Healthcare & Safety — Macon County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 2 |
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| EMS Stations | 3 |
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| Fire Stations | 3 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 9,791 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 15.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.57 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.79 |
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| Adult Smoking | 17.9% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.9% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 22.6% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 42.71 |
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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 | 348 |
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| Moderate Days | 14 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 71 |
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| Median AQI | 34 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.627778+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.746959+00:00.
