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Only Macon County, North Carolina has both so much land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (73.52%) and such a high natural amenities index (3.33). (MORE)

... has the 5th-fewest violent crimes per 100,000 population (106.15) of the 100 North Carolina counties. (MORE)

... has the highest natural amenities index (3.33) of all the 100 North Carolina counties. (MORE)

... has the lowest chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (0.00) of the 1,063 Southeast counties. (MORE)

... has the 8th-fewest very-hot days per year (1) of the 675 counties that are rural high-performing. (MORE)

... has the lowest chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (0.00) of the 735 counties on the East Coast. (MORE)

Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Macon County, North Carolina is one of just 5 that are better than the nationwide adult-disease averages in each of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. (MORE)

Of the 100 counties in North Carolina, Macon County, North Carolina is one of just 5 that are better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard. (MORE)

... has the 6th-most nonprofits per 100,000 population (55.1) of the 100 North Carolina counties. (MORE)

... has the 8th-fewest newborns with low birth weight (7.15%) among the 100 North Carolina counties. (MORE)

... has the 12th-most land area covered by tree canopy, weighted by population (73.52%) among the 100 North Carolina counties. (MORE)

... has the lowest chronic health risk from exposure to toxic chemicals (0.00) of the 175 counties in the Southern states that are rural high-performing. (MORE)

Of the 74 Southeast counties that are rural high-performing, Macon County, North Carolina is one of just 3 that are better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard. (MORE)

... has the 10th-highest population (34,732) of the 23 counties in the Southeast that are better than the nationwide public-safety averages in each of traffic fatalities, drinking water, airborne cancer risk, air quality, toxic-chemical exposure, and flood hazard. Those 34,732 represent just 4.1% of the total across the 23 counties, whose average is 36,831. . (MORE)
