Healthcare & Safety — Mitchell County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 2 |
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| EMS Stations | 6 |
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| Fire Stations | 6 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 10,464 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 14.6% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.51 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.00 |
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| Adult Smoking | 17.6% |
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| Adult Obesity | 34.3% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 22.1% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 50.91 |
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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 | 288 |
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| Moderate Days | 53 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 93 |
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| Median AQI | 31 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.632829+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.751263+00:00.
