Health Profile of Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant 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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B
Tarrant County Around averageHealthier than 86% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 77.5 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 16.7% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 16.7% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Tarrant County is 77.5 years, about 0.4 years shorter than the Texas average of 78.0 years. The uninsured rate is 16.7%, lower than the Texas average of 17.1%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 16.7% of residents, lower than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
606,004 residents in Tarrant County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 25,748 8,728 men · 17,020 women
- 75–84 67,013 27,669 men · 39,344 women
- 65–74 139,555 64,412 men · 75,143 women
- 50–64 373,687 182,699 men · 190,988 women
Younger residents
530,004 residents in Tarrant County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 169,434 86,394 boys · 83,039 girls
- 7–12 158,236 80,416 boys · 77,821 girls
- 3–7 116,861 59,527 boys · 57,334 girls
- 0–3 85,473 43,810 boys · 41,664 girls
About 72,278 residents in Tarrant 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 | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 11.1% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 5.2% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.4% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 37.4% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of heart disease in Tarrant County is about 30% lower than in Texas. The rate of cancer in Tarrant County is about 20% lower than in Texas. The rate of diabetes in Tarrant County is about 20% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17.9% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.9% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 25.9% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
On average, health behaviors in Tarrant County are about the same as in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.9 million cigarettes a day, 86.9 million a month, or 1.1 billion a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 31.9 million minutes a day and 11.6 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Tarrant County is 77.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.78 lifetimes a day, or 285 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 | Tarrant County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 8.01 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 8.0 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Tarrant County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Tarrant County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Tarrant County, TX is the 2nd largest of the 6 counties compared here, 2,166,122 residents against a local median of 195,591. There is no headline here. Every measure below sits within 15% of the median across the nearest counties, which makes Tarrant County, TX an unremarkable member of its own neighbourhood rather than an outlier in it.
The largest of those small differences is uninsured, 12% above the local median at 16.7% against 14.9%. Tarrant County, TX has the 5th lowest uninsured of the 6 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County, TX | 2,166,122 | 77.5 yrs #4/6 | 16.7% #5/6 | 37.4% #6/6 |
| Johnson County, TX | 195,591 | 77.0 yrs | 16.3% | 37.1% |
| Denton County, TX | 979,063 | 79.6 yrs | 10.6% | 30.0% |
| Dallas County, TX | 2,620,115 | 77.9 yrs | 21.5% | 36.0% |
| Parker County, TX | 165,168 | 77.4 yrs | 13.2% | 35.2% |
| Wise County, TX | 75,004 | 78.4 yrs | 14.9% | 34.5% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Tarrant County, Texas has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Texas, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Tarrant County, Texas.
How healthy is Tarrant County, Texas?
Tarrant County, Texas has a Map AI Health Index grade of B, based on life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment; a B grade means residents are somewhat healthier than the U.S. average.
Is Tarrant County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Tarrant County ranks 36th 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 Tarrant County, Texas?
People in Tarrant County, Texas can expect to live 77.5 years on average, about the same as the Texas average of 78.0.
How many people lack health insurance in Tarrant County, Texas?
16.7% of residents in Tarrant County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, about the same as the Texas rate of 17.1%.
How common is obesity in Tarrant County, Texas?
37.4% of adults in Tarrant 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 Tarrant County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 2.9 million cigarettes a day, 86.9 million a month, or 1.1 billion a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 31.9 million minutes a day and 11.6 billion a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Tarrant County is 77.5 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.78 lifetimes a day, or 285 lifetimes a year.
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