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Health

Health is a demonstrated priority for Sonoma County Residents when looking at health metrics relative to state and regional averages. Uninsured residents have been on a steep decline for the past decade and compared to similar regions, Sonoma County adults report low rates of fair/poor health.

Health measures the general well-being of our community. These metrics include count of overweight or obese adults, student fitness standards, births to teenage mothers, top causes of death, health status, and percentage of uninsured residents. 

Graph illustrating the percentage of adult obesity in Sonoma County and the state of California. In 2021, 24% of Sonoma County residents had a body mass index of 30 or higher, classifying them as obese. Since 2011, adult obesity in Sonoma County and across the state has generally fluctuated between 20% and 24%. California also had an obesity rate of 24% in 2021. Source: County Health Rankings www.countyhealthrankings.org Graph illustrating the human development index between Sonoma County, California, and the United States. In 2021 Sonoma County had an HDI of 6.19, up from 5.42 in 2014. United States and California in 2021 were 5.33 and 5.85. Source: A Portrait of Sonoma County: 2021 Update www.measureofamerican.org/sonoma
Graph illustrating the percentage of adults that are reporting fair or poor health by county. In 2021, 15% of the population of Sonoma County reported their health status as fair or poor. California average is 18%. Marin and Santa Clara counties had the lowest rate of adults reporting fair or poor health, with 12% and 14%. Source: County Health Rankings www.countyhealthrankings.org Graph illustrating how many births there were to teen mothers in Sonoma County and California. Since 2016, Sonoma County’s number of births to teen mothers has declined almost 48%. California’s number of births to teen mothers decreased almost 47%. Source: County Health Rankings www.countyhealthrankings.org
Graph illustrating the top causes of death in Sonoma County. The leading cause of death was in the “Other” category (29%), which included deaths caused by COVID-19. In 2021, Sonoma County recorded 222 deaths caused by COVID-19. Cancer was the second highest cause of death (22%), followed by Coronary Heart Disease (18%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau www.census.gov Graph illustrating how many uninsured residents there are within Sonoma County and California. Sonoma County went from just under 20% of residents to being uninsured to just under 10% of residents being uninsured in 2021. California went from just under 25% of residents being uninsured in 2011 to just under 10% uninsured in 2021. Source: County Health Rankings www.countyhealthrankings.org