Baker County
Population:
Median Household Income:
26,336
Illiteracy:
14.7%
Could not see doctor due to cost
17%
Health care costs
$11,240
Ratio of Dentists
6553:1
$45,802
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County
Trendline
Baker County
2010
2011
2012
Florida
2010
2011
2012
National
Benchmark*
2012
Health Outcomes
Mortality
Premature death
10,632
11,830
11,442
7,933
7,896
7,781
5,466
Poor or fair health
25%
24%
24%
16%
16%
15%
10%
Poor physical health days
4.9
4.7
5.1
3.5
2.6
3.5
2.6
Poor mental health days
4.8
4.3
4.2
3.5
3.5
3.6
2.3
8.4%
8.6%
8.5%
8.4%
8.5%
6.0%
8.6%
Rank (of 67)
2010
2011
2012
60
62
63
560
62
61
Morbidity
Low birthweight
58
Heath Factors
Health Behaviors
Adult smoking
32%
32%
30%
21%
20%
19%
14%
Adult obesity
30%
31%
35%
24%
25%
26%
25%
24%
21%
Physical inactivity (New 2012 measure)
33%
Excessive drinking
9%
13%
14%
14%
16%
16%
8%
Motor vehicle crash death rate
35
38
35
19
19
19
12
Sexually transmitted infections
429
336
478
318
389
398
84
Teen birth rate
87
86
79
46
45
44
22
15%
20%
23%
24%
27%
25%
11%
44
2,004:1
2,004:1
100
983:1
983:1
631:1
Clinical Care
Uninsured
Primary care physicians
Preventable hospital stays
104
101
85
69
65
64
49
Diabetic screening
78%
78%
79%
80%
82%
84%
89%
65%
62%
64%
71%
74%
75%
76%
65%
79%
26%
29%
58%
58%
68%
Mammography screening
Social & Economic Factors
High school graduation
65%
Some college
64%
Unemployment
6.0%
10.1%
10.9%
6.0%
10.5%
11.5%
5.4%
Children in poverty
20%
21%
24%
17%
18%
24%
13%
Inadequate social support
20%
20%
21%
21%
21%
21%
14%
Children in single-parent households
11%
29%
27%
9%
35%
36%
20%
Violent crime rate
459
349
306
714
706
674
73
Air pollution-ozone days
0
1
Air pollution-particulate matter days
15
Physical Environment
(Variation caused by changes to the measures since 2010)
Access to recreational facilities
Limited healthy food
25%
Fast food restaurants (New 2012 measure)
1
2
5
5
4
0
0
0
9
9
16
82%
9%
0
0
67
11
78%
30%
54%
*2012 National Benchmark: Only 10% of US counties exceed the measure
50%
0
45%
0%
25%
57
50
53
65
64
65
38
42
48
33
28
30
67
35
50