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HEALTH CARE SNAPSHOT
Local health care data and information
COMPILED BY BRIAN RASH
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:
7 8
6 6 7 3 6 4
3 3
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
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
17
4
Quality of life HEALTH FACTORS
HAYS COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY
9 14 27 18
4 2 6 3
Overall
Health behaviors
Socioeconomic Physical environment Clinical care
19
227
179
87
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
TRACKING VACCINATIONS
In Hays, Travis and Williamson counties, the number of people getting vaccinations peaked in early April 2021, with smaller peaks occurring toward the end of 2021. Data is up to date as of May 30.
COUNTY VACCINATIONS BY WEEK 150,000
FULLY VACCINATED POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS
WILLIAMSON COUNTY TRAVIS COUNTY HAYS COUNTY
9.08% 7.08%
1.78%
Asian
Peak
125,000
56,947 04/05/2021 126,047 04/05/2021 19,220 04/05/2021
PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS AGE 5+ FULLY VACCINATED 404,840 - 73.38%
3.62% 3.16% 2.11%
Black
100,000
13.64% 17.52% 23.54%
Hispanic
75,000
42.56% 42.2% 43.51%
White
891,359 - 73.83%
50,000
29.33% 28.3% 25.32%
Other
25,000
145,041 - 67.36%
1.77% 1.75% 3.74%
Unknown
0
2020
2021
2022
25
ROUND ROCK EDITION • JUNE 2022
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