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Richmond County, North Carolina has the 5th-least cancer among older adults (6.26%) among the 100 North Carolina counties. That 6.26% compares to an average of 7.70% and standard deviation of 0.82% across those 100 counties.
Richmond County, North Carolina has these related standings among those 100 peer counties:
Richmond County, North Carolina has these related standings among those 100 peer counties:
- cancer among older adults = 6.26% (5th-least)
- heart disease among older adults = 28.29% (13th-most)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population = 7,991 (2nd-most)
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- cancer among older adults. Lower values are better. Percentage of older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) diagnosed with cancer. Source is Centers for Medicare & Medicaid, 2015.
Richmond County, North Carolina is in North Carolina, is on the East Coast, in the Southern states, is urban up-and-coming, is worse than the nationwide crime averages in each of homicides, property crime, and violent crime, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, and housing costs, is worse than the nationwide employment averages in each of labor-force participation, civilian unemployment, job proximity, and new-business growth rate, is better than the nationwide household averages in each of overcrowding, internet access, and home heating, is worse than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, airborne cancer risk, and air quality, is worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of drinking water, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard, and is better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, pollution exposure, and premature death.
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Numeric values:
- median household income ($32,687)
- public-school spending per student ($8,960)
- average weekly wage ($644.00)
- per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($281.55)
- households with internet access (92.62%)
- youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (88.31%)
- high-school graduation rate (81.00%)
- adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (80.70%)
- households with utility gas or electric for home heating (73.60%)
- homeownership rate (62.7%)
- land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (56.26%)
- labor-force participation (53.78%)
- racial integration (40.00%)
- 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (38.00%)
- adult obesity (37.90%)
- pre-school enrollment (37.42%)
- households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (31.47%)
- adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (31.20%)
- population living close to emergency facilities (29.23%)
- heart disease among older adults (28.29%)
- poverty rate (25.75%)
- population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (22.71%)
- adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (22.68%)
- population without nearby access to a large grocery store (22.24%)
- adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (21.89%)
- older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (18.16%)
- population without health insurance (18.03%)
- newborns with low birth weight (11.00%)
- households with no vehicle (10.53%)
- adult diabetes (9.9%)
- civilian labor-force unemployment (7.0%)
- cancer among older adults (6.26%)
- new-business growth rate (5.67%)
- change in median household value (+5.65%)
- workers who commute 60 minutes or more (4.72%)
- vacant houses (3.31%)
- teenage birth rate (3.17%)
- tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (2.48%)
- households that receive public-assistance income (2.30%)
- youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (2.29%)
- overcrowded households (1.96%)
- unsafe drinking water exposure (1.63%)
- households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (1.30%)
- relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.48%)
- affordable housing relative to low-income population (-78.74)
- food environment index (6.1)
- jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (6,614)
- local food outlets per 100,000 in population (4.5)
- natural amenities index (0.89)
- nonprofits per 100,000 population (35.2)
- variety of industries among available jobs (0.88)
- walkability index (5.86)
- airborne cancer risk per million in population (54.62)
- car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (21.36)
- chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (2,454)
- days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (4.20)
- deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (46.38)
- homicides per 100,000 population (9.300)
- preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (7,991)
- property crimes per 100,000 population (6,170)
- relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.13)
- relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.46)
- relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (0.77)
- relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.20)
- relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.03)
- risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (1.97)
- very-hot days per year (1)
- violent crimes per 100,000 population (517.94)
- CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (1.05)
- first responders per 1,000 population (0.860)
- population (44,798)
- primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (41.55)
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