Texas
LIST: How East Texas counties rank compared to Texas in health
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – In response to knowledge from County Well being Rankings and Roadmaps (CHR&R), East Texas has a few of the lowest-ranked counties on the subject of well being.
CHR&R is a program that was created on the College of Wisconsin Inhabitants Well being Institute. This system gives knowledge, proof and examples to construct consciousness of the a number of components that affect well being and help leaders.
The rankings knowledge embody quite a lot of measures equivalent to highschool commencement charges, entry to nutritious meals and the % of kids dwelling in poverty.
The general rankings in well being outcomes signify how wholesome counties are inside the state. The healthiest county ranks at #1 and the bottom at #244. The ranks are based mostly on two varieties of measures: how lengthy individuals dwell and the way wholesome individuals really feel whereas alive.
The general rankings in well being components signify what influences the well being of a county. They’re an estimate of the long run well being of counties as in comparison with others inside the state. The ranks are based mostly on the next 4 measures:
- Well being behaviors
- Tobacco use
- Eating regimen and train
- Alcohol and drug use
- Sexual exercise
- Medical care
- Entry to care
- High quality of care
- Social and financial
- Training
- Employment
- Revenue
- Household and social help
- Group security
- Bodily setting components
- Air and water high quality
- Housing and transit
In East Texas, Smith County ranked the very best for each well being outcomes at #57 and well being components at #44.
Sabine County ranked the bottom on well being outcomes at #237 and San Augustine ranked the bottom on well being components at #223.
| Well being Outcomes | Well being Components |
| Anderson #184 | Anderson #186 |
| Angelina #213 | Angelina #136 |
| Bowie #205 | Bowie #132 |
| Camp #135 | Camp # 137 |
| Cass #215 | Cass #190 |
| Cherokee #172 | Cherokee #187 |
| Franklin #54 | Franklin #16 |
| Gregg #177 | Gregg #148 |
| Harrison #176 | Harrison #138 |
| Henderson #185 | Henderson #163 |
| Hopkins #108 | Hopkins #102 |
| Houston #218 | Houston #210 |
| Marion #231 | Marion #220 |
| Morris #223 | Morris #178 |
| Nacogdoches #148 | Nacogdoches #162 |
| Panola #206 | Panola #173 |
| Polk #96 | Polk #212 |
| Rains #90 | Rains #114 |
| Rusk #109 | Rusk #150 |
| Sabine #237 | Sabine #219 |
| San Augustine #220 | San Augustine #223 |
| Shelby #204 | Shelby #218 |
| Smith #57 | Smith #44 |
| Titus #83 | Titus #144 |
| Trinity #209 | Trinity #222 |
| Upshur #141 | Upshur #141 |
| Van Zandt #97 | Van Zandt #107 |
| Wooden #99 | Wooden #117 |
Collin County ranks the very best at #1 in each Well being Outcomes and Well being Components within the state of Texas
Brooks County ranks the bottom at #244 in Well being Outcomes within the state of Texas and Starr County ranks the bottom at #244 in Well being components.
Some Texas counties weren’t ranked on countyhealthrankings.org.
Take a look at the checklist of Texas county rankings right here and for extra info go to countyhealthrankings.org.