Health Departments in Tennessee

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There are 143 Health Departments in Tennessee, serving a population of 6,597,381 people in an area of 41,225 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 46,135 people, and 1 Health Department per 288 square miles.

The state of Tennessee is ranked 25th in Health Departments per capita, and 17th in Health Departments per square mile.

Tennessee Health Statistics

Find Tennessee 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.

Tennessee Population of People With Disabilities

	Tennessee	United States
People With Disabilities	1,009,918 (15.4%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	525,659 (15.6%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	484,259 (15.3%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Tennessee Population by Disability Type

	Tennessee	United States
Hearing Difficulty	281,206 (4.3%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	199,711 (3.1%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	389,600 (6.3%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	547,921 (8.9%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	195,051 (3.2%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	362,206 (7.2%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Tennessee Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Tennessee	United States
Public Health Insurance	2,375,977 (36.3%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	1,203,366 (18.4%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	1,335,171 (20.4%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	175,984 (2.7%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Tennessee Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Tennessee	United States
Private Health Insurance	4,330,447 (66.1%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	3,440,154 (52.5%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	918,028 (14.0%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	224,417 (3.4%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)