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Population in 2010: 4,529.
Population change since 2000: +52.3%
Males: 2,382  (52.6%)
Females: 2,147  (47.4%)
Median resident age:

25.5 years
Texas median age:

35.6 years

Zip codes: 79927.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $29,739 (it was $21,964 in 2000)
Sparks:

$29,739
TX:

$72,284

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $11,777 (it was $6,068 in 2000)

Sparks CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $95,241 (it was $37,200 in 2000)
Sparks:

$95,241
TX:

$275,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $100,809; detached houses: $133,728; mobile homes: $52,789

Median gross rent in 2022: $966.

March 2022 cost of living index in Sparks: 81.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 58.2%
(58.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 78.0% for other race residents, 45.1% for two or more races residents)

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Land area: 1.34 square miles.

Population density: 3,372 people per square mile   (average).

Sparks, Texas map

2,193 residents are foreign born (40.6% Latin America).

This place:

41.8%
Texas:

17.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $5,642 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,440 (1.6%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: El Paso, TX (13.4 miles , pop. 563,662).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (363.4 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Horizon City, TX (1.6 miles ),
Socorro, TX (1.8 miles ),
Clint, TX (2.4 miles ),
Agua Dulce, TX (2.5 miles ),
San Elizario, TX (2.6 miles ),
Morning Glory, TX (2.8 miles ),
Homestead Meadows South, TX (3.2 miles ),
Homestead Meadows North, TX (3.5 miles )

Latitude: 31.68 N, Longitude: 106.24 W

Distribution of median household income in Sparks, TX in 2022
Distribution of house value in Sparks, TX in 2022

Property values in Sparks, TX

Sparks satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.9%
Texas:

3.5%
Most common industries in Sparks, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (14.5%)
  • Educational services (7.6%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
  • Truck transportation (6.0%)
  • Apparel (5.7%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (4.7%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (4.2%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (23.2%)
  • Truck transportation (8.2%)
  • Repair & maintenance (6.4%)
  • Administrative & support & waste management services (5.8%)
  • Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.5%)
  • Educational services (5.3%)
  • Apparel (4.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Accommodation & food services (13.9%)
  • Educational services (11.5%)
  • Apparel (8.5%)
  • Plastics & rubber products (5.5%)
  • Computer & electronic products (5.2%)
  • Health care (5.2%)
  • Public administration (4.8%)
Most common occupations in Sparks, TX (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (9.0%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.3%)
  • Carpenters (6.7%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (6.0%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5.1%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Carpenters (10.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10.4%)
  • Other material moving workers, except laborers (9.7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9.1%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.4%)
  • Construction laborers (6.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.2%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (13.3%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7.3%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.7%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.4%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.5%)
  • Operations specialties managers, except financial managers (4.8%)

Average climate in Sparks, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Sparks, Texas average temperatures Sparks, Texas average precipitation Sparks, Texas humidity Sparks, Texas wind speed Sparks, Texas snowfall Sparks, Texas sunshine Sparks, Texas clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI CO NO2 SO2 Ozone PM10 PM2.5 Pb
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 126. This is significantly worse than average.

City:

126
U.S.:

73
Carbon Monoxide Level

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2022 was 0.180. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.180
U.S.:

0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 11.9. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

11.9
U.S.:

5.1
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2017 was 0.544. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.544
U.S.:

1.515
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 31.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

31.0
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 41.7. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

41.7
U.S.:

19.2
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.42. This is about average. Closest monitor was 2.9 miles away from the city center.

City:

8.42
U.S.:

8.11
Lead Level

Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2008 was 0.0173. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 2.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

0.0173
U.S.:

0.0093

Earthquake activity:

Sparks-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Texas state average. It is 400% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 195.8 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/2014 at 04:59:35, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 MW, Depth: 4.0 mi) earthquake occurred 182.7 miles away from the city center
On 1/4/2006 at 08:32:32, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 MW, Depth: 8.7 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 427.8 miles away from the city center
On 3/26/2020 at 15:16:27, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 5.9 mi) earthquake occurred 129.3 miles away from Sparks center
On 5/19/1940 at 04:36:40, a magnitude 7.2 (7.2 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 562.1 miles away from Sparks center, causing $33,000,000 total damage
On 6/28/1992 at 11:57:34, a magnitude 7.6 (6.2 MB, 7.6 MS, 7.3 MW, Depth: 0.7 mi) earthquake occurred 621.9 miles away from the city center, causing 3 deaths (1 shaking deaths, 2 other deaths) and 400 injuries, causing $100,000,000 total damage and $40,000,000 insured losses
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in El Paso County (11) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 7

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 5, Fires: 2, Floods: 2, Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Sparks topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Sparks:

  • FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HORIZON DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 4 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • NEW HOPE COMMUNITY LIVING V I (Hospital, about 5 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • ALMAR HOME HEALTH CARE CORP (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • DAVITA EAST DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • REVIVE HOME CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • HIGHLANDS REGIONAL REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 6 miles away; EL PASO, TX)
  • FOUNDATION SURGICAL HOSPITAL OF EL PASO Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; EL PASO, TX)

Amtrak station near Sparks:

  • 17 miles: EL PASO (700 SAN FRANCISCO AVE.) . Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sparks:

  • El Paso Community College (about 11 miles; El Paso, TX; Full-time enrollment: 19,576)
  • Vista College (about 13 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 3,453)
  • The University of Texas at El Paso (about 17 miles; El Paso, TX; FT enrollment: 18,008)
  • New Mexico State University-Dona Ana (about 52 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 5,640)
  • New Mexico State University-Main Campus (about 52 miles; Las Cruces, NM; FT enrollment: 14,497)
  • Western New Mexico University (about 142 miles; Silver City, NM; FT enrollment: 2,456)
  • Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus (about 152 miles; Roswell, NM; FT enrollment: 2,212)

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El Paso County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.7 people
Texas:

2.8 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

85.3%
Whole state:

69.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.1%
Whole state:

6.0%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.0% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Sparks:

Marital status in Sparks, TX
  • Never married: 43.1%
  • Now married: 42.3%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 9.6%

For population 25 years and over in Sparks:

  • High school or higher: 65.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 9.9%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

20.9
Texas average:

14.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Sparks, TX (based on El Paso County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic345,95055
Evangelical Protestant87,056329
Other16,67540
Mainline Protestant10,14546
Black Protestant1,70312
Orthodox6473
None338,471-
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. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 116
This county:

1.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 11
El Paso County:

0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 41
El Paso County:

0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

1.11 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 216
El Paso County:

2.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:

3.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 444
This county:

6.08 / 10,000 pop.
Texas:

6.13 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

7.5%
Texas:

8.9%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

24.0%
State:

26.6%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
El Paso County:

12.3%
Texas:

15.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
Sparks:

46.1%
State:

48.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

45.1%
Texas:

47.4%

Average BMI:
Sparks:

30.3
Texas:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

24.3%
State:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Sparks:

14.8%
State:

10.3%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.6
Texas:

6.8

Overweight people:
Here:

38.3%
State:

33.1%

General health condition:
Sparks:

51.0%
Texas:

56.2%

Average condition of hearing:
Sparks:

83.0%
State:

80.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of Sparks, TX Residents

4.73% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($53,131 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.73%
Texas average:

8.12%

0.19% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,174 average AGI)
El Paso County:

0.19%
Texas average:

0.04%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Dona Ana County, NM  0.29% ($45,222 average AGI)
from Bexar County, TX  0.16% ($49,588)
from Maricopa County, AZ  0.13% ($47,714)


4.88% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,360 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

4.88%
Texas average:

7.40%

0.13% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,506 average AGI)
El Paso County:

0.13%
Texas average:

0.03%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Dona Ana County, NM  0.33% ($40,262 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX  0.22% ($57,732)
to Maricopa County, AZ  0.15% ($44,104)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sparks:

  • KELP (1590 AM; 50 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: MCCLATCHEY BROADCASTING)
  • KAMA (750 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KBNA (920 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KSVE (1150 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY (1380 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KTSM (690 AM; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXPL (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: K-FINA RESULTS, INC.)
  • KROD (600 AM; 5 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KVIV (1340 AM; 1 kW; EL PASO, TX; Owner: SPANISH CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KSNM (570 AM; 5 kW; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: SUNRISE BROADCASTING INC.)
  • KINF (1020 AM; 50 kW; ROSWELL, NM; Owner: JAMES CRYSTAL HOLDINGS OF NEW MEXICO, INC.)
  • KKOB (770 AM; 50 kW; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KICA (980 AM; 50 kW; CLOVIS, NM; Owner: BROADCAST ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sparks:

  • KTSM-FM (99.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOFX (92.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • K219BX (91.7 FM; EL PASO, ETC., TX; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KSII (93.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KINT-FM (93.9 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KHEY-FM (96.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLAQ (95.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: REGENT LICENSEE OF EL PASO, INC.)
  • KHRO (94.7 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KPRR (102.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPAS (103.1 FM; FABENS, TX; Owner: ALGIE A. FELDER)
  • KVER (91.1 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
  • KXCR (89.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KBNA-FM (97.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
  • KTEP (88.5 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO)
  • K212EO (90.3 FM; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Sparks:

  • KTSM-TV (Channel 9; EL PASO, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF EL PASO LICENSE CORP.)
  • KVIA-TV (Channel 7; EL PASO, TX; Owner: NPG OF TEXAS, L.P.)
  • KSCE (Channel 38; EL PASO, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 38 CHRISTIAN TELEVISION)
  • KINT-TV (Channel 26; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KFOX-TV (Channel 14; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KTVU PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTYO (Channel 48; LAS CRUCES, NM; Owner: COUNCIL TREE COMMUNICATIONS VI, L.P.)
  • KTFN (Channel 65; EL PASO, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KDBC-TV (Channel 4; EL PASO, TX; Owner: KDBC-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KCOS (Channel 13; EL PASO, TX; Owner: EL PASO PUBLIC TELEVISION FOUNDATION)
Sparks fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Sparks fatal accident list:

Jul 6, 2013 11:24 PM, Fm 1281/Horizon Blvd, Lat: 31.661189, Lon: -106.237125, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 23, 2011 05:37 PM, I-10, Lat: 31.670658, Lon: -106.248758, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 5Number of bridges
  • 36ft / 10.7mTotal length
  • $24,000Total costs
  • 93,905Total average daily traffic
  • 12,798Total average daily truck traffic

FCC Registered Microwave Towers:

2
  • SPARKS, Fordham Dr (Lat: 31.681167 Lon: -106.233750), Type: Tank, Structure height: 38 m, Call Sign: WQXD977,
    Assigned Frequencies: 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, 11405.0 MHz, Grant Date: 02/09/2016, Expiration Date: 02/09/2026, Certifier: Dan Bambach, Registrant: Southwestern Wireless, 8901 Gateway Blvd South, El Paso, TX 79904, Phone: (575) 622-9944, Fax: (575) 624-0024, Email:

  • TX-SPARKSEA1, Sullivan Road (Lat: 30.922194 Lon: -97.333861), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 45.7 m, Call Sign: WRMT596,
    Assigned Frequencies: 10915.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz, 10915.0 MHz, 11645.0 MHz... (+20 more), Grant Date: 06/02/2021, Expiration Date: 06/02/2031, Certifier: Jack Marsh, Registrant: Amg Technology Investment Group, LLC, 95 Parker Oaks Lane, Hudson Oaks, TX 76087, Phone: (855) 698-5465, Email:


Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED8$128,0111$138,4403$134,5901$15,020
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$00$01$103,9700$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$132,1100$03$130,8231$31,890
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$67,0700$01$179,2600$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$00$0
Choose year:  2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.20

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2008
(Based on 1 partial tract)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
NumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED1$119,260
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$0
Choose year:  2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0103.20

Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Sparks, TX
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Sparks, TX - Value
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Sparks, TX
  • 94.5%Utility gas
  • 5.5%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Sparks, TX
  • 87.7%Utility gas
  • 12.3%Electricity


Sparks compared to Texas state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

Sparks on our top lists:

  • #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of English-only speaking households, population 500+"
  • #36 (79927) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers reporting net capital gain/loss in 2012 (pop 1,000+)"
  • #97 (79927) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the lowest charity contributions deductions as a percentage of AGI in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
  • #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
  • #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
  • #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
  • #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
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