Healthcare & Safety — Mercer County, Kentucky
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 3 |
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| EMS Stations | 9 |
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| Fire Stations | 9 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 10,069 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 19.5% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.46 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.61 |
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| Adult Smoking | 20.5% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.8% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 27.9% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 43.19 |
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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 | 1 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 0 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 1 |
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| Property Crime | 20 |
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| Burglary | 5 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.242189+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.461070+00:00.
