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COMPARING COUNTY HEALTH
TRACKING VACCINATIONS Bexar County vaccinated a higher percentage of people than the state average. Data is up to date as of May 19.
These rankings of all counties statewide are updated annually but include data from previous years. The factors listed are not comprehensive.
PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS AGE 5+ FULLY VACCINATED
TOTAL VACCINES ADMINISTERED
BEXAR COUNTY
HEALTH OUTCOMES INCLUDE:
• LENGTH OF LIFE • QUALITY OF LIFE , such as the number of poor mental and physical health days reported
GUADALUPE COUNTY COMAL COUNTY
3,320,550 239,192
69.29%
64.85%
223,044
58.31%
2022 STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE RANKINGS OUT OF 244 COUNTIES
HEALTH FACTORS INCLUDE:
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT TRENDS HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT Bexar County saw the greatest decline in health care employment over the past two years.
• 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
HEALTH OUTCOMES
18 16 34 20 26 39 27
19 10 13
38 44 82 17 43 24
Length of life Overall Quality of life
Sept. 2019
Sept. 2020
Sept. 2021
2-year change -2.2%
2-year change -2.1%
2-year change -4.6%
HEALTH FACTORS
8 8
Overall
Health behaviors
12 11
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
136 146
SOURCES: ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN POPULATION HEALTH INSTITUTE, COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG, U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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