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Health in Portsmouth, Virginia

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HealthPortsmouth, VAUnited States
Air Quality (100=best)5082.8
Water Quality (100=best)4055
Superfund Sites (100=best)2071
Physicians per 100k314261.3



There are 314 physicians per 100,000 population in Portsmouth, VA. The US average is 261.

Portsmouth, VA Health Index

Air quality in Portsmouth, VA is 50 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 Portsmouth, VA is 40 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 20 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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