Jim Hogg County Health Data
Jim Hogg County, Texas
Health Score
9/100
Below Avg
Life Expectancy
72.5 yr
Uninsured Rate
21.4%
Health Statistics
Life Expectancy
72.5 yr
State avg 74.3 yr
National avg 77.5 yr
Uninsured Rate
21.4%
State avg 19.8%
National avg 9%
Primary Care Providers
21
per 100K population
National avg 82
Mental Health Providers
N/A
per 100K population
Data Story
About Health in Jim Hogg County, Texas
Jim Hogg faces serious health challenges
At 72.5 years, Jim Hogg County residents live 3.9 years below the national average of 76.4 years, representing one of Texas's lowest life expectancies. A striking 34.0% of residents report poor or fair health—13 percentage points above the national rate of 21.0%—signaling widespread disease burden and health inequity. This deeply rural South Texas county faces compounded barriers to health and wellbeing.
Texas's bottom tier on health outcomes
Jim Hogg's 72.5-year life expectancy ranks it 1.8 years below Texas's state average of 74.3 years, placing it among the state's lowest performers. Its 34.0% poor/fair health rate is catastrophically high—nearly 10 percentage points above the state average—indicating systemic health crises spanning poverty, chronic disease, and healthcare access. These figures demand urgent, sustained intervention.
The worst health in its region
Jim Hogg (72.5 years, 34.0% poor/fair health) trails Zapata County (73.1 years) and starves for providers compared to Jim Wells County (31 per 100K primary care) and Karnes County (27 per 100K). With just 21 primary care providers per 100,000 residents and no reported mental health providers, Jim Hogg's healthcare infrastructure is among the state's sparsest. Residents routinely drive 45+ minutes to specialist care.
A healthcare desert with compounding barriers
One in five Jim Hogg residents (21.4%) lack health insurance, exacerbating a scarcity of providers: only 21 primary care doctors per 100,000 residents and no mental health specialists reported. Many residents speak Spanish as a primary language, complicating care coordination in an area with minimal telehealth infrastructure. Agricultural work, poverty (median household income ~$25,000), and chronic disease create a perfect storm.
Get covered—resources in your community
Jim Hogg County residents qualify for Medicaid at household income as low as $20,000/year; visit yourtexasbenefits.com or call 2-1-1 for application help in Spanish. Community health workers at Hidalgo County's South Texas Health Center serve Jim Hogg patients and can navigate enrollment, translation, and transportation. Taking the first step to coverage unlocks preventive care and medication access.
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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.