Washington County Health Indicators by Race/Ethnicity, 2008-2010

Health Indicator Non-Hispanic Hispanic Total
White Black Asian/Pacific
Islander
Socio-Demographic Indicators
Population (2010) 59,454 1,907 293 1,446 63,216
Percent of Population 94.0% 3.0% 0.5% 2.3% 100.0%
Median Annual Household Income in US Dollars (2008-10) * 48,320 s 57,344 70,789 48,565
Percent of Families Below Poverty (2008-10) * 9.1% s s s 9.3%
General Health Indicators
Total Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 764.9 901.1~ 981.3~ 290.3~ 766.6
Percent Premature Deaths (< 75 Years) 38.8% 93.8%~ 75.0%~ 66.7%~ 39.4%
Years of Potential Life Lost per 100,000, Age-adjusted 6,073 10,510~ 8,184~ 3,111~ 6,000
Birth-Related Indicators
Number of Births per Year (3 Year Average) 609 3 3 12 630
Percent Births with Early (1st Trimester) Prenatal Care 61.8% 71.4%~ 57.1%~ 56.7%~ 61.7%
Percent Adequate Prenatal Care (Kotelchuck Index) 58.5% 71.4%~ 42.9%~ 46.7%~ 58.3%
Percent Premature Births (< 37 Weeks Gestation) 9.7% 0.0%~ s 15.2%~ 9.9%
Percent Low Birthweight Births (< 2.5 Kg) 7.6% s 0.0%~ 13.9%~ 7.7%
Teen (Age 15-17) Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 23.2 s 0.0~ 47.6~ 23.6
Total Pregnancy Rate per 1,000 Age 15-44 Females 71.2 41.7~ 45.7~ 253.1 73.4
Fertility Rate per 1,000 (All Births/Female Population 15-44) 57.7 25.6~ 36.5~ 90.2 57.9
Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 5.5~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 5.8~
Injury-Related Indicators
Motor Vehicle-Related Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.1 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 13.0
Unintentional Injury Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 36.4 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 35.8
Unintentional Injury Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 74.6 60.1~ s 13.8~ 75.3
Poisoning Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 13.3 8.5~ 32.6~ s 13.2
Fall Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 65+ Years 214.5 238.1~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 217.7
Respiratory Disease Indicators
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 12.7 2.7~ 0.0~ s 12.7
Asthma Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 0-17 Years 7.7 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 7.7
CLRD/COPD Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 81.1 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 75.6
COPD/CLRD Hospitalizations per 10,000, 18+ Years 60.3 5.5~ 0.0~ s 57.4
Heart Disease and Stroke Indicators
Diseases of the Heart Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 166.4 374.0~ s s 168.5
Diseases of the Heart Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 99.0 64.9~ 0.0~ s 101.9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 33.2 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 33.2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 19.8 13.2~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 20.1
Coronary Heart Disease Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 104.7 276.9~ s 0.0~ 106.1
Coronary Heart Disease Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 38.0 34.8~ 0.0~ s 40.0
Congestive Heart Failure Mortality per 100,000, 18+ Years 25.1 s 0.0~ s 24.8
Congestive Heart Failure Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 39.1 11.0~ 0.0~ s 37.5
Diabetes Indicators
Diabetes Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 22.3 s 0.0~ s 22.6
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Primary Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 12.1 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 12.2
Diabetes Hospitalizations per 10,000 (Any Dx ICD9 250), Age-adjusted 208.8 166.7 63.7~ 80.5~ 212.1
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 6-18 Years 5.8~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 0.0~ 7.0~
Diabetes Short-term Complications Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age 18+ Years 3.2 s 0.0~ 0.0~ 3.0
Cancer Indicators
Lung Cancer Incidence per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 93.9 s s s 94.9
Colorectal Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 16.4 s s s 16.4
Female Breast Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) 24.2 s s s 23.9
Cervix Uteri Cancer Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted (2007-09) s s s s s
Percent Early Stage Colorectal Cancer (2007-09) 41.5% s s s 42.2%
Percent Early Stage Female Breast Cancer (2007-09) 68.0% s s s 68.2%
Percent Early Stage Cervical Cancer (2007-09) 58.3%~ s s s 58.3%~
Substance Abuse and Mental Health-Related Indicators
Drug-related Hospitalizations per 10,000, Age-adjusted 16.2 9.1~ s s 16.0
Suicide Mortality per 100,000, Age-adjusted 13.0 0.0~ s 0.0~ 13.0

Key

Symbol Meaning
s Total suppressed for confidentiality
~ Fewer than 20 events in the numerator; therefore the rate is unstable
* Hispanics are not excluded from the Black and Asian/Pacific Islander categories. Pacific Islanders are not included in the Asian/Pacific Islander category