County Diabetes Report (2000-2009)Marion County prevalence increased over 60 percent from 2000-2008, to 10.0% of adults (over 62,000 cases) but is not statistically different than national or state rates. Marion County’s 2008 prevalence is four times the Health People 2010 target for diabetes prevalence of 2.5% among adults. Marion County Black residents have a 60% higher prevalence rate than White residents and 33% higher rate than Hispanic residents.
