The County has partial shortage area designations, primarily in Center Township. The leading county employment categories are services and manufacturing. The unemployment rate was lower than the State rate and much lower than the US rate. The percentage of people living at or below poverty fell between the National and State percentages. The above categories are not mutually exclusive.
People frequently rotate on and off different types of insurance as life factors change.
7,527 Injuries were the leading cause of death for Indiana residents 1-4 years of age, regardless of race. Nearly one-third of Indiana residents were considered obese. After age 45, obese respondents were much more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than those who were not obese. Three percent of the binge and chronic drinkers reported having driven after having too much to drink. The infant mortality rate for Marion County was above the U.S. and State rates.