Essex, Virginia | County Health Rankings

Essex, Virginia | Snapshot

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	Essex County	Virginia	Rank (of 131)
Health Outcomes			78
Mortality			84
Premature death	8,683	6,729
Morbidity			70
Poor or fair health	13%	13%
Poor physical health days	2.4	3.2
Poor mental health days	2.9	3.2
Low birthweight	10.4%	8.3%
Health Factors			73
Health Behaviors			84
Adult smoking		19%
Adult obesity	33%	28%
Physical inactivity	29%	24%
Excessive drinking	9%	16%
Motor vehicle crash death rate		13
Sexually transmitted infections	568	398
Teen birth rate	50	35
Clinical Care			68
Uninsured	16%	14%
Primary care physicians	1,835:1	806:1
Preventable hospital stays	55	60
Diabetic screening	86%	84%
Mammography screening	64%	67%
Social & Economic Factors			79
High school graduation	87%	87%
Some college	44%	65%
Unemployment	8.8%	6.9%
Children in poverty	24%	15%
Inadequate social support	17%	18%
Children in single-parent households	39%	29%
Violent crime rate	173	252
Physical Environment			16
Air pollution-particulate matter days	1	1
Air pollution-ozone days	3	7
Access to recreational facilities	36	11
Limited access to healthy foods	4%	7%
Fast food restaurants	52%	50%

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data