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Health in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky

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HealthLexington-Fayette, KYUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)68.282.8
Water Quality (100=best)7055
Superfund Sites (100=best)9971
Physicians per 100k641.3261.3



There are 641 physicians per 100,000 population in Lexington-Fayette, KY. The US average is 261.

Lexington-Fayette, KY Health Index

Air quality in Lexington-Fayette, KY is 68 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is based on ozone alert days and number of pollutants in the air, as reported by the EPA.

Water quality in Lexington-Fayette, KY is 70 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 99 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). This is upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts.


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