Healthcare & Safety — Merrick County, Nebraska
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 6 |
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| EMS Stations | 18 |
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| Fire Stations | 18 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 8,203 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 13.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.14 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.44 |
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| Adult Smoking | 17.1% |
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| Adult Obesity | 44.1% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 26.3% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 13.84 |
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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 | 4 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 0 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 3 |
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| Property Crime | 6 |
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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 2026-04-13T15:43:29.104104+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.266984+00:00.
