Healthcare & Safety — Avery County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 18 |
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| EMS Stations | 27 |
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| Fire Stations | 27 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 8,723 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 15.6% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.61 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.07 |
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| Adult Smoking | 18.4% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 23.1% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 36.17 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Noncore |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 222 |
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| Moderate Days | 23 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 90 |
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| Median AQI | 38 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 23 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 5 |
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| Robbery | 1 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 17 |
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| Property Crime | 171 |
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| Burglary | 90 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.558684+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.682771+00:00.
