Dimmit County Health Data
Dimmit County, Texas
Health Score
6/100
Below Avg
Life Expectancy
71.0 yr
Uninsured Rate
19.4%
Health Statistics
Life Expectancy
71.0 yr
State avg 74.3 yr
National avg 77.5 yr
Uninsured Rate
19.4%
State avg 19.8%
National avg 9%
Primary Care Providers
35
per 100K population
National avg 82
Mental Health Providers
36
per 100K population
National avg 350
Data Story
About Health in Dimmit County, Texas
Dimmit faces severe health crisis
Dimmit County residents live just 71.0 years—3.3 years less than the U.S. average of 74.3 years—while 40.4% report poor or fair health, the highest among all eight counties. This South Texas county represents a health emergency where one in two residents lives with illness or disability, demanding urgent intervention.
Texas's most health-burdened county here
Dimmit County's 71.0-year life expectancy falls 3.3 years below Texas's 74.3-year average, but the 40.4% poor/fair health rate—double the state norm—signals an extraordinary health crisis. The county's 19.4% uninsured rate marginally exceeds the Texas average, contributing to the struggle to manage endemic disease.
Worst health outcomes in this county group
Dimmit County's 71.0-year life expectancy and 40.4% poor/fair health rate rank worst among all eight counties, far exceeding the challenges seen in Dawson, Deaf Smith, and Delta. With 35 primary care and 36 mental health providers per 100,000 residents, Dimmit's provider shortage cannot address the population's immense health burden.
Provider shortage amid disease crisis
Dimmit County's 35 primary care providers and 36 mental health providers per 100,000 residents are inadequate for a population where four in ten live with poor health. The 19.4% uninsured rate means thousands forgo care entirely, allowing treatable conditions—hypertension, diabetes, depression—to worsen into life-shortening crises.
Coverage is lifesaving in Dimmit
Dimmit County's 40.4% poor/fair health rate demands that every resident access healthcare; those without coverage should enroll immediately at healthcare.gov or through Medicaid. Insurance opens doors to Dimmit's limited but critical providers, enabling management of chronic disease that can extend life by years.
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Data Sources
Health data sourced from the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
Data is informational only. Not medical or health advice. Coverage varies by county and reporting year.