Healthcare & Safety — Polk County, Nebraska
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 4 |
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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 | 5,796 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 12.5% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.94 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.05 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.2% |
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| Adult Obesity | 37.6% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 24.5% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 8.61 |
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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 | 3 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 1 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 2 |
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| Property Crime | 17 |
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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 2026-04-13T15:43:29.114348+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.276130+00:00.
