Healthcare & Safety — Hughes County, South Dakota
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 | 9,288 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 11.3% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.75 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 3.98 |
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| Adult Smoking | 15.9% |
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| Adult Obesity | 36.0% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 21.1% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 12.26 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Micropolitan |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 340 |
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| Moderate Days | 23 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 69 |
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| Median AQI | 8 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 10 |
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| Murder | 0 |
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| Rape | 2 |
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| Robbery | 0 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 8 |
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| Property Crime | 11 |
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| Burglary | 4 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.467850+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.569868+00:00.
