Healthcare & Safety — Wheeler 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 | 12,446 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 21.6% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.34 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.69 |
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| Adult Smoking | 20.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 39.0% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 29.2% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 20.71 |
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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 | 10 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 4 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 6 |
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| Property Crime | 12 |
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| Burglary | 1 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.846605+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.969631+00:00.
