Healthcare & Safety — Watauga County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 4 |
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| EMS Stations | 12 |
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| Fire Stations | 12 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 6,453 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 14.1% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.44 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.02 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 32.8% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 21.1% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 24.67 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Micropolitan |
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| Trend | rising |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 19 |
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| Murder | 3 |
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| Rape | 3 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 13 |
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| Property Crime | 134 |
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| Burglary | 39 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.672030+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.793816+00:00.
