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<h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="name">The Least Healthy County in
Every State</h1>
<p class="post-meta"> <span class="byline">By <a class="vcard
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content="2018-03-29T16:20:53+00:00">March 29, 2018 4:20 pm EDT</span>
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<p>Americans who eat right, exercise regularly, and abstain from bad
habits like smoking and excessive drinking are far more likely to
live long, healthy lives. While this should come as a surprise to
no one, unhealthy lifestyles remain common in certain parts of the
country — and the serious toll they are taking is apparent in any
number of reported health outcomes.</p>
<p>While lifestyle choices can have profound health implications,
other factors, often outside of an individual’s control, can also
have a significant impact on personal health. For a variety of
reasons — limited access to healthy dietary and lifestyle options
chief among them — lower-income Americans are more likely to
report poor health outcomes than those who are financially secure.
As a result, an area’s economy and job market are often closely
tied to the health of a population.</p>
<p>Whether the causes are behavioral, economic, or some mix of the
two, every state is home to at least one county where residents
are far less likely to be in good health than residents across the
state, and often the nation, as a whole.</p>
<p>24/7 Wall St. reviewed county-level data on behaviors and health
outcomes from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, a Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health
Institute joint program, to identify the least healthy county in
every state. In some counties, residents are about three times
more likely to die prematurely than residents across the state as
a whole.</p>
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<p><strong>12. Idaho</strong><br>
<strong>> Least healthy county:</strong> Benewah<br>
<strong>> Population without health insurance</strong> 15.8%<br>
<strong>> Population with limited access to healthy food</strong>
16.6%<br>
<strong>> Obesity rate:</strong> 29.9%</p>
<p>In Benewah County, just 13.6% of adults have a bachelor’s degree
compared to 26.2% of adults across Idaho. Adults with a college
education are more likely to live longer, healthier lives than
those with lower educational attainment. The county’s low
educational attainment may therefore partially explain some
unhealthy behaviors and outcomes among county residents. For
example, adults living in Benewah County are less likely to
exercise regularly and more likely to smoke than the typical adult
in Idaho. Additionally, there are 521 deaths before age 75 for
every 100,000 people in Benewah County, well above the statewide
premature death rate of 307 per 100,000.</p>
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