Healthcare & Safety — Cherokee County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 3 |
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| EMS Stations | 9 |
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| Fire Stations | 9 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 12,736 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 15.9% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.65 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.99 |
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| Adult Smoking | 19.2% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.2% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 23.7% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 61.39 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Noncore |
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| Trend | rising |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 65 |
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| Murder | 6 |
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| Rape | 8 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 51 |
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| Property Crime | 295 |
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| Burglary | 25 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.580204+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.704046+00:00.
