County

Starr, TX

FIPS: 48427 · 10,350 Medicare beneficiaries · Geographic Variation 2023

Overview

Key headline metrics for Medicare beneficiaries living in Starr, TX. Source data from the CMS Medicare Fee-for-Service Geographic Variation Public Use File (2023) and CDC PLACES/SDOH.

Total Medicare Spending per Capita
$17,395
Actual Spending per Capita
$17,696
includes local geographic adjustments
Average HCC Risk Score
1.45
1.00 = nationally average. Higher = sicker panel.
Average Age
73.0
30-Day Readmission Rate
22.6%
MA Participation
79.5%
share enrolled in Medicare Advantage
Dual Eligible
58.0%
also enrolled in Medicaid — low-income marker

Beneficiary Profile

Who the Medicare population is in this county — counts, enrollment mix, age, and risk-adjusted complexity.

Total Medicare Beneficiaries
10,350
Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries
1,857
MA Participation Rate
79.5%
Average Age
73.0
Average HCC Risk Score
1.45
CMS Hierarchical Condition Category score. Higher means a sicker average beneficiary.
Dual Eligible (Medicare + Medicaid)
58.0%
Share of beneficiaries also enrolled in Medicaid — a marker of low income and complex need.

Demographic mix

Female
53.6%
Male
46.4%

Utilization

How often Medicare beneficiaries use each service. Rates are per 1,000 beneficiaries; the "users" column shows the share of beneficiaries who used the service at least once.

30-Day Readmission Rate
22.6%
Share of hospital discharges followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days.
ER Visits per 1,000 Benes
803.4

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health outcomes among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Obesity among adults
45.8%
95% CI: 37.1% – 54.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
High blood pressure among adults
36.6%
95% CI: 32.5% – 40.8%
Crude prevalence
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened
35.2%
95% CI: 31.0% – 39.7%
Age-adjusted prevalence
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years
23.6%
95% CI: 19.6% – 27.7%
Crude prevalence
Arthritis among adults
22.4%
95% CI: 19.6% – 25.3%
Crude prevalence
Depression among adults
21.2%
95% CI: 18.0% – 24.7%
Crude prevalence
Diagnosed diabetes among adults
20.5%
95% CI: 18.0% – 23.2%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Current asthma among adults
9.3%
95% CI: 8.1% – 10.6%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Coronary heart disease among adults
7.6%
95% CI: 6.6% – 8.6%
Crude prevalence
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults
7.2%
95% CI: 5.9% – 8.4%
Crude prevalence
Stroke among adults
4.2%
95% CI: 3.7% – 4.8%
Crude prevalence
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults
4.1%
95% CI: 3.6% – 4.5%
Crude prevalence

Health Status

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health status among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults
40.8%
95% CI: 34.9% – 46.6%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Frequent physical distress among adults
19.9%
95% CI: 17.1% – 22.8%
Crude prevalence
Frequent mental distress among adults
19.2%
95% CI: 16.7% – 21.9%
Age-adjusted prevalence

Prevention

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of prevention among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Cholesterol screening among adults
78.7%
95% CI: 75.3% – 82.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults
70.7%
95% CI: 66.3% – 75.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years
67.4%
95% CI: 58.4% – 75.6%
Crude prevalence
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure
59.0%
95% CI: 54.6% – 63.3%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years
43.9%
95% CI: 38.5% – 49.1%
Crude prevalence
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years
43.7%
95% CI: 35.8% – 51.9%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults
36.8%
95% CI: 33.2% – 40.4%
Crude prevalence

Health Risk Behaviors

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health risk behaviors among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

No leisure-time physical activity among adults
47.6%
95% CI: 40.7% – 54.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Short sleep duration among adults
42.2%
95% CI: 35.0% – 49.8%
Crude prevalence
Current cigarette smoking among adults
16.9%
95% CI: 13.6% – 20.3%
Crude prevalence
Binge drinking among adults
14.3%
95% CI: 11.7% – 17.3%
Age-adjusted prevalence

Disability

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of disability among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Any disability among adults
45.5%
95% CI: 39.0% – 51.7%
Crude prevalence
Mobility disability among adults
24.1%
95% CI: 20.5% – 27.4%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Cognitive disability among adults
22.7%
95% CI: 19.1% – 26.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Vision disability among adults
14.7%
95% CI: 12.5% – 17.0%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Independent living disability among adults
13.8%
95% CI: 11.4% – 16.2%
Crude prevalence
Hearing disability among adults
9.0%
95% CI: 7.9% – 10.2%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Self-care disability among adults
8.3%
95% CI: 6.9% – 9.7%
Crude prevalence

Health-Related Social Needs

Community-level social and economic factors that drive health outcomes. Combines CDC PLACES health-related social-need measures (modeled from BRFSS) with CDC SDOH structural measures (from the American Community Survey).

Economic Stability

Below 150% Federal Poverty Level
50.0%
· MOE ±3.4
Share of county residents living below 150% of the federal poverty threshold.
Unemployment Rate
12.1%
· MOE ±2.2

Education & Connectivity

No High School Diploma (adults 25+)
41.2%
· MOE ±2.6
No Broadband Internet
35.3%
· MOE ±2.8
Share of households without a broadband internet subscription — a telehealth access barrier.

Housing

Housing Cost Burden
24.4%
· MOE ±3.1
Share of households paying more than 30% of income on housing.
Crowded Housing Units
10.0%
· MOE ±1.7
Single-Parent Households
16.6%
· MOE ±2.5

Demographics

Racial / Ethnic Minority Population
96.8%
· MOE ±0.4

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced from Geographic Variation, PLACES, and SDOH, alongside the national county median for context.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
CDC PLACES All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years 23.6% — TEETHLOST
CDC PLACES Any disability among adults 45.5% — DISABILITY
CDC PLACES Arthritis among adults 22.4% — ARTHRITIS
CDC PLACES Binge drinking among adults 14.3% — BINGE
CDC PLACES Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults 4.1% — CANCER
CDC PLACES Cholesterol screening among adults 78.7% — CHOLSCREEN
CDC PLACES Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults 7.2% — COPD
CDC PLACES Cognitive disability among adults 22.7% — COGNITION
CDC PLACES Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years 43.9% — COLON_SCREEN
CDC PLACES Coronary heart disease among adults 7.6% — CHD
CDC PLACES Current asthma among adults 9.3% — CASTHMA
CDC PLACES Current cigarette smoking among adults 16.9% — CSMOKING
CDC PLACES Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years 43.7% — ACCESS2
CDC PLACES Depression among adults 21.2% — DEPRESSION
CDC PLACES Diagnosed diabetes among adults 20.5% — DIABETES
CDC PLACES Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults 40.8% — GHLTH
CDC PLACES Frequent mental distress among adults 19.2% — MHLTH
CDC PLACES Frequent physical distress among adults 19.9% — PHLTH
CDC PLACES Hearing disability among adults 9.0% — HEARING
CDC PLACES High blood pressure among adults 36.6% — BPHIGH
CDC PLACES High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened 35.2% — HIGHCHOL
CDC PLACES Independent living disability among adults 13.8% — INDEPLIVE
CDC PLACES Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years 67.4% — MAMMOUSE
CDC PLACES Mobility disability among adults 24.1% — MOBILITY
CDC PLACES No leisure-time physical activity among adults 47.6% — LPA
CDC PLACES Obesity among adults 45.8% — OBESITY
CDC PLACES Self-care disability among adults 8.3% — SELFCARE
CDC PLACES Short sleep duration among adults 42.2% — SLEEP
CDC PLACES Stroke among adults 4.2% — STROKE
CDC PLACES Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure 59.0% — BPMED
CDC PLACES Vision disability among adults 14.7% — VISION
CDC PLACES Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults 36.8% — DENTAL
CDC PLACES Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults 70.7% — CHECKUP
CDC SDOH Below 150% FPL (%) 50.0% — POVERTY
CDC SDOH Crowded Housing (%) 10.0% — CROWDING
CDC SDOH Housing Cost Burden (%) 24.4% — HOUSING_BURDEN
CDC SDOH No Broadband (%) 35.3% — NO_BROADBAND
CDC SDOH No High School Diploma (%) 41.2% — NO_DIPLOMA
CDC SDOH Racial/Ethnic Minority (%) 96.8% — MINORITY
CDC SDOH Single-Parent Households (%) 16.6% — SINGLE_PARENT
CDC SDOH Unemployment (%) 12.1% — UNEMPLOYMENT
Geographic Variation Acute Hospital Readmission Rate (%) 22.6% — ACUTE_HOSP_READMSN_PCT
Geographic Variation Average Beneficiary Age 73.00 — BENE_AVG_AGE
Geographic Variation Average HCC Risk Score 1.45 — BENE_AVG_RISK_SCRE
Geographic Variation Dual Eligible Beneficiaries (%) 58.0% — BENE_DUAL_PCT
Geographic Variation ER Visits per 1,000 Beneficiaries 803.4 — ER_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES
Geographic Variation Female Beneficiaries (%) 53.6% — BENE_FEML_PCT
Geographic Variation FFS Beneficiary Count 1,857 — BENES_FFS_CNT
Geographic Variation Home Health Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $3,269 — HH_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Home Health Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $3,748 — HH_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Hospice Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $496 — HOSPC_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Hospice Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $565 — HOSPC_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Inpatient Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $5,504 — IP_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Inpatient Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $4,188 — IP_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Male Beneficiaries (%) 46.4% — BENE_MALE_PCT
Geographic Variation Medicare Advantage Participation Rate (%) 79.5% — MA_PRTCPTN_RATE
Geographic Variation Outpatient Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $1,666 — OP_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Outpatient Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $1,710 — OP_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation SNF Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $835 — SNF_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation SNF Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $972 — SNF_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Total Actual Per Capita Medicare Payment ($) $17,696 — TOT_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Total Beneficiary Count 10,350 — BENES_TOTAL_CNT
Geographic Variation Total Standardized Per Capita Medicare Payment ($) $17,395 — TOT_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC

Methodology

Primary source: Medicare Geographic Variation by County (dataset id geo-var-county, vintage 2023, downloaded 2026-04-13, 33,639 rows in source).

Additional data sources: CDC PLACES County-Level Data (2026), CDC SDOH Measures for County (2017-2021).

Percentile badges compare this county against all US counties that appear in the relevant dataset. "Lower is better" metrics (spending, readmission rates, chronic-disease prevalence, SDOH adversity) use an inverted color ramp — low percentile = green (good), high percentile = red (bad).

Medicare Geographic Variation shows standardized per-capita spending, utilization, and demographic characteristics for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries at the county level. Standardized payments remove geographic payment adjustments so counties can be compared fairly. AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) measure the rate of hospitalization for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs).

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