Fort Bend County offers a variety of health services for residents. See how healthy the county is and how its health care industry ranks statewide with these statistics.
Fort Bend County
Services provided: animal services, clinical health services, emergency medical service, environmental health, indigent health care, Pinnacle Senior Care, public health emergency preparedness and social services.4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg
281-238-3233
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., closed Saturdays and Sundays
How healthy is Fort Bend County?
14% of adults surveyed reported being in poor or fair health.
88% of adults are nonsmokers.
29% of adults are considered obese.
92% of residents have access to locations for physical activity
88% of residents have health insurance.
66,493 residents were enrolled in Medicaid as of January 2018.
How healthy is Texas?
12% of adults surveyed reported being in poor or fair health.
68% of adults are nonsmokers.
26% of adults are considered obese.
91% of residents have access to locations for physical activity
94% of residents have health insurance.
4 Million residents were enrolled in Medicaid as of January 2018.
How insured is Sugar Land?
91% of the population of Sugar Land has health coverage.
8.76% of residents are uninsured
60.3% of residents have employer coverage.
4.86% of residents use medicaid.
10.7% of residents use medicare.
14.4% of residents use non-group.
1.01% of residents use military or veteran coverage.
How insured is Missouri City?
89.7% of the population of Sugar Land has health coverage.
10.3% of residents are uninsured
58.7% of residents have employer coverage.
9.69% of residents use medicaid.
8.85% of residents use medicare.
11.4% of residents use non-group.
1.08% of residents use military or veteran coverage.
Local Health Care Industry
5,158 workers in Fort Bend County are employed in the health care and social assistance industry.
Local hospitals employ 4,810 total employees.
There were 517 primary care physicians in Fort Bend County in 2019. That means there are 63.1 primary care physicians for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 60 statewide.
There were 5,628 registered nurses in Fort Bend County in 2019. That means there are 686.6 registered nurses for every 100,000 residents, which ranks 49 statewide.
32,912 workers in Fort Bend County are employed in health care-related occupations.
