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Ramsey County | Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan 21 conditioning, medical care, and quality foods, and are also least able to obtain information related to extreme event risks and adaptation strategies. In Ramsey County: • The hospitalization rate for asthma among residents is 7.7 per 10,000, but among youth ages 5 to 19, the asthma hospitalization rate is much higher at 15.4 per 10,000. Asthma hospitalization rates for children living in the Twin Cities metropolitan area are 67% higher than for children living in Greater Minnesota. • In 2016, the rate of death from diabetes in the county was 20.8 per 100,000. In a 2014 metro survey, 13.9 percent of those from lower income households were diagnosed with diabetes, compared to 5.4 percent of those from higher income households. That’s an 8.5 percentage point gap between the two income groups. The same survey found that 15.8 percent of those with only a high school education reported being told they had diabetes compared to 4.3 percent of those with bachelor’s degrees. That’s an 11.5 percentage point gap between the groups. • For 2012-2016, the five-year age adjusted rates for stroke deaths in Minnesota was 32.7 per 100,000 compared to a Ramsey rate of 39.6 per 100,000. During that same period, the five-year age adjusted rates for heart disease deaths in Minnesota was 116.6 per 100,000 compared to a Ramsey rate of 110. According to a 2014 survey in the Metro area, those with less education or lower income have a much higher risk of coronary heart disease, strokes and heart attacks. Among those with high school education, 12.1% report being diagnosed with heart disease compared to 3.1% of those with a bachelor’s degree. These chronic health conditions can increase the severity of harm experienced during events such as poor air quality from wildfires, extreme heat, or power outages. 2.4.6.2 Healthcare Access and Insurance Coverage Access to healthcare is a critical factor in resilience, as individuals without adequate healthcare are less likely to receive the care they need during and after disasters. In Ramsey County: • 5.1% of the population is uninsured. • In Ramsey County in 2014, among adults 25 years or older that take prescription medications, about 10 percent could not afford their prescriptions. 2.5 Economy Overall, the county has a stable and diverse economy with public administration, education, healthcare, and manufacturing as foundational pillars. According to the 2023 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimate, the median household income in Ramsey County is $77,812, and the employment rate 67%, with 63.6% working for private sector businesses. In comparison, the median household income for Minnesota is $85,086.