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Marshall County Health Rankings 2016
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collaborates with the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to bring the County Health Rankings to cities, counties, and states across the nation. The County Health Rankings are published online annually at countyhealthrankings.org and provide an overview of the health of a county.
| Marshall | Kentucky | Ranking | |
| Health Outcomes | 10 | ||
| Length of Life | 27 | ||
| Premature Death (per 100,000) | 8,000 | 8,800 | |
| Quality of Life | 5 | ||
| Poor/Fair Health | 17% | 24% | |
| Poor Physical Heath Days (last 30 days) | 4.3 | 5.0 | |
| Poor Mental Heath Days (last 30 days) | 3.9 | 4.6 | |
| Low Birthweight | 7% | 9% | |
| Health Factors | 10 | ||
| Health Behavior | |||
| Adult Smoking | 19% | 26% | |
| Adult Obesity | 33% | 22% | |
| Food Environment Index | 8.1 | 7.1 | |
| Physical Inactivity | 29% | 29% | |
| Access to Exercise Opportunities | 59% | 70% | |
| Excessive Drinking | 12% | 14% | |
| Alcohol-Impaired Driving Deaths | 30% | 29% | |
| Sexually Transmitted Infections (per 100,000) | 277.6 | 391.2 | |
| Teen Births (per 1,000) | 46 | 47 | |
| Clinical Care | 5 | ||
| Uninsured | 16% | 17% | |
| Primary Care Physicians | 2,200:1 | 1,500:1 | |
| Dentists | 3,870:1 | 1,610:1 | |
| Mental Health Providers | 5,150:1 | 560:1 | |
| Preventable Hospital Stays (per 1,000) | 73 | 85 | |
| Diabetic Monitoring | 84% | 86% | |
| Mammography Screening | 62% | 58% | |
| Health Factors Cont. | 10 | ||
| Social & Economic Factors | 11 | ||
| High School Graduation | 92% | 88% | |
| Some College | 61% | 59% | |
| Unemployment | 6.8% | 6.5% | |
| Children In Poverty | 19% | 26% | |
| Income Inequality | 4.0 | 5.1 | |
| Children in Single-Parent Households | 31% | 34% | |
| Social Associations (per 10,000) | 19.9 | 10.8 | |
| Violent Crimes (per 100,000) | 115 | 235 | |
| Injury Deaths (per 100,000) | 107 | 82 | |
| Physical Environment | 5 | ||
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 14.2 | 13.5 | |
| Drinking Water Violations | No | ||
| Severe Housing Problems | 11% | 14% | |
| Driving Alone To Work | 85% | 82% | |
| Long Commute - Driving Alone | 26% | 28% |
