Halifax County: Healthcare & Safety

Hospitals & Facilities

CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Total Hospitals11

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 100K13,468 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor Fair Health Pct0.2%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month4.3 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month6.0 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.2%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.4%
Health Rankings · Food Environment Index7.70
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.3%
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K13,468 per 100K
Health Rankings · Adult smoking20.7%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity44.0%
Health Rankings · Food Environment Index7.70
Health Rankings · Exercise Access Pct45.7%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking13.4%
Health Rankings · Uninsured Pct9.3%
Health Rankings · Unemployment Pct3.9%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K24.95
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci20.37
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci30.57
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Overdose Deaths · Trend 5Yrrising

Sources: FIPS match · Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings 2024 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — FIPS matched

Other

Crime · TypeNonmetropolitan County
Crime · Violent Crime27
Crime · Murder1
Crime · Rape4
Crime · Aggravated Assault22
Crime · Property Crime169
Crime · Burglary46
Crime · Year2024

Sources: FBI CIUS Table 10 — county sheriff data, matched by state+county name