The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors - ranging from health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment.

2011 | Jackson, Minnesota

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  Jackson
County
Error
Margin
National
Benchmark*
Minnesota Rank
(of 85)
Health Outcomes 10
Mortality 5
Premature death     5,564 5,272  
Morbidity 16
Poor or fair health 4% 2-8% 10% 11%  
Poor physical health days 1.9 0.7-3.1 2.6 3.1  
Poor mental health days 2.7 0.5-4.8 2.3 2.8  
Low birthweight 7.0% 5.2-8.8% 6.0% 6.5%  
Health Factors 12
Health Behaviors 21
Adult smoking 16% 9-27% 15% 19%  
Adult obesity 28% 24-34% 25% 26%  
Excessive drinking 13% 6-23% 8% 20%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate     12 13  
Sexually transmitted infections 112   83 276  
Teen birth rate 18 13-23 22 28  
Clinical Care 52
Uninsured adults 14% 11-17% 13% 11%  
Primary care physicians     631:1 636:1  
Preventable hospital stays 54 46-61 52 56  
Diabetic screening 85% 60-100% 89% 88%  
Mammography screening 68% 42-95% 74% 73%  
Social & Economic Factors 7
High school graduation 95%   92% 87%  
Some college 64%   68% 72%  
Unemployment 5.5%   5.3% 8.0%  
Children in poverty 12% 9-15% 11% 11%  
Inadequate social support 8% 3-19% 14% 14%  
Children in single-parent households 17%   20% 25%  
Homicide rate     1 3  
Physical Environment 49
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 0  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 0  
Access to healthy foods 40%   92% 54%  
Access to recreational facilities 9   17 12  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data