Healthcare & Safety — Carter County, Kentucky
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 0 |
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| EMS Stations | 6 |
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| Fire Stations | 6 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 14,049 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 26.5% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 5.35 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 6.25 |
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| Adult Smoking | 27.0% |
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| Adult Obesity | 42.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 33.2% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 73.86 |
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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 | 321 |
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| Moderate Days | 39 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 62 |
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| Median AQI | 37 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.182326+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.408052+00:00.
