[Vision2020] County Rankings

[Steven Basoa]

  Progressive Farmer magazine has listed the best places to live in  
rural America (http://www.progressivefarmer.com/farmer/bestplaces/ 
index.html).  They've rated the counties by five different regions.   
(You'd have to check the web page or read the magazine to find their  
criteria).  FWIW, in the West Region, Latah County is ranked #55.   
Nez Perce (#11) is the first Idaho county listed.  Asotin county  
comes in at #70 but neither Whitman or Spokane counties cracked the  
top 100.

1. La Plata County, Colorado	
2. San Juan County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
3. Washington County, Utah	 	 	 	 	
4. Silver Bow County, Montana 	 	 	 	
5. Hood River County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
6. Chaffee County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
7. Cache County, Utah	 	 	 	 	
8. Summit County, Utah	 	 	 	 	
9. Amador County, California	 	 	 	 	
10. Fremont County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
11. Nez Perce County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
12. Summit County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
13. Pitkin County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
14. Garfield County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
15. Morgan County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
16. Gallatin County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
17. Lincoln County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
18. Laramie County, Wyoming	 	 	 	 	
19. Lake County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
20. Hawaii County, Hawaii	 	 	 	 	
21. Larimer County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
22. Lewis and Clark County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
23. Kootenai County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
24. Walla Walla County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
25. Franklin County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
26. Stevens County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
27. Deschutes County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
28. Delta County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
29. Douglas County, Nevada	 	 	 	 	
30. Clallam County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
31. Santa Barbara County, California	 	 	 	 	
32. Pueblo County, Colorado 	 	 	 	
33. Cascade County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
34. Montrose County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
35. Umatilla County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
36. Mendocino County, California	 	 	 	 	
37. Mesa County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
38. Skagit County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
39. Bonneville County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
40. Washoe County, Nevada	 	 	 	 	
41. Bannock County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
42. Butte County, California	 	 	 	 	
43. Wasatch County, Utah	 	 	 	 	
44. Yellowstone County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
45. Benton County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
46. Teton County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
47. Nevada County, California	 	 	 	 	
48. Benton County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
49. Jefferson County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
50. Colusa County, California	 	 	 	 	
51. Lewis County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
52. Madison County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
53. Flathead County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
54. Ravalli County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
55. Latah County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
56. Douglas County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
57. Monterey County, California	 	 	 	 	
58. Clatsop County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
59. Anchorage Municipality, Alaska	 	 	 	 	
60. Twin Falls County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
61. Gooding County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
62. Jefferson County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
63. Gem County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
64. Josephine County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
65. Chelan County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
66. Shasta County, California	 	 	 	 	
67. Jackson County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
68. Missoula County, Montana	 	 	 	 	
69. Grays Harbor County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
70. Asotin County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
71. Tuolumne County, California	 	 	 	 	
72. Sutter County, California	 	 	 	 	
73. Pacific County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
74. El Dorado County, California	 	 	 	 	
75. Tillamook County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
76. Humboldt County, California	 	 	 	 	
77. Eagle County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
78. Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska	 	 	 	 	
79. Linn County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
80. Whatcom County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
81. Bingham County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
82. Weld County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
83. Yamhill County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
84. Kittitas County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
85. Coos County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
86. Yakima County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
87. Calaveras County, California	 	 	 	 	
88. Cowlitz County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
89. Lane County, Oregon	 	 	 	 	
90. Bonner County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
91. Clear Creek County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
92. Grant County, Washington	 	 	 	 	
93. Gilpin County, Colorado	 	 	 	 	
94. Merced County, California	 	 	 	 	
95. Jerome County, Idaho	 	 	 	 	
96. Glenn County, California	 	 	 	 	
97. Madera County, California	 	 	 	 	
98. Fresno County, California	 	 	 	 	
99. San Benito County, California	 	 	 	 	
100. Teller County, Colorado
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