Health Departments in North Carolina

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There are 148 Health Departments in North Carolina, serving a population of 10,052,564 people in an area of 48,605 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 67,922 people, and 1 Health Department per 328 square miles.

The state of North Carolina is ranked 36th in Health Departments per capita, and 21st in Health Departments per square mile.

North Carolina Health Statistics

Find North Carolina 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.

North Carolina Population of People With Disabilities

	North Carolina	United States
People With Disabilities	1,350,533 (13.6%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	703,375 (13.6%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	647,158 (13.5%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

North Carolina Population by Disability Type

	North Carolina	United States
Hearing Difficulty	374,594 (3.8%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	263,682 (2.6%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	508,293 (5.4%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	720,322 (7.7%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	270,387 (2.9%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	475,650 (6.2%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

North Carolina Public Health Insurance Coverage

	North Carolina	United States
Public Health Insurance	3,403,413 (34.2%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	1,782,630 (17.9%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	1,825,361 (18.3%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	278,981 (2.8%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

North Carolina Private Health Insurance Coverage

	North Carolina	United States
Private Health Insurance	6,686,506 (67.2%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	5,122,960 (51.5%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	1,530,053 (15.4%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	451,178 (4.5%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)