Health Profile of Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier 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
Fauquier County Around averageHealthier than 88% of counties in Virginia
Source: Map AI Methodology
General Health Overview
| Metric | Fauquier County | Virginia Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Expectancy (years) | 79.3 | 77.3 | 78.3 |
| Uninsured Population (%) | 6.2% | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Self-Rated Poor Health | 12.3% | 16.9% | 16.3% |
Life expectancy in Fauquier County is 79.3 years, about 2.0 years longer than the Virginia average of 77.3 years. The uninsured rate is 6.2%, lower than the Virginia average of 6.9%. Self-rated poor health is reported by 12.3% of residents, lower than the Virginia average of 16.9%.
Population by Age
Older residents
27,764 residents in Fauquier County are age 50 or older.
- 85+ 1,130 351 men · 779 women
- 75–84 3,527 1,621 men · 1,905 women
- 65–74 7,033 3,388 men · 3,645 women
- 50–64 16,074 8,077 men · 7,996 women
Younger residents
16,930 residents in Fauquier County are age 17 or younger.
- 12–17 5,506 2,665 boys · 2,840 girls
- 7–12 5,023 2,676 boys · 2,347 girls
- 3–7 3,704 2,002 boys · 1,702 girls
- 0–3 2,697 1,359 boys · 1,338 girls
About 2,959 residents in Fauquier County (4.0% of the population) are older than the area's life expectancy of 79.3 years.
The highlighted slice of the age axis is the share of residents older than the life-expectancy mark.
Disease Prevalence
| Disease / Condition | Fauquier County | Virginia Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes | 9.7% | 12.2% | 11.3% |
| Cancer | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| Heart Diseases | 5.5% | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| Adult Obesity | 30.8% | 36.3% | 34.3% |
The rate of diabetes in Fauquier County is about 21% lower than in Virginia. The rate of heart disease in Fauquier County is about 19% lower than in Virginia. The rate of obesity in Fauquier County is about 15% lower than in Virginia.
Health Behaviors
| Behavior | Fauquier County | Virginia Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15.6% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Binge Drinking | 16.6% | 15.2% | 16.5% |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 19.7% | 24.8% | 25.1% |
The rate of sedentary lifestyle in Fauquier County is about 21% lower than in Virginia. The rate of smoking in Fauquier County is about 18% lower than in Virginia.
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 89,177 cigarettes a day, 2.7 million a month, or 32.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 980,948 minutes a day and 358.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Fauquier County is 79.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.59 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 | Fauquier County | Virginia Avg | US Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Pollution (μg/m³) | 6.36 | 6.12 | 6.09 |
With an annual average of 6.4 µg/m³ of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), air quality in Fauquier County is good — generally safe air quality for the vast majority of residents.
Fauquier County, VA Health Compared With Nearby Counties
Fauquier County, VA is the 2nd largest of the 4 counties compared here, 74,560 residents against a local median of 54,397. Where Fauquier County, VA breaks from the counties next to it is uninsured, sitting 43% below the local median of 10.8% at 6.2%. That is the better end of the local range on this measure.
The counties themselves sit within 2.0% of each other on uninsured, a tighter band than the gap between any of them and Fauquier County, VA, which makes it a genuine outlier here rather than one end of a wide local spread. Fauquier County, VA has the lowest uninsured of the 4 areas compared here.
| Area | Population | Life expectancy | Uninsured | Obesity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauquier County, VA | 74,560 | 79.3 yrs #3/4 | 6.2% #1/4 | 30.8% #1/4 |
| Culpeper County, VA | 54,397 | 78.2 yrs | 11.9% | 38.2% |
| Prince William County, VA | 488,843 | 80.1 yrs | 10.0% | 35.0% |
| Rappahannock County, VA | 7,424 | 79.7 yrs | 10.8% | 31.4% |
Conclusion
Considering all these factors, Fauquier County, Virginia has an overall health index grade of B, making it somewhat better than Virginia, and somewhat better than the country as a whole.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about health in Fauquier County, Virginia.
How healthy is Fauquier County, Virginia?
Fauquier County, Virginia 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 Fauquier County, Virginia one of the healthiest counties in Virginia?
Fauquier County ranks 17th healthiest out of 133 counties in Virginia by the Map AI Health Index, which measures life expectancy, disease rates, healthcare access, and the physical environment.
What is the life expectancy in Fauquier County, Virginia?
People in Fauquier County, Virginia can expect to live 79.3 years on average, 2.0 years longer than the Virginia average of 77.3.
How many people lack health insurance in Fauquier County, Virginia?
6.2% of residents in Fauquier County, Virginia have no health insurance, about 1 in 16 people, 0.8 points below the Virginia rate of 6.9%.
What percentage of Fauquier County, Virginia residents are obese?
30.8% of adults in Fauquier County, Virginia are classified as obese, about 1 in 3, 5.6 points below the Virginia rate of 36.3%.
How many cigarettes do smokers in Fauquier County, Virginia go through, and how much life does that cost?
Assuming each smoker smokes 10 cigarettes a day, that's about 89,177 cigarettes a day, 2.7 million a month, or 32.5 million a year! At 11 minutes* of life lost per cigarette, that's about 980,948 minutes a day and 358.0 million a year lost to smoking overall - and since life expectancy in Fauquier County is 79.3 years, that's roughly equivalent to 0.02 lifetimes a day, or 8.59 lifetimes a year.
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