Health Departments in Illinois

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There are 171 Health Departments in Illinois, serving a population of 12,854,526 people in an area of 55,505 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 75,172 people, and 1 Health Department per 324 square miles.

The state of Illinois is ranked 39th in Health Departments per capita, and 20th in Health Departments per square mile.

Illinois Health Statistics

Find Illinois 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.

Illinois Population of People With Disabilities

	Illinois	United States
People With Disabilities	1,382,215 (10.9%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	727,186 (11.2%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	655,029 (10.6%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Illinois Population by Disability Type

	Illinois	United States
Hearing Difficulty	372,553 (2.9%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	254,516 (2.0%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	479,075 (4.0%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	741,485 (6.2%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	281,632 (2.4%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	512,712 (5.3%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Illinois Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Illinois	United States
Public Health Insurance	4,244,179 (33.6%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	2,002,698 (15.8%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	2,483,653 (19.6%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	213,239 (1.7%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Illinois Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Illinois	United States
Private Health Insurance	8,847,326 (70.0%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	7,408,644 (58.6%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	1,680,065 (13.3%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	143,867 (1.1%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)