Bell County, Kentucky is in Kentucky, is in the Southern states, is urban up-and-coming, is better than the nationwide crime averages in both violent crime and homicides, is worse than the nationwide household averages in each of household income, homeownership, overcrowding, 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 worse than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, airborne cancer risk, and flood hazard, is worse than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, and is better than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of college education, poverty, pollution exposure, and premature death.

• median household income ($22,443)
• public-school spending per student ($10,152)
• average weekly wage ($632.00)
• per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($147.33)
• high-school graduation rate (94.11%)
• households with utility gas or electric for home heating (91.85%)
• youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (89.85%)
• adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (85.90%)
• households with internet access (75.96%)
• land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (71.38%)
• homeownership rate (66.2%)
• 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (48.50%)
• population living close to emergency facilities (40.11%)
• labor-force participation (40.10%)
• racial integration (39.00%)
• adult obesity (38.10%)
• poverty rate (37.95%)
• pre-school enrollment (37.79%)
• adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (36.90%)
• heart disease among older adults (35.22%)
• households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (29.76%)
• adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (29.43%)
• adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (29.41%)
• older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (18.14%)
• households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (17.65%)
• households with no vehicle (16.71%)
• population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (15.90%)
• population without nearby access to a large grocery store (14.87%)
• population without health insurance (13.94%)
• adult diabetes (12.7%)
• teenage birth rate (10.55%)
• newborns with low birth weight (10.25%)
• vacant houses (9.29%)
• civilian labor-force unemployment (9.0%)
• workers who commute 60 minutes or more (7.92%)
• cancer among older adults (5.16%)
• new-business growth rate (4.62%)
• households that receive public-assistance income (3.45%)
• youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (2.76%)
• overcrowded households (2.75%)
• tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (1.16%)
• relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.49%)
• unsafe drinking water exposure (0.40%)
• change in median household value (-8.76%)
• affordable housing relative to low-income population (-84.76)
• food environment index (5.3)
• jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (3,019)
• local food outlets per 100,000 in population (0.00)
• natural amenities index (0.12)
• nonprofits per 100,000 population (23.4)
• variety of industries among available jobs (0.82)
• walkability index (4.95)
• airborne cancer risk per million in population (40.86)
• car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (28.71)
• days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (5.11)
• deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (95.45)
• homicides per 100,000 population (4.950)
• preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (8,387)
• property crimes per 100,000 population (3,137)
• relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.08)
• relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.48)
• relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (2.36)
• relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.01)
• relative disparity in premature death among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.00)
• risk of developing serious respiratory complications per 10,000 in population (1.24)
• very-hot days per year (3)
• violent crimes per 100,000 population (162.08)
• CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (7.53)
• first responders per 1,000 population (0.350)
• population (26,894)
• primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (46.80)

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