Cherokee County: Healthcare & Safety
Hospitals & Facilities
CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
| Total Hospitals | 65 |
|---|
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,371 per 100K |
|---|---|
| Health Rankings · Poor Fair Health Pct | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.7 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.4 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Food Environment Index | 6.00 |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.3% |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,371 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 23.2% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 43.7% |
| Health Rankings · Food Environment Index | 6.00 |
| Health Rankings · Exercise Access Pct | 58.3% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 13.8% |
| Health Rankings · Uninsured Pct | 22.3% |
| Health Rankings · Unemployment Pct | 3.5% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 42.77 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 37.26 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 49.10 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Micropolitan |
| Overdose Deaths · Trend 5Yr | rising |
Sources: FIPS match · Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings 2024 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — FIPS matched
Other
| Crime · Type | Nonmetropolitan County |
|---|---|
| Crime · Violent Crime | 57 |
| Crime · Rape | 8 |
| Crime · Robbery | 3 |
| Crime · Aggravated Assault | 46 |
| Crime · Property Crime | 264 |
| Crime · Burglary | 68 |
| Crime · Year | 2024 |
Sources: FBI CIUS Table 10 — county sheriff data, matched by state+county name