Healthcare & Safety — Essex County, New York
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 12 |
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| EMS Stations | 36 |
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| Fire Stations | 36 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 7,034 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 13.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.55 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.88 |
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| Adult Smoking | 18.3% |
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| Adult Obesity | 34.5% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 22.1% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 21.08 |
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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 | 310 |
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| Moderate Days | 56 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 80 |
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| Median AQI | 41 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 0 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 0 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 0 |
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| Property Crime | 2 |
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| Burglary | 0 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.407682+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.538738+00:00.
