Healthcare & Safety — Buncombe County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 39 |
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| EMS Stations | 39 |
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| Fire Stations | 39 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 8,211 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 12.7% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.19 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.78 |
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| Adult Smoking | 14.4% |
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| Adult Obesity | 31.3% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 18.0% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 43.03 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Small Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 245 |
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| Moderate Days | 120 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 81 |
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| Median AQI | 43 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 176 |
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| Murder | 2 |
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| Rape | 8 |
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| Robbery | 15 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 151 |
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| Property Crime | 1,216 |
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| Burglary | 420 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.567327+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.691151+00:00.
