Health Departments in Florida

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3. Florida

There are 224 Health Departments in Florida, serving a population of 20,278,447 people in an area of 53,618 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 90,528 people, and 1 Health Department per 239 square miles.

The state of Florida is ranked 41st in Health Departments per capita, and 14th in Health Departments per square mile.

Florida Health Statistics

Find Florida 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.

Florida Population of People With Disabilities

	Florida	United States
People With Disabilities	2,720,957 (13.4%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	1,398,825 (13.4%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	1,322,132 (13.4%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Florida Population by Disability Type

	Florida	United States
Hearing Difficulty	780,470 (3.8%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	510,695 (2.5%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	995,847 (5.2%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	1,464,213 (7.6%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	542,985 (2.8%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	968,492 (6.0%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Florida Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Florida	United States
Public Health Insurance	7,481,815 (36.9%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	4,342,389 (21.4%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	3,739,612 (18.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	610,778 (3.0%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Florida Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Florida	United States
Private Health Insurance	12,563,057 (61.9%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	9,142,336 (45.1%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	3,412,221 (16.8%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	726,692 (3.6%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)