Table 1:
County and state demographics, EMS system information and overdose data
| County | County A | County B | North Carolina |
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| Population per square mile (2020) | 1,133.7 | 938.1 | 214.7 |
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| Urbanicity | Mixed urban/rural | Mixed urban/rural | -- |
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| Persons ≥ 18 years of age (%) | 80.6 | 77.6 | 78.4 |
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| Sex (%) | |||
| Female | 52.0 | 52.4 | 51.1 |
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| Racial demographics (%) | |||
| White alone | 55.2 | 65.7 | 69.8 |
| Black/African American alone | 34.5 | 27.6 | 22.1 |
| Asian alone | 6.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native alone | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander alone | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Two or more races | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
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| Ethnicity (%) | |||
| Hispanic or Latino | 15.4 | 15.3 | 11.4 |
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| Persons in poverty (%) | 11.1 | 14.8 | 12.8 |
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| 9-1-1 and EMS data (2023) | |||
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| Total EMS call volume | 57,249 | 51,112 | -- |
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| Total suspected overdose 9-1-1 calls | 903 | 932 | -- |
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| Total non-traumatic cardiac arrests in adults ≥ 18 in which resuscitation was attempted | 287 | 352 | 8,988 |
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| Drug overdose data (2023) | |||
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| Annual rate of drug overdose deaths (per 100,000 residents) | 40.7 | 40.0 | 41.0 |
| Annual rate of overdose ED visits (per 100,000 residents) | 138.3 | 139.0 | 114.9 |
| Overdose deaths involving illicit opioids (%) | 78.1 | 80.9 | 78.9 |
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Data source: data.census.gov (52)
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Data source: Opioid and Substance Use Action Plan Data Dashboard (NCDHHS) (53)