WGU D029 POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF 2023.

WGU D029 POPULATION HEALTH DATA BRIEF 2023. Informatics for Transforming Nursing Care [Ada County, Idaho] A. SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE 1. Key Findings ● Ada County has low poverty and disability rates ● Physical inactivity remains low and on a steady trend not increasing or decreasing ● Adult Obesity is on the rise in Ada County ● There is an increase in violent crimes in Ada County ● Ada County has a low unemployment rate Note. This is a US County Map of Idaho, (Boise, Idaho Map and directory. Regional Directory. (n.d.) retrieved from, 1 lOMoARcPSD| 2. Introductory paragraph Ada County, Idaho is home to 481,587 of the 328,239,523 United States Citizens, (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). The population of Ada County mainly consists of Caucasian at 91.9% and the second most popular race being Hispanic at 8.5% of the population, (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). Ada County tends to run above average from the United States on education. 95% of Ada County’s residents have at least a high school graduate or higher, compared to only 88% of the United States, (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). Ada County has less than the national average for disabled citizens under the age of 65 at 7.1% compared to the national average of 8.6%. Among those numbers Ada County also has a smaller percentage of population under the age of 65 without health insurance at 9.5% compared to 10.2, (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). Ada County, Idaho also has a slightly higher per Capital income in the past 12 months than the rest of the nation at $34,919 compared to $34,103, (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). Not only does Ada County have a better record than the nation with disability, insurance, and capital income, but they are also lower than the national average for poverty at 9.4% and the United States is currently at 11.4%, (United States Census Bureau, n.d.). 3. Sociodemographic Profile Table Population Characteristics