Healthcare & Safety — Polk County, Texas
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 9 |
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| EMS Stations | 27 |
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| Fire Stations | 27 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 12,725 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 21.0% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.25 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.73 |
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| Adult Smoking | 20.7% |
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| Adult Obesity | 41.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 29.2% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 35.40 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Noncore |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 338 |
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| Moderate Days | 12 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 93 |
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| Median AQI | 33 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 48 |
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| Murder | 3 |
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| Rape | 14 |
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| Robbery | 1 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 30 |
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| Property Crime | 390 |
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| Burglary | 112 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.789752+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.909404+00:00.
