A new national study ranked Texas counties in overall health.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute collaborated on the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps program.
The study combines factors ranging from tobacco use to commute length. Each number represents the county's rank out of Texas' 237 counties.
County | Length of Life | Quality of Life | Health Behaviors | Clinical Care | Social/Economic Factors | Physical Environment |
Collin | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 163 |
Dallas | 68 | 77 | 57 | 37 | 191 | 217 |
Denton | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 174 |
Ellis | 31 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 46 | 160 |
Johnson | 93 | 135 | 111 | 78 | 66 | 190 |
Kaufman | 99 | 131 | 196 | 73 | 58 | 209 |
Parker | 71 | 14 | 100 | 40 | 21 | 194 |
Rockwall | 12 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 226 |
Tarrant | 53 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 104 | 204 |
Wise | 103 | 7 | 18 | 93 | 33 | 201 |
The Health Outcomes portion of the study includes the length and quality of life, which factors in premature deaths and the population's reported physical health.
Health behaviors include the number of reported smokers, excessive drinkers and more. Clinical care represents the availability of health care options per capita.
Social and economic factors include the population's education and income levels. Physical environment takes into account pollution, water quality and more.