Healthcare & Safety — Hidalgo County, Texas
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 406 |
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| EMS Stations | 174 |
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| Fire Stations | 174 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 7,834 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 30.7% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.64 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.39 |
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| Adult Smoking | 15.5% |
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| Adult Obesity | 44.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 33.8% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 6.15 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Medium Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 150 |
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| Moderate Days | 192 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 19 |
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| Max AQI | 157 |
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| Median AQI | 54 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 874 |
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| Murder | 8 |
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| Rape | 167 |
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| Robbery | 73 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 626 |
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| Property Crime | 2,548 |
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| Burglary | 499 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.721857+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.836294+00:00.
