Health in Jackson Metro Area, Mississippi

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Health	Jackson, MS	United States
Air Quality (100=best)	76.7	82.8
Water Quality (100=best)	25	55
Superfund Sites (100=best)	70	71
Physicians per 100k	387.3	261.3

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There are 387 physicians per 100,000 population in Jackson Metro Area, MS. The US average is 261.

Jackson Metro Area, MS Health Index

Air quality in Jackson Metro Area, MS is 77 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 Jackson Metro Area, MS is 25 on a scale to 100 (higher is better). The EPA has a complex method of measuring watershed quality using 15 indicators.

Superfund index is 70 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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