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POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF TEMPLATE


Joey Evans, RN-BSN
Informatics for Transforming Nursing Care
October 2020


Mclean County, State of Illinois
A. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
1. Key Findings

● The percentage of high school graduates is higher in Mclean County, Illinois than
in the state and nationally.
● The percentage of access to exercise opportunities in Mclean County, Illinois, is
lower than the state and nation.
● The percentage of adult obesity has increased in Mclean County, Illinois, and is
higher than state and national percentages.
● The overall health outcome rank for Mclean County, Illinois, has improved since
2013.
● The length of life rank for Mclean County, Illinois has improved since 2013




2. Introductory paragraph
Data from the United States Census Bureau QuickFacts website is used to create

the sociodemographic profile table for Mclean County, Illinois, and the United States.

The United States Census Bureau QuickFacts (n.d.) website collected data from 2010 to

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,2019 and retrieved the data 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, the survey of business owners, and building permits.

The sociodemographic profile table showed the population of Mclean County,

Illinois, is estimated to be 171,517. Of this population, 21.2% comprises persons under

18, and 13.8% is 65 years of age and over. These percentages are lower when

compared nationally. The table also showed that the portion of the population in

poverty in Mclean County was 14.4% compared to 10.5% nationally. The rate of houses

with a computer in Mclean county is 92.4% compared to 88.8% nationally. There is also

a higher percentage of the population in Mclean County, Illinois, that are high school

graduates of 95.9% compared to 87.7% nationally. The percentage of people under the

age of 65 years without health insurance in Mclean County, Illinois, is 5.3% compared

to 9.5% nationally (United States Census Bureau QuickFacts, n.d.).


3. Sociodemographic Profile Table

Population Characteristics County United States

Population Estimates 171,5 328,239,
17 523
Population Percent Change 1.1% 6.3%
Percentage of Persons Under the Age of 18 21.2% 22.3%
Percentage of Persons 65 Years and Over 13.8% 16.5%
Percentage of Women 51.5% 50.8%
Percentage White Alone 79.2% 76.3%
Percentage Hispanic Alone 5.2% 18.5%
Percentage of Foreign-Born Persons 7.0% 13.5%
Percentage Language Other Than English 8.4% 21.5%
Spoken at Home, Percent of Persons Age 5+
Percentage of Houses with a Computer 92.4% 88.8%
Percentage with High School Graduate or 95.9% 87.7%
Higher
Percentage with a Disability, Under Age 65 6.2% 8.6%
2

, Years
Percentage without Health Insurance, Under 5.3% 9.5%
Age 65 Years
Percentage in Civilian Labor Force Age 16 67.0% 62.9%
Years+
Percentage of Women in Labor Force Age 16 63.1% 58.2%
Years+
Total Healthcare and Social Assistance 969,6 2,040,441,
Revenue 85 203

$14,1 $13,443
Total Retail Sales Per Capita
72
$33,6 $32,621
Per Capita Income in the Past 12 Months
65
Percentage of Persons in Poverty 14.4% 10.5%
Population Per Square Mile 143.3 87.4



B. COUNTY HEALTH TRENDS & RANKINGS
1. Introductory Paragraph

The data for the seven health trends identified in figures one through seven were

collected to identify modifiable and nonmodifiable health risk factors within Mclean County,

Illinois. This data will explore Mclean County, Illinois population health profile and trends

compared to the state and national rates to identify the county’s successes and challenges.

The source of the data retrieved for the health trends is from the County Health Rankings and

Roadmaps website. The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps collaborates with the Robert

Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute to provide

complex data and evidence-based policy into accessible models and reports. Methods used to

report data on the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps website included ratios representing

the number of individuals served by one provider within the population, rates of events in a

given period of time, percentages of services received by a specific group of the community,

and responses from surveys.


2. Discussion of Health Trends

The County Health Rankings and Roadmaps (n.d.) website reveals that Mclean

County, Illinois, has improved overall health outcomes and length of life rankings from

2013 to 2020. It was shown in 2013, the overall health outcome rank for Mclean County,
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