Self-Rated Health
Self-reported health is an indicator of quality of life. On the BRFSS, CDC's telephone survey with adults, respondents are asked, "Would you say that in general your health is Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair or Poor?"
In San Juan County in 2021, 19.8% rated their health as "Fair" or "Poor," compared to 18.1% across New Mexico and 14.8% across the U.S.
The survey also asks, “Thinking about your physical health, which includes physical illness and injury, for how many days during the past 30 days was your physical health not good?” In San Juan County, 11.9% reported that 14 or more days were "not good," compared to 10.9% across New Mexico and the U.S.
Self-Rated Health as "Fair" or "Poor"
Frequent Physical Distress
Physically
Self-Rated Health - Race/Ethnicity and Sex
The graph below shows self-rated "fair" or "poor" health by race/ethnicity and by sex.
Barriers to Accessing Health Care
Lack of health insurance is a significant barrier to obtaining health care. There has been considerable improvement in health insurance coverage. Lack of insurance decreased from 25.6% in 2014, to the current 9.9% (2021). San Juan County's uninsured rates are consistently higher than New Mexico and U.S. rates.
Other barriers include rates of not being able to access health care due to cost and not having a PCP or primary care provider.
Lack Health Insurance
No Primary Care Provider
Unable to get Care
Due to Cost
(2021, BRFSS)
Availability of Health Professionals
As of 2020, San Juan County had .5 FTE psychiatrists, compared to .7 overall for New Mexico. For this indicator, San Juan ranked 10th among New Mexico's 33 counties.
Health Insurance Coverage: U.S. Bureau of the Census, https://www.census.gov/quickfacts
Availability of Health Care Professions:
NM Human Services Dept Databook: https://www.hsd.state.nm.us/2022-data-book/
See also County Health Rankings https://www.countyhealthrankings.org
Direct Link to Health Care Professions Data
5-year estimates are provided for Health Care Insurance. Note that most recent 2019 1-year ACS estimates are similar, with an estimated 13.9% uninsured.