Brown County is classified as rural. The entire county has a shortage area designation. 25 Unemployment and poverty rates were considerably lower in Brown County than the State and Nation. The high school dropout rate was also lower than the State rate. The above categories are not mutually exclusive.
People frequently rotate on and off different types of insurance as life factors change.
120 Injuries were the leading cause of death for Indiana residents 1-4 years of age, regardless of race. In Brown County, there were 6 unintentional injury deaths. Three were due to motor accidents, one was caused by a fall, one was labeled residential and one was caused by a fire. There were no homicides in the county, with only one intentional injury death by suicide. Nearly one-third of Indiana residents were considered obese.