Harrison County Fact Sheet Harrison County Profile
Harrison County Health Facts*
Harrison County is 900 square miles in size with a population of 66,746 residents. The county seat is Marshall, a community of 23,820. 54.6% Rural 73.9% White 22.5% Black 12.3% Hispanic 83.8% Completed High School 19.1% Completed a Bachelor’s Degree $46,593 Median Household Income 18.5% Households Live at or Below the Poverty Level
17%
78.6%
72.6%
Use Tobacco**
Get Annual Exams
Are Insured
2017 County Health Rankings TX
Health Outcomes
166/243 3.6
135/243 Days 3.9
Poor Mental Health Days Low Birth Weight
3.2 8%
3.6 9%
Health Behaviors Adult Tobacco Use Adult Obesity Physical Inactivity Alcohol Related Driving Deaths Injury Deaths Sexually Transmitted Infections Teen Births
15% 28% 23% 30% 54 496.1 49
226/243 17% 33% 29% 34% Per 100,000 78 435.1 Per 100,000 Per 1,000 52
Social & Economic Factors High School Graduate Children in Poverty Children-Single Parent Home Social Associations Violent Crime
89% 23% 33% 7.7% 408
158/243 93% 27% 34% 11.9% 344 Per 100,000
8 18% 36%
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This fact sheet is supported by funding from the Episcopal Health Foundation.
MARCH 2017
20.1%
16.6%
High Blood Pressure
Depression
A r t h r i ti s
Self Reported Diagnosed Conditions
County
Quality of LIfe Poor Physical Health Days
Physical Environment Air Pollution Drinking Water Violations Severe Housing Problems Long Commute Alone
26.1%
Days
214/243 10.1 PM2.5 Yes 13% 27%
*East Texas Health Assessment Survey – Produced by UT Health Northeast **County Health Rankings
2016 East TX Health Assessment Survey - Highlights
RHP 1 2353 Surveys
Harrison County 84 Surveys
Priority Health Issues 36.1% Cancer 40.5% 38.1% Obesity (Adults) 38.1% 36.2% Substance Abuse 38.1% 35.5% High Blood Pressure 35.7% 32.2% Diabetes 35.7% Individuals in Greatest Need Low Income Groups 35.8% Homeless 42.8% Working Poor 32.4% Low Income Groups 35.7% Un/Underinsured 30.7% Persons w/ Mental Illness 32.1% Persons w/ Mental Illness 30.5% Un/Underinsured 32.1% Homeless 28.9% Working Poor 31.0% Services Most Difficult to Access Mental Health Counseling 16.2% Mental Health Counseling 25.0% & Treatment & Treatment Health Insurance 15.7% Medication Cost Assistance 16.6% Daycare for Adults 15.2% Safe Neighborhoods 16.6% Medication Cost Assistance 14.3% Nutrition Counseling 16.6% Alcohol/Drug Counseling & 14.3% Access to Bicycle Trails 16.6% Treatment Diabetes Obesity (adult) Cancer High Blood Pressure Substance Abuse
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