Healthcare & Safety — Rowan County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 22 |
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| EMS Stations | 33 |
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| Fire Stations | 33 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 11,266 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 16.9% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.67 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.67 |
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| Adult Smoking | 19.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.9% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 24.6% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 54.34 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Large Fringe Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 252 |
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| Moderate Days | 112 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 97 |
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| Median AQI | 44 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 171 |
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| Murder | 5 |
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| Rape | 4 |
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| Robbery | 10 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 152 |
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| Property Crime | 601 |
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| Burglary | 119 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.656761+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.777564+00:00.
