Sussex County: Healthcare & Safety

Hospitals & Facilities

CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.

Total Hospitals108

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.

Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K8,596 per 100K
Health Rankings · Poor Fair Health Pct0.1%
Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month3.5 days/month
Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month4.6 days/month
Health Rankings · Adult smoking0.1%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity0.3%
Health Rankings · Food Environment Index8.00
Health Rankings · Physically inactive0.3%
Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K8,596 per 100K
Health Rankings · Adult smoking15.0%
Health Rankings · Adult obesity35.0%
Health Rankings · Food Environment Index8.00
Health Rankings · Exercise Access Pct56.4%
Health Rankings · Excessive drinking14.6%
Health Rankings · Uninsured Pct8.7%
Health Rankings · Unemployment Pct4.4%
Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K44.99
Overdose Deaths · Year2021
Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci42.16
Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci48.02
Overdose Deaths · Urban RuralNoncore
Overdose Deaths · Trend 5Yrrising

Sources: FIPS match · Robert Wood Johnson Foundation County Health Rankings 2024 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — FIPS matched

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 · Good air-quality days298
Air Quality · Moderate AQI days67
Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded90
Air Quality · Median AQI40
Air Quality · Year2024

Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024