Health Profile of Val Verde County, Texas
Val Verde 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
Val Verde County Below averageLess healthy than 87% of counties in Texas
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Val Verde County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 78.9 | 78.0 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 17.5% | 17.1% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 28.7% | 21.1% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Val Verde County is 78.9 years, about 1.0 years longer 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 28.7% of residents, higher than the Texas average of 21.1%.
Population by Age
Older residents
13,731 residents in Val Verde County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 929 329 men · 599 women
- 75–84 2,037 975 men · 1,062 women
- 65–74 3,675 1,717 men · 1,959 women
- 50–64 7,090 3,431 men · 3,659 women
Younger residents
12,505 residents in Val Verde County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 3,649 1,819 boys · 1,830 girls
- 7–12 3,684 1,872 boys · 1,813 girls
- 3–7 2,948 1,505 boys · 1,444 girls
- 0–3 2,223 1,120 boys · 1,103 girls
About 2,004 residents in Val Verde County (4.2% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 78.9 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Val Verde County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 17.7% | 13.9% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 7.6% | 7.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 42.6% | 37.6% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Val Verde County is about 28% higher than in Texas. The rate of cancer in Val Verde County is about 26% lower than in Texas.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Val Verde County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 19.1% | 19.9% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.3% | 17.3% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 37.5% | 29.2% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Val Verde County is about 28% higher than in Texas.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 65,767 cigarettes a day, 2.0 million a month, or 24.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 723,436 minutes a day and 264.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Val Verde County is 78.9 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.36 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 | Val Verde County | Texas Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.68 | 6.84 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.7 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Val Verde County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Val Verde County, TX Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Val Verde County, TX is the largest of the 5 counties compared here, 47,741 residents against a local median of 2,056. Nothing separates Val Verde 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, 13% above the local median at 17.5% against 15.5%. Val Verde County, TX has the 4th lowest uninsured of the 5 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val Verde County, TX | 47,741 | 78.9 yrs #5/5 | 17.5% #4/5 | 42.6% #5/5 |
| Edwards County, TX | 1,290 | 80.5 yrs | 19.2% | 39.0% |
| Sutton County, TX | 3,277 | 79.6 yrs | 15.8% | 37.1% |
| Crockett County, TX | 2,822 | 79.2 yrs | 2.3% | 37.5% |
| Terrell County, TX | 835 | 79.6 yrs | 15.2% | 39.0% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, Texas.
Is Val Verde County, Texas a healthy place to live?
Val Verde 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 Val Verde County, Texas one of the healthiest counties in Texas?
Val Verde County ranks 214th 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 Val Verde County, Texas?
People in Val Verde County, Texas can expect to live 78.9 years on average, 1.0 years longer than the Texas average of 78.0.
What percentage of Val Verde County, Texas residents are uninsured?
17.5% of residents in Val Verde County, Texas have no health insurance, about 1 in 6 people, about the same as the Texas rate of 17.1%.
What percentage of Val Verde County, Texas residents are obese?
42.6% of adults in Val Verde County, Texas are classified as obese, about 1 in 2, 5.1 points above the Texas rate of 37.6%.
Which health problem stands out most in Val Verde County, Texas?
Compared with Texas as a whole, physical inactivity stands out most: the adult rate here is 37.5%, about 28% higher than the Texas rate of 29.2%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Val Verde County, Texas go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 65,767 cigarettes a day, 2.0 million a month, or 24.0 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 723,436 minutes a day and 264.1 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Val Verde County is 78.9 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 6.36 lifetimes a year.
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