Gallatin County, Illinois (IL)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,117
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,210
Renter-occupied apartments: 522 (it was 516 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 19% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 324 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 15 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (21.3%), Retail trade (18.2%), Manufacturing (12.6%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 81%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 4,65294.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1883.8%Two or more races
- 761.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 100.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 50.1%Asian alone
Median resident age: | 47.3 years |
Illinois median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 2,462 | ![]() |
Females: 2,516 | ![]() |

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Gallatin County: | 2.0 people |
Illinois: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $52,337 ($26,118 in 1999)
This county: | $52,337 |
Illinois: | $72,205 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $286 (lower quartile is $195, upper quartile is $358)
This county: | $286 |
State: | $966 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $83,410 (it was $42,700 in 2000)
Gallatin: | $83,410 |
Illinois: | $231,500 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $932Detached houses: $137,241
Here: $137,241 State: $285,490 Townhouses or other attached units: $57,644
Here: $57,644 State: $267,853 Mobile homes: $75,493
Here: $75,493 State: $69,530
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $364
Institutionalized population: 0
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 2
- Burglaries: 7
- Thefts: 21
- Auto thefts: 1
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 8
- Thefts: 23
- Auto thefts: 7
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1997: 0 buildings
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,165 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,129 (1.4%)
Gallatin County: | 17.1% |
Illinois: | 12.1% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 47.3 years old
(Males: 45.6 years old, Females: 49.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.5 years old, Black residents: 38.2 years old, American Indian residents: 5.9 years old, Asian residents: 67.6 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 61.9 years old, Other race residents: 17.1 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Gallatin County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $492 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.
Cities in this county include: Shawneetown, Ridgway, Equality, New Haven, Old Shawneetown, Omaha, Junction.
Neighboring counties: Cowley County, Kansas , Grant County, Kansas
, Hamilton County, Kansas
, Jessamine County, Kentucky
, Meade County, Kansas
, Waynesboro city, Virginia
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Here: | 4.5% |
Illinois: | 4.3% |
Current college students: 294
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 15 (13.6% naturalized citizens)
Gallatin County: | 0.3% |
Whole state: | 14.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 92010 or later
- 52000 to 2009
- 01990 to 1999
- 01980 to 1989
- 51970 to 1979
- 7Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.9 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 47.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,758
- One, attached: 14
- Two: 120
- 3 or 4: 48
- 5 to 9: 1
- 10 to 19: 11
- 50 or more: 1
- Mobile homes: 563
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 11
Housing units in Gallatin County with a mortgage: 626 (50 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 48 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
Here: | 100.0% with mortgage |
State: | 97.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Gallatin County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 1,453 | 10 |
Catholic | 1,246 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 270 | 9 |
Other | 1 | - |
None | 2,619 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Gallatin County: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.66 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 0.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Gallatin County: | 3.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Illinois: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.96 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Gallatin County: | 9.7% |
Illinois: | 8.3% |
Gallatin County: | 27.0% |
State: | 25.2% |
Here: | 15.4% |
State: | 14.5% |
Agriculture in Gallatin County:
Average size of farms: 826 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $155,641
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $225.09
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.00%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 6.60%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $154,720
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 78.19%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 14.68%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $206,004
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 87.70%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 2.20
Corn for grain: 58383 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5248 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 56744 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 13 acres
Earthquake activity:
Gallatin County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Illinois state average. It is 255% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 50.1 miles away from Gallatin County center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 28.5 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 74.3 miles away from the county center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 83.1 miles away from Gallatin County center
On 4/18/2008 at 15:14:16, a magnitude 4.8 (4.5 MB, 4.8 MW, 4.6 MW, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 52.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Illinois Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4489, Natural disaster type: Other
- Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 19, 2011 to June 14, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1991: June 07, 2011, FEMA Id: 1991, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 08, 2009 to May 09, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1850: July 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1850, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Illinois Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 26, 2009 to January 28, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1826: March 02, 2009, FEMA Id: 1826, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Illinois Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3230: September 07, 2005, FEMA Id: 3230, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Illinois Snow, Incident Period: December 21, 2004 to December 23, 2004, Emergency Declared EM-3199: February 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3199, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Illinois Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 21, 2002 to May 23, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1416: May 21, 2002, FEMA Id: 1416, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Illinois Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 01, 1997 to April 01, 1997, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1170: March 21, 1997, FEMA Id: 1170, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois Severe Storms/Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 1996 to May 17, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1112: May 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1112, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Illinois SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, Incident Period: April 26, 1973, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-373: April 26, 1973, FEMA Id: 373, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
The number of natural disasters in Gallatin County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 2
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 886 (79.4%)
- Carpooled: 103 (9.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 15 (1.3%)
- Walked: 1 (0.1%)
- Worked at home: 73 (6.5%)
- Health care and social assistance (24%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Public administration (9%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Other services, except public administration (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (33%)
- Retail trade (16%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Finance and insurance (4%)
- Transportation occupations (14%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (13%)
- Production occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (12%)
- Material moving occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (15%)
- Healthcare support occupations (11%)
- Management occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (9%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Philippines (27%)
- Asia, n.e.c. (20%)
- India (13%)
- Germany (13%)
- Ireland (0%)
- Norway (0%)
- Sweden (0%)
- English (24%)
- German (20%)
- American (14%)
- Irish (11%)
- Scottish (5%)
- French (except Basque) (3%)
- Dutch (2%)
4 people in group homes intended for adults
52 people in nursing homes
19 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
3.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($37,754 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.86% |
Illinois average: | 5.09% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.86% relocated from other counties in Illinois ($37,754 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated from other states.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Saline County, IL | ![]() |
3.54% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,127 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.54% |
Illinois average: | 6.10% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in Illinois ($45,127 average AGI)
10 or fewer of this county's residents relocated to other states.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Saline County, IL | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 15.4
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 2.9%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,387 (1,124 aged, 263 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 146 (12%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Gallatin County, Illinois in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (122)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (23)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,219
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 33
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 16
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,978- Male householders: 928 (285 living alone), Female householders: 1,237 (435 living alone)
997 spouses (995 opposite-sex spouses), 101 unmarried partners, (99 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,419 children (1,343 natural, 49 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 137 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 48 parents, 0 foster children, 48 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3
Size of family households: 737 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 224 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 721 1-person, 49 2-persons, 9 3-persons.
552 married couples with children.
327 single-parent households (37 men, 290 women).
99.1% of residents of Gallatin speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $63,556,000 ($10,287 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $511,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $20,219,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,484,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,634,000
Federal grants: $11,529,000
Federal procurement contracts: $8,008,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,682,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $256,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $10,803,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,926,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 369Here: | 60 per 1000 residents |
State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 464
Here: | 75 per 1000 residents |
State: | 43 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +8
Here: | +1 per 1000 residents |
State: | +26 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -198
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.25 millions of gallons per day (99% from ground, 1% from surface)
Here: | 6.2 |
State: | 6.4 |
Here: | 4.4 |
State: | 4.2 |
- Year house built in Gallatin County, Illinois
- 02020 or later
- 1042010 to 2019
- 2202000 to 2009
- 1701990 to 1999
- 3201980 to 1989
- 5181970 to 1979
- 3431960 to 1969
- 2601950 to 1959
- 2151940 to 1949
- 3801939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallatin County, Illinois
- 31 room
- 02 rooms
- 493 rooms
- 2044 rooms
- 3635 rooms
- 3656 rooms
- 3447 rooms
- 1788 rooms
- 2219+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallatin County, Illinois
- 61 room
- 22 rooms
- 523 rooms
- 1814 rooms
- 805 rooms
- 476 rooms
- 587 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 09+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Gallatin County, Illinois
- 3no bedroom
- 831 bedroom
- 3462 bedrooms
- 9833 bedrooms
- 2574 bedrooms
- 545+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gallatin County, Illinois
- 6no bedroom
- 701 bedroom
- 1832 bedrooms
- 1703 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Gallatin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 127no vehicle
- 5251 vehicle
- 6412 vehicles
- 1963 vehicles
- 1414 vehicles
- 1015+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Gallatin County in renter-occupied apartments
- 49no vehicle
- 2601 vehicle
- 762 vehicles
- 553 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
92.9% of Gallatin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Illinois.
Gallatin County: | 92.9% |
State average: | 87.9% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,236
- Other state: 1,701
- Northeast: 41
- Midwest: 1,032
- South: 562
- West: 56
- 51.7%Utility gas
- 26.7%Electricity
- 18.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Wood
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 47.3%Utility gas
- 35.9%Electricity
- 16.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 5.9% |
Illinois: | 14.1% |
Here: | 2.2% |
Illinois: | 10.6% |
Here: | 2.0% |
Illinois: | 28.8% |
Gallatin County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $219,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,101,000
Regular Highways: $997,000
Central Staff Services: $479,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000
Police Protection: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $576,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $71,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $394,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,557,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $947,000
Other: $352,000
General Local Government Support: $316,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
- Tax - Property: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $29,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $997,000
Gallatin County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $219,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,101,000
Regular Highways: $997,000
Central Staff Services: $479,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000
Police Protection: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $576,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $71,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $394,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,557,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $947,000
Other: $352,000
General Local Government Support: $316,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
- Tax - Property: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $29,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $997,000
Gallatin County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $219,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,101,000
Regular Highways: $997,000
Central Staff Services: $479,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000
Police Protection: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $576,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $71,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $394,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,557,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $947,000
Other: $352,000
General Local Government Support: $316,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
- Tax - Property: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $29,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $997,000
Gallatin County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Charges - Other: $219,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $1,101,000
Regular Highways: $997,000
Central Staff Services: $479,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $359,000
Police Protection: $103,000
Public Welfare - Other: $64,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing and Community Development: $576,000
Public Welfare: $5,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $126,000
Fines and Forfeits: $71,000
Interest Earnings: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing and Community Development: $394,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,557,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $947,000
Other: $352,000
General Local Government Support: $316,000
Public Welfare: $84,000
- Tax - Property: $890,000
Other Selective Sales: $29,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $997,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 246
- Number of aged recipients: 18
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 228
- Number of recipients under 18: 39
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 159
- Number of recipients older than 64: 48
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 101
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 117
Most common first names in Gallatin County, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 108 | 79.7 years |
John | 96 | 73.3 years |
James | 87 | 73.5 years |
Charles | 75 | 77.1 years |
William | 66 | 75.8 years |
George | 53 | 76.6 years |
Robert | 48 | 72.8 years |
Thomas | 31 | 74.3 years |
Joseph | 30 | 73.7 years |
Anna | 29 | 82.2 years |
Most common last names in Gallatin County, IL among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Drone | 49 | 75.1 years |
Williams | 42 | 77.2 years |
Smith | 38 | 76.8 years |
Downen | 28 | 80.2 years |
Patton | 24 | 75.9 years |
Barnett | 23 | 72.4 years |
Jones | 23 | 76.3 years |
Moore | 23 | 78.7 years |
Cox | 20 | 75.7 years |
Wilson | 18 | 73.7 years |
Businesses in Gallatin County, IL
- Ace Hardware: 1
- Lane Furniture: 1
- True Value: 1
Gallatin County on our top lists:
- #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013"