HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY DANICA LLOYD & ANNA LOTZ
2022 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 COUNTIES
COMPARING COUNTY HEALTH These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive.
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
• LENGTH OF LIFE • QUALITY OF LIFE , such as the number of poor mental and physical health days reported
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE:
28 34 78
14 11 20 15 25 32 33
Length of life Overall
• HEALTHBEHAVIORS , such as smoking, obesity, physical activity, excessive drinking, alcohol-impaired driving deaths, sexually transmitted infections and teen births • CLINICALCARE , including health insurance coverage; number of physicians, dentists and mental health providers; preventable hospital stays; and u vaccinations • SOCIOECONOMICFACTORS , such as educational attainment levels, children in poverty, income inequality and violent crimes • PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT FACTORS , such as air pollution, drinking water violations, housing problems and long commutes
MONTGOMERY COUNTY HARRIS COUNTY
Quality of life HEALTH FACTORS
26 123
Overall
Health behaviors
76
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
193 238
223
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
TRACKING VACCINATIONS The percent of residents fully vaccinated for COVID-19 in Montgomery County lags behind Harris County. Data is up to date as of June 15. Percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding. COUNTY VACCINATIONS BY WEEK
FULLY VACCINATED POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS State
PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS AGE 5+ FULLY VACCINATED 344,013 - 61.21%
350,000 300,000
Peak
7.46M Total
3.08%
6.96%
5.22%
Asian
34,813 3/29/2021 322,437 4/5/2021
250,000
858,187
4.19%
11.48%
7.73%
Black
2.97 million - 69.05%
200,000
23.16%
36.88%
34.3%
Hispanic
150,000
45%
22.4%
31.33%
White
100,000
17.74 million - 65.8%
21.46%
19.33%
17.85%
Other
50,000
State average
0
3.1%
2.96%
3.57%
Unknown
SOURCE: TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
2020
2021
2022
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
HOUSTON METRO MAY 2021 OCCUPATION ESTIMATES
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS The number of residents in the Houston metro employed in health care and social assistance jobs has grown since 2019, data shows.
Annual mean wage
Employment
Sept. 2019
Sept. 2020
Sept. 2021
$159,970 $219,980 $223,610 $227,190 $291,940
1,590
Pediatricians
23,177
540
Anesthesiologists
2-year change +3.83%
23,440
380
Psychiatrists
270
24,064
Obstetricians and gynecologists
3,040
General dentists
264,738
$126,510
5,820
Pharmacists
2-year change +9.95%
281,535
$101,550
3,060
Physical therapists
SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
291.070
$83,890
54,540
Registered nurses
17
TOMBALL MAGNOLIA EDITION • JUNE 2022
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