Health Indicators (Key)

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Note: Healthy People 2030 (HP2030) is a widely accepted set of health promotion and disease prevention goals for all Americans.
 
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SOCIAL DETERMINANTS Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) 4.9
favorable
6.2
unfavorable
3.9
Population in Poverty (Percent) 10.6
favorable
13.8
favorable
12.4
unfavorable
8.0
Children in Poverty (Percent) 12.8
favorable
18.9
favorable
16.3
unfavorable
8.0
No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) 13.8
similar
14.3
unfavorable
10.6
Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) 2.6
favorable
4.1
favorable
4.4
% Unable to Pay Cash for a $400 Emergency Expense 21.9
favorable
34.0
% Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year 36.9
favorable
45.8
% Unhealthy/Unsafe Housing Conditions 14.9
similar
16.4
Population With Low Food Access (Percent) 25.1
similar
25.0
similar
22.2
% Food Insecure 32.9
favorable
43.3
 
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OVERALL HEALTH Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Overall Health 9.0
favorable
21.9
favorable
15.7
 
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance 3.2
favorable
22.0
favorable
8.1
favorable
7.6
% Difficulty Accessing Health Care in Past Year (Composite) 59.1
unfavorable
52.5
% Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year 30.4
unfavorable
18.3
unfavorable
21.6
% Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year 20.8
similar
20.2
% Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year 32.8
similar
33.4
% Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year 23.2
similar
22.9
% Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year 27.3
similar
22.0
% Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year 6.8
favorable
18.3
% Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year 7.0
similar
5.0
% Stretched Prescription to Save Cost in Past Year 25.0
unfavorable
19.4
% Difficulty Getting Child's Health Care in Past Year 13.0
similar
11.1
Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 55.3
unfavorable
90.5
unfavorable
116.5
% Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care 64.2
similar
69.9
unfavorable
84.0
% Routine Checkup in Past Year 70.5
similar
73.3
similar
65.3
% [Child 0-17] Routine Checkup in Past Year 87.8
favorable
77.5
% Two or More ER Visits in Past Year 16.5
similar
15.6
% Low Health Literacy 23.5
similar
25.1
% Rate Local Health Care "Fair/Poor" 15.1
similar
11.5
 
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CANCER Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Cancer Deaths per 100,000 116.8
favorable
144.4
favorable
182.5
similar
122.7
Lung Cancer Deaths per 100,000 22.2
favorable
27.9
favorable
39.8
similar
25.1
Female Breast Cancer Deaths per 100,000 20.5
similar
21.4
favorable
25.1
unfavorable
15.3
Prostate Cancer Deaths per 100,000 13.3
similar
14.7
favorable
20.1
favorable
16.9
Colorectal Cancer Deaths per 100,000 11.6
favorable
14.6
favorable
16.3
unfavorable
8.9
Cancer Incidence per 100,000 368.5
similar
412.2
favorable
442.3
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000 42.1
similar
46.5
favorable
54.0
Female Breast Cancer Incidence per 100,000 108.4
similar
116.3
favorable
127.0
Prostate Cancer Incidence per 100,000 71.0
favorable
103.4
favorable
110.5
Colorectal Cancer Incidence per 100,000 33.8
similar
37.1
similar
36.5
% Cancer 8.4
similar
8.0
similar
7.4
% [Women 50-74] Breast Cancer Screening 82.9
favorable
64.0
similar
80.5
% [Women 21-65] Cervical Cancer Screening 81.2
similar
75.4
similar
84.3
% [Age 45-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening 70.3
similar
71.5
similar
74.4
 
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DIABETES Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Diabetes Deaths per 100,000 30.0
similar
26.7
similar
30.5
% Diabetes/High Blood Sugar 18.2
unfavorable
12.7
unfavorable
12.8
% Borderline/Pre-Diabetes 17.3
similar
15.0
Kidney Disease Deaths per 100,000 12.2
favorable
15.3
similar
13.0
 
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DISABLING CONDITIONS Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% 3+ Chronic Conditions 34.6
similar
38.0
% Activity Limitations 21.1
favorable
27.5
% High-Impact Chronic Pain 18.0
similar
19.6
unfavorable
6.4
Alzheimer's Disease Deaths per 100,000 66.3
unfavorable
34.7
unfavorable
35.8
% Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member 25.8
similar
22.8
 
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HEART DISEASE & STROKE Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Heart Disease Deaths per 100,000 147.9
similar
169.4
favorable
209.5
similar
127.4
% Heart Disease 7.5
similar
5.4
similar
10.3
Stroke Deaths per 100,000 35.8
similar
40.4
favorable
49.3
similar
33.4
% Stroke 3.5
similar
3.3
similar
5.4
% High Blood Pressure 36.6
similar
32.3
similar
40.4
favorable
42.6
% High Cholesterol 36.1
similar
32.4
% 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor 89.0
similar
87.8
 
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INFANT HEALTH & FAMILY PLANNING Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent of Births) 27.9
unfavorable
23.4
unfavorable
22.3
Teen Births per 1,000 Females 15-19 35.9
unfavorable
24.3
unfavorable
16.6
Low Birthweight (Percent of Births) 8.3
similar
8.5
similar
8.3
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Births 4.6
favorable
5.3
favorable
5.5
similar
5.0
 
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INJURY & VIOLENCE Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Unintentional Injury Deaths per 100,000 53.0
similar
50.3
favorable
67.8
unfavorable
43.2
Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths per 100,000 24.8
unfavorable
14.7
unfavorable
13.3
unfavorable
10.1
Homicide Deaths per 100,000 7.7
similar
7.8
similar
7.6
unfavorable
5.5
% Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years 7.2
similar
7.0
% Victim of Intimate Partner Violence 13.3
favorable
20.3
 
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MENTAL HEALTH Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Fair/Poor" Mental Health 15.9
favorable
24.4
% Diagnosed Depression 20.3
similar
19.7
favorable
30.8
% Symptoms of Chronic Depression 38.9
favorable
46.7
% Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful 20.0
similar
21.1
Suicide Deaths per 100,000 16.8
similar
14.4
similar
14.7
unfavorable
12.8
Mental Health Providers per 100,000 104.7
unfavorable
178.3
unfavorable
315.8
% Receiving Mental Health Treatment 14.0
favorable
21.9
% Unable to Get Mental Health Services in Past Year 9.4
similar
13.2
 
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NUTRITION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & WEIGHT Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce 24.4
favorable
30.0
% No Leisure-Time Physical Activity 27.9
similar
27.8
similar
30.2
unfavorable
21.8
% Meet Physical Activity Guidelines 29.9
similar
30.9
similar
30.3
similar
29.7
% [Child 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day 33.7
similar
27.4
% Overweight (BMI 25+) 63.9
favorable
69.4
similar
63.3
% Obese (BMI 30+) 35.9
similar
34.4
similar
33.9
similar
36.0
% [Child 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) 41.7
similar
31.8
% [Child 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) 29.7
similar
19.5
unfavorable
15.5
 
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ORAL HEALTH Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% Have Dental Insurance 80.3
favorable
72.7
favorable
75.0
% Dental Visit in Past Year 50.8
unfavorable
57.9
similar
56.5
favorable
45.0
% [Child 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year 81.6
similar
77.8
favorable
45.0
 
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RESPIRATORY DISEASE Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Lung Disease Deaths per 100,000 33.8
similar
33.5
favorable
43.5
Pneumonia/Influenza Deaths per 100,000 7.9
favorable
10.0
favorable
13.4
% Asthma 14.9
unfavorable
8.5
similar
17.9
% [Child 0-17] Asthma 13.1
similar
16.7
% COPD (Lung Disease) 8.1
unfavorable
5.1
similar
11.0
 
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SEXUAL HEALTH Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
HIV Prevalence per 100,000 182.8
favorable
425.2
favorable
386.6
Chlamydia Incidence per 100,000 612.6
unfavorable
491.9
unfavorable
492.2
Gonorrhea Incidence per 100,000 142.9
favorable
176.4
favorable
179.0
 
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SUBSTANCE USE Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
Alcohol-Induced Deaths per 100,000 13.5
unfavorable
11.4
favorable
15.7
Cirrhosis/Liver Disease Deaths per 100,000 18.6
similar
17.2
similar
16.4
unfavorable
10.9
% Excessive Drinking 30.0
unfavorable
18.2
similar
34.3
Unintentional Drug-Induced Deaths per 100,000 13.7
favorable
16.4
favorable
29.7
% Used an Illicit Drug in Past Month 8.8
similar
8.4
% Used a Prescription Opioid in Past Year 13.6
similar
15.1
% Personally Impacted by Substance Use 46.6
similar
45.4
 
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TOBACCO USE Midland County vs. TX vs. US vs. HP2030
% Smoke Cigarettes 23.9
unfavorable
11.3
similar
23.9
unfavorable
6.1
% Someone Smokes at Home 15.0
similar
17.7
% Use Vaping Products 19.5
unfavorable
7.9
similar
18.5
 
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