Healthcare & Safety — Wilkes County, North Carolina
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 10 |
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| EMS Stations | 30 |
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| Fire Stations | 30 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 11,272 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 17.2% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.91 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.17 |
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| Adult Smoking | 20.2% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.6% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 25.3% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 60.78 |
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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 | 121 |
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| Murder | 3 |
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| Rape | 29 |
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| Robbery | 3 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 86 |
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| Property Crime | 429 |
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| Burglary | 149 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.674861+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.796479+00:00.
