Healthcare & Safety — Nueces County, Texas
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 64 |
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| EMS Stations | 48 |
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| Fire Stations | 48 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 10,181 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 21.8% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.00 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.52 |
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| Adult Smoking | 15.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 40.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 29.8% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 33.85 |
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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 | 178 |
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| Moderate Days | 172 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 15 |
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| Max AQI | 153 |
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| Median AQI | 51 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 63 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 8 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 55 |
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| Property Crime | 139 |
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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 2026-04-13T15:43:30.780373+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.899978+00:00.
