Healthcare & Safety — Lea County, New Mexico
Health Infrastructure
| Hospitals | 16 |
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| EMS Stations | 24 |
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| Fire Stations | 24 |
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Health Outcomes (County Health Rankings)
| Premature Death Rate | 12,008 |
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| Poor/Fair Health | 21.2% |
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| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.90 |
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| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.89 |
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| Adult Smoking | 16.4% |
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| Adult Obesity | 41.4% |
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| Physical Inactivity | 28.9% |
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Overdose Deaths
| Death Rate per 100k | 34.50 |
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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 | 255 |
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| Moderate Days | 104 |
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| Unhealthy for Sensitive | 5 |
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| Max AQI | 150 |
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| Median AQI | 44 |
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| Year | 2,024 |
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Crime (most recent year)
| Violent Crime | 103 |
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| Murder | 1 |
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| Rape | 8 |
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| Robbery | 6 |
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| Aggravated Assault | 88 |
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| Property Crime | 653 |
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| Burglary | 116 |
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| Larceny | N/A |
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Data provenance: aggregated from town-level sources, county.json. Rebuilt 2026-04-13T15:43:29.321597+00:00; aggregated 2026-04-13T16:08:24.453872+00:00.
