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Healthcare & Safety

8 hospitals anchor health services in Louisville. 50 nursing facilities in the area.

Public Health Indicators

County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.

County Cdc Birth Rate · Fips21111
County Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips21
County Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips111
County Cdc Birth Rate · CountyJefferson
County Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate20.7 per 1,000
County Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci19.70
County Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci21.70
County Cdc Mortality · Fips21111
County Cdc Mortality · CountyJefferson County
County Cdc Mortality · Urban RuralLarge central metro
County Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 202341,783
County Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K12,651 per 100K
County Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported)19.9%
County Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month4.4 days/month
County Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month5.2 days/month
County Health Rankings · Adult smoking17.0%
County Health Rankings · Adult obesity37.2%
County Health Rankings · Physically inactive24.2%
County Health Rankings · Excessive drinking16.2%

Sources: CDC NCHS Vital Statistics · CDC WONDER · County Health Rankings 2025  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Environmental Health

Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).

Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI366
Air Quality · Good air-quality days186
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days168
Air Quality · Unhealthy days (sensitive groups)11.0 days/month
Air Quality · Unhealthy Days1.0 days/month
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded156
Air Quality · Median AQI71
Flood risk · Risk levelminimal

Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12