McKinley County, New Mexico is in New Mexico, is in the Western states, is rural 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, overcrowding, internet access, and home heating, 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 adult-disease averages in both obesity and diabetes, is better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of drinking water, airborne cancer risk, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard, is better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in both heart disease and cancer, and is worse than the nationwide black/hispanic disparity averages in each of income, poverty, and pollution exposure.

• median household income ($28,772)
• public-school spending per student ($11,355)
• average weekly wage ($635.00)
• per-capita spending on police and fire protection ($247.02)
• homeownership rate (73.1%)
• youth who live within 5 miles of a public school (72.67%)
• adults who don't eat enough daily fruits & vegetables (68.30%)
• high-school graduation rate (67.00%)
• population without nearby access to a large grocery store (58.91%)
• labor-force participation (50.20%)
• pre-school enrollment (49.62%)
• racial integration (47.00%)
• households with utility gas or electric for home heating (38.43%)
• poverty rate (37.47%)
• adult obesity (35.00%)
• population living close to emergency facilities (34.97%)
• population without health insurance (31.56%)
• households with internet access (29.78%)
• adults who self-report fair or poor general health within the last 30 days (24.31%)
• adults who did NOT take part in leisure-time physical activity or exercise in the past month (24.20%)
• adults of age 18+ who smoke tobacco (21.16%)
• households where housing costs (mortgage or rent and utilities) exceed 30% of household income (20.68%)
• population age 25+ with an Associate Degree or higher (17.59%)
• heart disease among older adults (15.81%)
• adult diabetes (13.5%)
• households with no vehicle (12.39%)
• overcrowded households (12.01%)
• 4th-grade students who are proficient in English Language Arts (12.00%)
• older adults (Medicare beneficiaries) who are diagnosed with depression (11.29%)
• civilian labor-force unemployment (9.5%)
• land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (9.10%)
• workers who commute 60 minutes or more (8.12%)
• newborns with low birth weight (8.01%)
• youth of ages 16-19 who are neither working nor enrolled in school (7.00%)
• vacant houses (5.84%)
• new-business growth rate (5.60%)
• households that receive public-assistance income (5.15%)
• cancer among older adults (3.77%)
• teenage birth rate (3.55%)
• households in a FEMA-designated flood hazard area (3.32%)
• unsafe drinking water exposure (2.30%)
• tax returns that claim adult education tax credits (1.09%)
• relative disparity in unemployment rates among the disabled, compared to the total population (0.62%)
• change in median household value (-15.99%)
• affordable housing relative to low-income population (-74.32)
• food environment index (2.2)
• jobs within a 45-minute commute by car (6,701)
• local food outlets per 100,000 in population (2.8)
• natural amenities index (3.39)
• nonprofits per 100,000 population (24.3)
• variety of industries among available jobs (0.83)
• walkability index (4.14)
• airborne cancer risk per million in population (38.11)
• car crash fatalities per 100,000 population (32.19)
• chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (885.09)
• days per month that adults self-report 'not good' mental health (5.06)
• deaths due to drug overdose, alcohol, or suicide per 100,000 population (100.59)
• homicides per 100,000 population (9.730)
• preventable hospital admissions per 100,000 population (4,893)
• property crimes per 100,000 population (2,885)
• relative disparity in Bachelor's degree among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.15)
• relative disparity in income among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.51)
• relative disparity in pollution exposure among blacks, hispanics, and other, compared to whites (25.26)
• relative disparity in poverty rates among blacks and hispanics, compared to whites (0.19)
• 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 (1.85)
• very-hot days per year (8)
• violent crimes per 100,000 population (635.67)
• CMS-certified beds within active hospitals per 1,000 population (6.50)
• first responders per 1,000 population (0.830)
• population (72,564)
• primary-care doctors per 100,000 population (75.58)

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