Healthcare & Safety — Sparta, North Carolina

Hospitals

HospitalRatingEmergency
ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITALN/A starsN/A

County Health Rankings

Adult Obesity0.366%
Adult Smoking0.196%
Uninsured0.1730253924%
Physical Inactivity0.272%
Excessive Drinking0.1939553117%
Poor Health0.211%
Children Poverty0.245%

Crime

Violent Crime RateN/A
Property Crime RateN/A

Emergency Services

ServiceNameDistance
PoliceALLEGHANY COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT / ALLEGHANY COUNTY JAILN/A mi
PoliceSPARTA POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
PoliceINDEPENDENCE POLICE DEPARTMENTN/A mi
FireSparta Alleghany Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireIndependence Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
FireGlade Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentN/A mi
EMSALLEGHANY COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD INCORPORATEDN/A mi
EMSALLEGHANY COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESN/A mi
EMSINDEPENDENCE VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUADN/A mi

VA Medical Facilities

Traffic Safety (County, N/A)

Fatal Crashes3
Fatalities4
Fatality Rate (per 100K)36.7
Drunk Driving Crashes0
Pedestrian Fatalities1

Vaccination (County)

COVID Dose 186.4%
Fully VaccinatedN/A
BoosterN/A

Overdose Deaths (County, N/A)

Death Rate (per 100K)32.6
Sources: County Health Rankings 2025; NHTSA FARS 2023.