Healthcare & Safety — Essex County, Massachusetts
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 144 |
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| EMS Stations | 72 |
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| Fire Stations | 72 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 5,867 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 12.7% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.93 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.09 |
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| Adult Smoking | 12.4% |
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| Adult Obesity | 30.1% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 22.4% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 45.85 |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Urban/Rural Class | Large Fringe Metro |
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| Trend | rising |
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Air Quality
| Good Days | 300 |
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| Moderate Days | 62 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 0 |
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| Max AQI | 1,513 |
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| Median AQI | 37 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:28.469770+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:23.667923+00:00.
