Healthcare & Safety — Ector County, Texas
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 8 |
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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 | 11,615 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 22.6% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.18 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.85 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 32.0% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 26.63 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Small Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 280 |
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| Moderate Days | 76 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 88 |
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| Median AQI | 36 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 85 |
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| Murder | 4 |
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| Rape | 8 |
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| Robbery | 6 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 67 |
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| Property Crime | 375 |
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| Burglary | 59 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.668445+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.778700+00:00.
