State Findings: Texas, 2021, 2021 Annual Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
- High rate of high school graduation
- Low percentage of housing with lead risk
Challenges
- High percentage of households with food insecurity
- High teen birth rate
- Low prevalence of having a dedicated health care provider
Highlights
- Voter participation increased 25% from 45.0% to 56.2% of U.S. citizens age 18 and older between 2014/2016 and 2018/2020
- Drug deaths increased 16% from 9.6 to 11.1 deaths per 100,000 population between 2015 and 2019
- Mental health providers increased 8% from 123.7 to 133.0 per 100,000 population between 2020 and 2021
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