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information below helps describe the health of our communities. These rankings show health quality, with 1 representing
the best and 123 representing the worst morbidity and mortality.
As shown in Exhibit 4, Poquoson, Williamsburg, James City County, and York County rank in the top quartile (20%), while
Hampton and Newport News rank in the third quartile for morbidity. This ranking reflects overall quality of life and is
calculated from the following measures: poor or fair health, poor physical health days, poor mental health days, and low
birthweight.
Exhibit 4. Morbidity Ranking (2021)
City of
City of City of City of James City York
Indicator Newport
Hampton Poquoson Williamsburg County County
News
Morbidity Ranking 73 74 5 23 11 7
Rank 5-23 23-56 56-74 74-97 97-123
Source: Greater Hampton Roads Community Indicator Dashboard, Community Data, Morbidity Ranking, 2021
www.ghrconnects.org
Exhibit 5 depicts a variety of conditions that contribute to morbidity, including obesity, asthma, cancer, coronary heart
disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure, among others. Of the indicators measured, Obesity, high blood pressure, and
high cholesterol were the top health problems identified across the HPHD’s 6 localities, with around 1 in 3 adults
experiencing these conditions. These health issues were generally most prevalent in Hampton and Newport News, with
the exception of high cholesterol, and lowest in Williamsburg. Conversely, stroke and kidney disease were the least
common issues in those living in the HPHD. Arthritis and coronary heart disease were slightly more prevalent in Virginia
than in HPHD, while high cholesterol was much more common in Virginia than in HPHD. However, it is important to note
that Virginia data came from 2020 while the locality data is from 2019, so differences may be due to the year variance.
[3] Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Overcoming Obstacles to Health: Report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the Commission to Build a
Healthier America, Retrieved from https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2008/02/overcoming-obstacles-to-health.html
Exhibit 5. Morbidity Indicators (2019-2020)
Note: Locality percentages higher than Virginia state-level percentages are highlighted in blue.
City of James
City of City of City of York
Indicators (all estimates) Newport City Virginia
Hampton Poquoson Williamsburg County
News County
Adults who are Obese 39.6% 38.6% 31.7% 28.2% 31.3% 30.1% 31.9%
Adults who Experienced a
4.0% 3.6% 3.1% 2.8% 3.4% 2.9% -
Stroke
Adults with Arthritis 26.1% 25.1% 27.4% 21.4% 29.0% 24.5% 29.3%
Adults with Asthma 10.3% 10.5% 8.7% 10.0% 8.5% 8.5% 9.0%
Adults with Cancer 6.3% 5.9% 8.4% 5.9% 9.1% 7.5% -
Adults with Chronic
Obstructive Pulmonary 7.0% 6.7% 6.7% 5.7% 6.5% 5.7% -
Disease (COPD)
Adults with Coronary Heart
6.0% 5.6% 6.2% 5.2% 6.6% 5.3% 7.1%
Disease
Adults with Diabetes 13.0% 12.1% 10.1% 8.9% 11.3% 9.7% 12.6%
Adults with Depression 18.5% 19.0% 19.3% 20.7% 17.8% 18.0% -
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