Benton County is classified as rural. The entire county has a shortage area designation. The county unemployment rate above is a 1998 12-month average. The July 1999 unemployment rate was 2.5. The above categories are not mutually exclusive.
People frequently rotate on and off different types of insurance as life factors change.
The lack of providers in the county causes difficulties in obtaining services, regardless of insurance status and ability to pay. 83 Injuries were the leading cause of death for Indiana residents 1-4 years of age, regardless of race. In Benton County, both of the unintentional injury deaths in 1997 were due to motor vehicle accidents. There were no homicides in the county, with 2 intentional injury deaths by suicide. Nearly one-third of Indiana residents were considered obese.