 Reeves County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Reeves County ranks 205th 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 Reeves County, Texas?
People in Reeves County, Texas can expect to live 77.2 years on average, 0.8 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0.
What is the uninsured rate in Reeves County, Texas?
17.5% of residents in Reeves County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, about the same as the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What percentage of Reeves County, Texas residents are obese?
40.2% of adults in Reeves County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 2.6 points above the Texas rate of 37.6%.
What is the biggest health concern in Reeves County, Texas?
Compared with Texas as a whole, diabetes stands out most: the adult rate here is 17.3%, about 25% higher than the Texas rate of 13.9%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Reeves County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 14,974 cigarettes a day, 449,216 a month, or 5.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 164,712 minutes a day and 60.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Reeves County is 77.2 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.00 lifetimes a day, or 1.48 lifetimes a year.
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