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Adams County Health Profile
Mississippi County Health Profile Project Team
Lei Zhang, PhD, MBA Director Office of Health Data and Research
Vincent Mendy, DrPH, MPH, CPH Epidemiologist Office of Health Data and Research
Xiaojian (Jack) Liu, PhD, MS Business Systems Analyst Office of Health Data and Research
Manuela Staneva, MPH Epidemiologist Office of Health Data and Research
Ling Lu, MS Business Systems Analyst Office of Health Informatics
Fei Teng, MPH Epidemiologist Office of Health Data and Research
Avery Polk System Administrator Office of Health Data and Research
ACKNOWLDEGMENTS
Rodolfo Vargas, MS Research Biostatistician Office of Health Data and Research
Meagan Robinson, DrPH(c), MPH Epidemiologist Office of Health Data and Research
Christianne Pinell-Jansen, MPH Epidemiologist Office of Health Data and Research
Ninglong Han, MS Research Biostatistician Office of Health Data and Research
Dick Johnson, MS Systems Manager Office of Vital Records
Ron McAnally BRFSS Coordinator Office of Vital Records
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Adams County Health Profile
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………….…….……………1
Section I: Population Characteristics
County Population Estimates…………………………………….…………………..…………..2 Demographics of County…………………… ...………….….….…...…………………………2 Median Household Income………..……………..……….……………………………...………3 Poverty Level………………………...……...…………………………………...………………3 Unemployment……………………………………………………………………...……………3 Education Level…………………………...…..……………………………………...…………..4 Uninsured……………………………………………...……………………………...………….4
Section II: Health Outcome Indicators Health Status…………………………………………………...………………......……………..5 Hospitalizations for Substance Use Disorders.…...………….....…………………...…………...5 Depressive Disorder…………………………………………………………..……...…………..5 High Cholesterol…………………………………………………..…………………...…………6 High Blood Pressure………………………….………………………………………..…………6 Obesity……………………………………………………………………………………………6 Current Asthma…………..………………………………………………………………………6
Section III: Select Chronic Conditions and Infectious Diseases
Heart Attack………………………………….………………………..…………………………7 Stroke…………………………………………………………………………...………………...7 Type 2 Diabetes…………………….……...………………………………………..……………7 Age-adjusted Heart Disease Death Rate by Race.……...………………….……….……………8 Age-adjusted Stroke Death Rate by Race….……………………………….……………………8 Cancer Age-Adjusted Incidence and Death Rate by Year…….....……………………...…...…..9 Cancer Age-Adjusted Incidence and Death Rate by Gender and Race…… …………...……......9 HIV……………………………………………………...………………………………………10 Gonorrhea…………………………………………………………….…………………………10 Chlamydia………………………………………………………………………………………10
Section IV: Maternal and Child Health
Prenatal Care…………………………………………………………..………………………..11 Low Birth Weight Deliveries………………...……………………..…………………………..11 Preterm Births……………………………………………………..…………………………….11 Infant Mortality………………………….……………………………..……………………….12 Teen Pregnancy………………………….………………………………..…………………….12
Section V: Health Behaviors Indicators
Current Cigarette Smoking…………………………………………………..………………….13 Alcohol Use……...……………………………..………………………………….……………13 Seat Belt Use…...……………………………………………………………………….………13 Pneumonia Vaccination……………………..…………………………………………….…….14 Influenza Vaccination………………………..…………………………….……………………14 Fruit Consumption…………………………………………………………..…………………15 Vegetable Consumption…………………………………………………………..……………15 Physical Inactivity………………………………………………………………………………15
Data Sources…………..………………………………………...……………………………..16
References……………..………………………………………...……………………………..17
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Adams County Health Profile
Introduction
The mission of the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is to promote and protect the health of the citizens of Mississippi. The MSDH strives for excellence in government, cultural competence in the carrying out of our mission and to seek local solutions to local problems. Mississippi has an estimated total population of 2,984,100 residents in 2017. The state is predominantly rural and divided into 82 counties, with 65 considered to be rural. The racial composition is approximately 59.3% white, 37.7% black or African American and 3.0% characterized as other. Population health outcomes can be measured by premature death rates, or deaths of individuals before the age of 75, as these deaths may have occurred due to poor health outcomes. The state of Mississippi has the highest rate of premature death in the United States (U.S.) with 500.9 deaths per 100,000 (MS Vital Records, 2016). Many of these deaths are due to chronic conditions. The number one cause of death in Mississippi is heart disease with an adjusted mortality rate of 233.5 per 100,000 population in 2016. The second leading cause of death in Mississippi is cancer with an age-adjusted rate of 187.7 deaths per 100,000 population (2016). The most frequently diagnosed cancer is lung cancer. In 2016, the rate of obesity among adults in Mississippi was 37.3%. In Mississippi, congenital heart disease (CHD) affects approximately 1 in 64 live births (1.56%). This rate is nearly twice that of the U.S. which has a rate of CHD affecting approximately 1 in 125 live births. Mississippi has the highest rate of infant mortality in the U.S. with a total rate of 8.6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2016). There is a large racial disparity in infant mortality rates with the rate among whites at 6.8 and that for blacks at 11.4 per 1,000 live births (2016).
Historically, Mississippi has ranked poorly in a range of health indicators such as infant mortality, obesity, and teenage pregnancy. Statewide, behavioral risk factors including unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical activity have led to increased rates of chronic illnesses. As the poorest state in the nation, Mississippi faces greater challenges than many other states to prevent and combat illnesses. At the same time, there have been some significant public health successes: Mississippi is recognized as a national leader in childhood immunizations. Program development resources, such as the County Health Profiles, assist in statewide efforts to build a culture of health and improve Mississippi’s health status.
This report can be used as a resource to assist in the planning for ongoing and new health programs throughout the state of Mississippi, as well as to inform the general public of their county’s health status. MSDH is administered at the level of public health regions. However, to be consistent with other surveillance reports, some of the indicators in the County Health Profiles are still presented by public health district.
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0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
Total 32067 32122 32090 31737 31254
<18 7856 7676 7566 7372 7191
18-44 9645 9839 9995 10012 9789
45-64 9507 9395 9259 9054 8879
65+ 5059 5212 5270 5299 5395
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Population by Age, Gender and Race, 2010
Adams County Population Estimates by Year
Percent of Population by Gender and Race, 2010
49.9
50.1
54.3
44.8
0.9
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Male
Female
-
Black
White
Other Races
Percent
Source: U.S. Census, 2010
Adams County
Population Characteristics
Age(years) Male Female Black White Other Races
TotalGender Race
A<18 3,684 3,511 4,943 2,195 57 7,195
A18-44 5,664 4,798 5,632 4,691 139 10,462
A45-64 4,704 4,820 4,844 4,608 72 9,524
A65+ 2,077 3,039 2,133 2,968 15 5,116
ATotal 16,129 16,168 17,552 14,462 283 32,297
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Adams County
Median Household Income, 2015
$32,673$40,630
$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000$60,000$70,000
County State
Percent of Population Unemployed, 2016
7.95.9
0
5
10
15
20
County State
Percen
t
Percent of Population Below Proverty level, 2015
29.622.1
0
20
40
60
County State
Percen
t
Social and Economic Characteristics
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
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Social and Economic Characteristics
Percent of Population Uninsured, 2014
17.6 17.1
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
County State
Percen
t
Educational Attainment of the Population Aged 25 and Older
2009-2013
21.2
34.027.2
17.518.5
30.5 30.9
20.114.0
28.1 29.1 28.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
Less than high
school
High school College or
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
or higher
Percen
t CountyStateUS
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, the 2009-2013 American Community Surveys
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Percent of Adults (18 years or older) By Self Reported
Health Status, 2011-2015
40.0 36.1
23.9
44.1
32.323.6
0102030405060
Excellent Good Fair/Poor
Percen
t
CountyMS
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
Depressive Disorders, 2011-2015
19.7 18.9
010
2030
4050
60
County State
Percen
t
Adams County
Health Outcome Indicators
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting Hospitalizations
For Substance Use Disorders, 2011-2015
52.045.3
020406080
100120140
County State
Ra
te p
er 1
0,0
00
Source: 1. Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
2. Mississippi Hospital Discharge Data System
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Adams County
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
High Cholesterol, 2011-2015
40.543.9
0
20
40
60
80
County State
Per
cen
tHealth Outcome Indicators
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
High Blood Pressure, 2011-2015
44.2 41.3
0
20
40
60
80
County State
Per
cen
t
Percent of Adults (18 years or older)
Reporting Obesity, 2011-2015
35.133.6
0
20
40
60
80
County State
Per
cen
t
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
Current Asthma, 2011-2015
9.9 7.9
0
20
40
60
80
County State
Per
cen
t
Source: Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
Heart Attack, 2011-2015
5.5 5.3
0
10
20
30
40
50
County State
Per
cen
t
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
Stroke, 2011-2015
7.0 4.3
0
10
20
30
40
50
County State
Percen
tSelect Chronic Conditions
Percent of Adults (18 years or older) Reporting
Type 2 Diabetes, 2011-2015
13.5 13.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
County State
Percen
t
Source: Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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Adams County
Age-adjusted Heart Disease Death Rate by Race
2010-2014
236.1208.5
274.5
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
White Black Overall
Dea
ths
per 1
00
,00
0 p
op
ula
tio
nSelect Chronic Conditions
Source: Mississippi Vital Statistics
Age-adjusted Stroke Death Rate by Race
2010-2014
58.645.375.9
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
White Black Overall
Dea
ths
per 1
00
,00
0 p
op
ula
tio
n
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Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence and Death Rate
by Gender and Race, 2010-2014
564.72
429.38 434.29
535.01
216.45 241.72207.74 184.81
253.47
482.37
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
Overall Male Female White Black
Rate
per
100,0
00 p
op
ula
tion
Incidence Mortality
Select Chronic Conditions
Adams County
Source: Mississippi Cancer Registry
Age-Adjusted Cancer Incidence and Death Rate by Year,
2010-2014
555.34
451 478.36434.84
478.75
216.18 192.5 223.13 224.13 225.9
0100200300400500600700800
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Rate
per
100,0
00 p
op
ula
tion
Incidence Mortality
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HIV, 2010-2014
16.714.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
County State
Rate
per
100,0
00 p
op
ula
tion
Select Infectious Diseases
Gonorrhea, 2010-2014
198.8 198.2
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
County State
Rate
per
100,0
00 p
op
ula
tion
Chlamydia, 2010-2014
829.5686.7
0
300
600
900
1200
1500
1800
County State
Rate
per
100
,000
pop
ula
tion
Source: Mississippi Vital Statistics
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Adams County
67.280.4
0
20
40
60
80
100
County State
Percen
tMaternal and Child Health
12.7 11.7
05
1015202530
County State
Percen
t
15.8 15.3
05
1015202530
County State
Per
cen
t
Source: Mississippi Vital Statistics
Percent of Infants Born to Pregnant Women Receiving Prenatal Care Beginning
in the First Trimester, Adams County & State, 2010-2014
Percent of Low Birth Weight Deliveries, Adams County
& State, 2010-2014
Percent of Preterm Births, Adams County & State,
2010-2014
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46.0
60.7
0102030405060708090
100
County State
Ra
te p
er 1
,00
0
15.3
7.5
10.011.7
9.4 8.9 9.78.2
9.27.0
02468
101214161820
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Ra
te p
er 1
,00
0 l
ive b
irth
s
DistrictState
Adams County
Maternal and Child Health
Source: Mississippi Vital Records
1. Infant mortality rate at county level was not reliable, so the district level data was used as a close measure for this county.
Infant Mortality Rate, District VII & State, 2011-2015
Teen Pregnancy, Female aged 15 to 19,
Adams County & State, 2010-2014
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24.223.6
0
20
40
60
80
100
County State
Per
cen
tHealth Behavior Indicators
81.284.7
0
20
40
60
80
100
County State
Percen
t
40.4 39.6
0
20
40
60
80
100
County State
Percen
t
Source: Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percent of Mississippi adults (18 years or older) reporting being current
smokers, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
Percent of Mississippi adults (18 years or older) reporting alcohol use in past 30
days, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
Percent of Mississippi adults (18 years or older) reporting always wearing seat
belts, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
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66.3 64.0
01020304050607080
County State
Percen
t
68.3 66.8
01020304050607080
County State
Percen
t
Adams County
Health Behaviors Indicators
Source: Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percent of adults (18 years or older) reporting received a pneumonia
vaccination, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
Percent of adults (18 years or older) reporting received an influenza vaccination.,
Adams County & State, 2011-2015
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31.8 34.8
0
20
40
60
80
100
County State
Percen
t
58.269.1
0
20
4060
80
100
County State
Percen
t
52.6 49.5
0
20
40
60
80
100
County State
Percen
tHealth Behaviors Indicators
Source: Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percent of adults (18 years or older) reporting consuming at least five or more
fruits daily, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
Percent of adults (18 years or older) reporting consuming at least five or more
vegetables daily, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
Percent of adults (18 years or older) reporting doing physical activity or exercise
during the past 30 days, Adams County & State, 2011-2015
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Data Sources
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) The BRFSS is an ongoing, state-based, random digit-dialed telephone survey of non-institutionalized U.S. adults aged 18 years or older. The survey collects information on health risk behaviors, preventive health practices, and health care access primarily related to chronic disease and injury. The BRFSS operates in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories (Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam).Self-reported data may be subject to errors for several reasons: an individual may have difficulty remembering events that occurred a long time ago or the frequency of certain behaviors; some respondents may over-report socially desirable behaviors or under-report behaviors they perceive to be less acceptable (e.g., social desirability or recall bias); respondents may also report certain risks, behaviors and perceptions differently due to their respective cultural and linguistic backgrounds (e.g., non-response) and data might be subject to systematic error resulting from non-coverage (e.g., lower telephone coverage among populations of low socioeconomic status). Additional information on Mississippi BRFSS methods is available at: http://msdh.ms.gov/brfss/.
Mississippi Vital Statistics
The Mississippi STatistically Automated Health Resource System (MSTAHRS) allows for the retrieval of vital records and other health related data on Mississippi residents. Deaths are coded using the Tenth Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). Death rates are age-adjusted to the projected year 2000 U.S. standard population and expressed as per 100,000 population. Available at: http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov/
QuickFacts Data QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits. Available at: https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/
2010 Census Data
The Summary File 1 data tables provide the most detailed information available so far from the 2010 Census about a community's entire population, including cross-tabulations of age, sex, households, families, relationship to householder, housing units, detailed race and Hispanic or Latino origin groups, and group quarters. Available at: https://www.census.gov/2010census/
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References
1. Mississippi Vital Statistics. The Mississippi STatistically Automated Health Resource System (MSTAHRS). http://mstahrs.msdh.ms.gov/
2. The Mississippi Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). http://msdh.ms.gov/brfss/
3. 2010 Census Data. https://www.census.gov/2010census/data/ 4. The American Community Survey (ACS). https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/ 5. Mississippi Cancer Registry. http://cancer-rates.info/ms/
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