Healthcare & Safety — Custer County, South Dakota
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 5 |
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| EMS Stations | 15 |
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| Fire Stations | 15 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 6,141 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 12.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.94 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 3.99 |
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| Adult Smoking | 17.4% |
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| Adult Obesity | 38.1% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 22.8% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 17.17 |
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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 | 276 |
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| Moderate Days | 81 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 9 |
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| Max AQI | 126 |
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| Median AQI | 44 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 7 |
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| Murder | 2 |
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| Rape | 0 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 5 |
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| Property Crime | 33 |
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| Burglary | 9 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.452157+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.555737+00:00.
