Health Departments in Alabama

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There are 112 Health Departments in Alabama, serving a population of 4,850,771 people in an area of 50,633 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 43,310 people, and 1 Health Department per 452 square miles.

The state of Alabama is ranked 24th in Health Departments per capita, and 29th in Health Departments per square mile.

Alabama Health Statistics

Find Alabama Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Alabama Population of People With Disabilities

	Alabama	United States
People With Disabilities	780,618 (16.3%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	408,513 (16.4%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	372,105 (16.2%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Alabama Population by Disability Type

	Alabama	United States
Hearing Difficulty	203,134 (4.2%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	145,490 (3.0%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	295,224 (6.6%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	445,331 (9.9%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	155,154 (3.5%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	283,390 (7.7%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Alabama Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Alabama	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,745,707 (36.5%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	940,271 (19.7%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	943,319 (19.7%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	136,758 (2.9%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Alabama Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Alabama	United States
Private Health Insurance	3,221,648 (67.3%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	2,576,538 (53.8%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	664,804 (13.9%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	213,905 (4.5%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)