Health in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
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There are 44 physicians per 100,000 population in Pine Ridge, SD. The US average is 261.
Pine Ridge, SD Health Index
Air quality in Pine Ridge, SD is 98 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 Pine Ridge, SD is 20 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.
Superfund index is 89 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.
Pine Ridge Health SperlingViews
Crime and poverty stats are incorrect: Since the only police force on the Pine Ridge Reservation is the tribal police, most crime is not reported outside the tribe. Rampant crime, expecially drug manufacture... (read more)Have an opinion about Pine Ridge? Leave a commentTo See All SperlingViews for Pine Ridge Click Here
