Health Status and Behaviors

Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health
  
COUNTYSTATE
IndicatorMeasureYear(s)Favorability Quartile 
1234
Density Quartile 
1234
CountPercent/ RateCountPercent/ Rate
Access to Care
Percent2019 1
94.5
91.2
Percent2019 3
91.8
94.1
Percent2019 4
6.5
3.7
Per 100,0002023 4
1,766
605.9
71,750
316.3
Per 100,0002023 3
1,233
423.0
83,101
366.3
Per 100,0002023 1
2,173
745.6
59,266
261.2
Per 100,0002023 1
347
119.1
10,489
46.2
Per 100,0002023 1
645
221.3
27,639
121.8
Count2023 1
50,186
5,023,830
       Original Medicare Enrollment
Count2023
30,987
2,271,898
       Original Medicare Enrollment (Aged 65-74 Years)
Percent2018-22 3
1,657
6.8
152,670
6.2
       Original Medicare Enrollment (Aged 75 and Older)
Percent2018-22 2
3,092
20.1
391,801
20.0
       Medicare Advantage and Other Health Plans Enrollment
Count2023
19,199
2,751,934
Physical Health, Aged 65 Years and Older5
Percent2019 4
85.7
80.0
Percent2019 1
14.3
20.0
Percent2019 1
1.3
2.6
Percent2019 1
24.5
39.2
Percent2019 4
38.7
27.6
Percent2019 2
30.0
29.7
Percent2019
47.9
36.9
Percent2019
33.5
38.1
Oral Health
Percent2016 1
72.1
68.4
Per 100,0002023 3
8
17.7
615
12.6
Per 100,0002023 1
228
78.2
14,983
66.0
Per 100,0002023 1
315
108.1
13,955
61.5
Mental and Behavioral Health, Aged 65 Years and Older
Percent2019 4
17.8
14.5
Percent2019 2
7.0
9.7
Per 100,0002023 3
5
11.0
525
10.8
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 2
<5
8.9
396
11.4
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
<5
29.7
35
7.7
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
0
0.0
69
8.7
Per 100,0002023 3
9
19.9
986
20.2
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023
<5
5.9
772
22.3
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023
5
74.2
40
8.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
0
0.0
104
13.0
Per 100,0002023 4
377
832.7
25,484
522.9
       Non-Hispanic White
Per 100,0002023 4
255
754.7
17,003
490.6
       Non-Hispanic Black
Per 100,0002023 4
92
1,364.8
3,029
668.8
       Hispanic
Per 100,0002023
13
516.9
3,978
498.8
Preventative Services, Aged 65 Years and Older5
Percent2019 1
62.7
58.3
Percent2019 3
67.4
66.8
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Data Note(s)

FLHealthCharts.gov is provided by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Public Health Statistics and Performance Management.

Data Notes:

  • Data are based on county of residence.

  • Quartiles are calculated when data is available for at least 51 counties.

  • Green, yellow, orange and red county quartiles represent the most to the least favorable situation (1st to 4th quartile). Light to dark blue county quartiles represent density from lowest to highest (1st to 4th).

  • If cells are blank, data are not available.

  • Data are suppressed when there are 1 to 4 hospitalizations or emergency department visits in a year.

  • Percent licensed drivers by age group is the proportion of people by age group with a Florida driver’s license divided by the estimated population for that age group. In some cases, the result is greater than 100%.

  • The leading causes of death presented in this report are the most frequently occurring causes of death among Florida residents aged 65 years and older.

Data Sources:

  • 1 Florida Legislature, Office of Economic and Demographic Research, midyear (July 1) population estimates

  • 2 United States Bureau of the Census, American Community Survey, 5-year estimates

  • 3 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

  • 4 Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

  • 5 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Florida Department of Health

  • 6 Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance

  • 7 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • 8 Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA)

  • 9 Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Silver Alert Monthly Reports

  • 10 Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Profile of Older Floridians

  • 11 Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics

  • 12 Social Security Administration

  • 13 Veteran's Administration

  • 14 Florida Department of Health, Environmental Public Health Tracking