
ASSESSMENT & DATA
We bring together reliable data to assess and understand population health issues and trends in Kitsap County: Who lives in our community? How healthy and safe are we? How healthy are our behaviors and lifestyles? How healthy is our environment? What are the epidemiological trends in disease? Are there any areas or people in our county more affected than others?
By using data to understand the County's most pressing health issues, and using the science of epidemiology to understand the factors that can cause them, we can prioritize public health resources to improve the specific health issues we face.
Our data are useful to a wide range of community members: a doctor might be interested in the current infectious disease rates; health data might be beneficial for a grant application that would bring more resources to our county; a student could use health data in a school report; and simple curiosity might compel your own interest.
HEALTH INDICATORS, reports & fact sheets
2022 KITSAP COUNTY COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS AND DISPARITIES REPORT
For 2022, the Kitsap County Core Public Health Indicators Report and Disparity Report have been combined to form one more comprehensive report, which includes the overview of the demographics and health of Kitsap County residents as well as a deeper analysis of differences between subgroups. This report highlights improving and worsening trends in Kitsap, health outcomes and behaviors where Kitsap excels as well as those with room for improvement, and areas with large differences in outcomes and behaviors between subgroups. The goal of this report is to help focus Kitsap on maintaining aspects where we excel and working to improve areas where deficiencies are seen.
REPORTS & FACT SHEETS
Kitsap Population
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- Total Population (Updated February 2022)
- Population Characteristics - Age and Sex (Updated February 2022)
- Population Characteristics - Race and Ethnicity (Updated January 2022)
- Disability (Updated April 2022)
- People Moving into US Since 2010 (updated June 2022)
- Foreign Born Residents (updated June 2022)
- Area of Origin (updated December 2022)
- Language Spoken at Home (updated December 2022)
- Residents Speaking a Language Other than English at Home (updated December 2022)
- Residents Who Speak English Less than “Very Well” (Updated December 2022)
Economic Factors
- Overcrowded Housing Units (Updated November 2022)
- Unemployment (Updated April 2022)
- Median Household Income (Updated April 2022)
- Population Living Below 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (Updated December 2022)
- Population Living Below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (Updated December 2022)
- Median Gross Rent (Updated June 2022)
- Owner or Renter Occupied Housing Units (Updated June 2022)
- Monthly Housing Costs 30% or More of Household Income (Updated June 2022)
- Food Insecurity – Overall (Updated November 2022)
- Adults Reporting Food Insecurity (Updated January 2023)
- Food Insecurity – Child (Updated November 2022)
- Free/Reduced Lunch Eligibility (Updated May 2022)
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefits (Updated December 2022)
- Public School Students Experiencing Homelessness (Updated May 2022)
- Point-In-Time (PIT) Homelessness (Updated January 2023)
- Residents 3 to 4 Year Olds Enrolled in School (Updated May 2022)
- Kindergarten Readiness (Updated May 2022)
- Graduated High School Within 4 Years (Updated May 2022)
- Graduated High School Within 5 Years (Updated May 2022)
- Residents 25+ with more than a High School Education (Updated May 2022)
Healthcare Access
- All Ages Health Insurance (Updated January 2023)
- Adult Health Insurance (Updated January 2023)
- Adults (19+) with Health Insurance by Type (Updated January 2023)
- Unmet Healthcare Needs Due to Cost (Updated January 2023)
- Unmet Healthcare Needs Due to Reasons Other Than Cost (Updated September 2022)
- Primary Care Physician Rate (Updated April 2023)
- Mental Health Provider Rate (Updated May 2023)
- Dentist Rate (Updated May 2023)
- Population Enrolled in Medicaid (Updated September 2022)
- Adult Access to Preventative Ambulatory Health Services (Medicaid) (Updated February 2023)
- Child and Adolescent Well-Care Visits (Medicaid) (Updated February 2023)
- Well-Child Visits in the First 30 Months of Life (Medicaid) (Updated April 2023)
- Cervical Cancer Screening (Medicaid) (Updated May 2023)
- Breast Cancer Screening (Medicaid) (Updated May 2023)
- Substance Use Disorder Treatment Penetration (Medicaid) (Updated May 2023)
Communicable Disease
- Respiratory Illness Report (Updated weekly during flu season, monthly during the summer)
Chronic Disease
- Chronic Disease Prevention Fact Sheet (Updated September 2021)
- Adult Chronic Conditions (Updated June 2022)
- Breast Cancer Incidence in Women (Updated June 2022)
- Cervical Cancer Incidence (Updated June 2022)
- Colorectal Cancer Incidence (Updated June 2022)
- Adults Reporting High Cholesterol (Updated October 2022)
- Adults Reporting High Blood Pressure (Updated October 2022)
- Adults Classified as Overweight or Obese (Updated October 2022)
- Adults who are Physically Active (Updated October 2022)
- Adult Diabetes (Updated December 2022)
- Students Classified as Overweight or Obese (Updated October 2022)
- Students who are Physically Active (Updated October 2022)
- Women Screened for Cervical Cancer (Updated October 2022)
- Women Screened for Breast Cancer (Updated October 2022)
- Adults Screened for Colorectal Cancer (Updated October 2022)
Mental Health and Well-being
- Student Depression (Updated April 2022)
- Adult Depression (Updated December 2022)
- Healthy Youth Survey 2018, Selected Mental Health Results (Published May 2019)
- Student Suicide Ideation (Updated April 2022)
- Student Suicide Plan (Updated April 2022)
- Student Suicide Attempt (Updated April 2022)
- Self-inflicted Injury Hospitalization Rate (Updated December 2021)
- Suicide Mortality Rate (Updated December 2021)
Substance Use and Abuse
- Healthy Youth Survey 2018, Selected Substance Use Results (Published May 2019)
- Healthy Youth Survey 2018, Marijuana Use Presentation (Published May 2019)
- Drug-Related Hospitalization Rate (Updated March 2021)
- Drug-Related Mortality Rate (Updated November 2022)
- Opioid Data for Kitsap League of Women Voters Opioid Forum (Published March 2019)
- Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Opioid Overdose Quarterly Surveillance Report (Updated Quarterly)
- Opioid Hospitalization Rate (Updated March 2021)
- Opioid Mortality Rate (Updated November 2022)
- Alcohol-related Mortality Rate (Updated June 2022)
- Student Smoking (Updated April 2022)
- Adult Smoking (Updated January 2023)
- Adult Binge Drinking (Updated January 2023)
- Student Vaping (April 2022)
- Student Marijuana Use (April 2022)
- Student Alcohol Use (April 2022)
- Student Binge Drinking (Updated October 2022)
Maternal and Child Health
- Selected Indicators for Women Ages 15 to 44 in Kitsap County (Published June 2018)
- Kitsap Women Ages 15 to 44 Fact Sheet (Published June 2018)
- Perinatal Assessment (Published December 2018)
- Adequate Prenatal Care (Updated September 2022)
- Life Expectancy (Updated December 2021)
- Pregnancy Rate (Updated January 2022)
- Birth Rate (Updated August 2022)
- Low Birth Weight (Updated November 2021)
- Prenatal Care Initiation in the First Trimester (Updated November 2021)
- Residents Who Smoked During Pregnancy (Updated December 2020)
- Births Paid by Medicaid (Updated November 2021)
- Infant Mortality (Updated April 2022)
- Birth to Residents Younger than 18 Years Old (Updated April 2022)
- Gestational Hypertension (Updated April 2022)
- Gestational Diabetes (Updated April 2022)
- Premature Birth (Updated April 2022)
Accidental Injury
- 65+ Fall-Related Mortality Rate (Updated August 2022)
- 65+ Fall-Related Hospitalization Rate (Updated August 2022)
- MV Traffic-Related Injury Hospitalizations (Updated August 2022)
Hospitalizations and Deaths
- Leading Causes of Hospitalizations (Updated August 2022)
- All Cause Hospitalization Rate (Updated December 2022)
- All Cause Death Rate (Updated December 2021)
- Premature Death Rate (Updated October 2022)
- Leading Causes of Infant Death (Updated October 2022)
- Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury Death (Updated October 2022)
- Leading Causes of Premature Death (Updated October 2022)
- Leading Causes of YPLL65 (Updated October 2022)
- Leading Causes of Death (Updated October 2022)
- Leading Causes of Death Comparison (Updated October 2022)
Public Safety and Our Community
- Firearm Ownership and Behaviors (Updated May 2022)
- Firearm-related Hospitalizations (Updated May 2022)
- Firearm-related Deaths (Updated May 2022)
- YPLL65 Due to Firearms (Updated May 2022)
- Crime Rate (Updated August 2022)
- Domestic Violence (Updated August 2022)
- Child Abuse and Neglect (Updated August 2022)
- Sexual Assault (Updated August 2022)
- Homicide (Updated August 2022)
- Intentional Injury Hospitalizations (Updated August 2022)
Community Assessments - Community Partners
- St. Michael Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment 2023 (Published May 2023)
- Kitsap Community Resources Community Needs Assessment (Published May 2023)
- Comprehensive Community Assessment, KICC - (Published February 2021)
- Populations with Functional and Access Needs Estimates, Kitsap County (Updated June 2022)
- Sub-County Populations with Functional and Access Needs Estimates, 2020, Kitsap County (Updated June 2022)
- Washington State Health Assessment - 2018
OTHER DATA SOURCES
Kitsap Community Health Priorities: Kitsap Community Health Priorities (KCHP) is a collaboration led by the Kitsap Public Health District, Harrison Medical Center, United Way, Kitsap Community Foundation, and Kitsap County Human Services Department whose goal is to identify and track progress on community health and well-being priorities for Kitsap County. Every 3-5 years KCHP conducts a comprehensive health assessment that includes over 200 indicators of health and well-being.
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS): BRFSS is the largest, continuously conducted, telephone health survey in the world. It enables the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local health departments, and other health agencies to monitor the health and health behaviors of adults to guide policy and programs.
County Health Rankings & Roadmaps: The Rankings are produced every year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute. The Rankings measure the health of nearly all counties in the nation and rank them within states. Learn how the Rankings and Kitsap Core Public Health Indicators differ: About the County Health Rankings and the Kitsap Core Indicators.
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI): OSPI provides aggregate school enrollment numbers, dropout and graduation rates for Washington schools, as well as aggregate demographic and testing data.
U.S. Census and American Community Survey (ACS): The ACS is a mandatory, ongoing statistical survey that samples a small percentage of the population every year to gather information about population characteristics, housing, and economics among other topics. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Census Bureau changed the 2020 American Community Survey (ACS) release schedule. Instead of providing the standard 1-year data products, the Census Bureau released experimental estimates from the 1-year data. This includes a limited number of data tables for the nation, states, and the District of Columbia. The 2020 ACS 1-year experimental estimates are posted on the 2020 ACS 1-Year Experimental Data Tables page; they are not available on data.census.gov.
Washington State Department of Health (DOH), Data and Statistical Reports: DOH makes data and statistical reports on health, healthcare and the environment available to the public. Topics range from cancer and communicable diseases to drinking water and births and deaths, among others. The Washington Tracking Network (WTN), a DOH data system, is an easily accessible source for environmental and public health data, including tables, charts and maps.
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS): DSHS’s Facilities, Finance and Analytics Administration (FFA) provides leadership in financial, operational and risk management services. This administration produces a comprehensive time-series collection of county and school district-level data related to substance use and abuse, and the risk factors that predict substance use among youth, called the Risk and Protection Profiles for Substance Abuse Prevention for Washington State and its Communities. In addition, they provide aggregate client counts, use rates and cost by age groups for many DSHS services, as well as research articles on mental health and substance use in Washington.
Washington State Healthy Youth Survey (HYS): HYS is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department of Health, the Department of Social and Health Services Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery, and the Liquor Control Board. HYS provides information about the self-reported health and health behaviors of youth in grades 6, 8, 10 and 12 in Washington to guide policy and programs that serve youth.
Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM): OFM provides population estimates by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin, as well as estimates of population density and change.
Washington State Statistical Analysis Center: The Washington State Statistical Analysis Center provides access to crime and justice statistics and conducts studies and analysis to inform Washington policy and budget development. They maintain a clearinghouse for crime and justice statistics, with data on crime, arrests, court filings and sentences, jail and prison populations and juvenile justice.
OUR ROLE
We publish health indicators and compile an annual report that summarizes key health conditions and health-related behaviors as well as factors influencing the health and well-being of Kitsap residents. We also compare Kitsap County’s results to average results for all people in Washington State.
We review data from community healthcare providers to identify spikes in illnesses or symptoms that could be an early warning of food or water contamination, contagious diseases, or other hazards that can affect your health. Our data and reports are available on the Health District’s website for use by organizations and individuals in Kitsap County. We strive to transparently display data that will help you keep yourself and your family healthy.
Our work is prioritized by the needs of our community and guided by our Health Officer, Health District leadership, the Board of Health and data suggestions and requests from organizations and individuals.
For more information or to request data, please contact:
Kari Hunter, Program Manager
Epi@kitsappublichealth.org