Healthcare & Safety — Pennington County, South Dakota
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 39 |
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| EMS Stations | 39 |
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| Fire Stations | 39 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 10,171 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 12.2% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.77 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.30 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.5% |
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| Adult Obesity | 35.8% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 22.6% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 16.54 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Small Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 248 |
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| Moderate Days | 114 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 4 |
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| Max AQI | 111 |
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| Median AQI | 36 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 142 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 58 |
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| Robbery | 7 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 76 |
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| Property Crime | 241 |
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| Burglary | 50 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:30.493051+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:25.592499+00:00.
