These 8 Counties Have The Healthiest People In All Of Arizona
Monica Spencer
Author
When it comes to health, Arizona has not always been a high ranking state. In fact, we only recently have started improving our health after a particularly fattening time in the ‘90s. Last year, we were ranked as the 29th healthiest state in the US, so we’re seeing some slight improvements. If we break that down into counties, we can really see where health thrives and suffers.
Today, however, we are going to report the good news and focus on the healthiest counties according to County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. The data included is just a snapshot of all the different factors that go into determining the health rate of each county, so keep in mind that some counties do better in certain areas that others. Also, in general, lower numbers are a good thing when looking at this particular list. The only exception here is the food environment index, which measures both reliable access to food and access to healthy foods. Ideally, that number should be at 10.
Rate of poor or fair health: 15%
Adult obesity rate: 23%
Food environment index: 7.3 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 20%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 6,053 years
Rate of uninsured population: 20%
Rate of poor or fair health: 15%
Adult obesity rate: 23%
Food environment index: 7.3 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 20%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 6,053 years
Rate of uninsured population: 20%
Rate of poor or fair health: 23%
Adult obesity rate: 31%
Food environment index: 4.7 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 25%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 5,854 years
Rate of uninsured population: 27%
Rate of poor or fair health: 17%
Adult obesity rate: 30%
Food environment index: 7.3 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 24%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 6,430 years
Rate of uninsured population: 20%
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Rate of poor or fair health: 14%
Adult obesity rate: 22%
Food environment index: 6.9 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 19%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 7,142 years
Rate of uninsured population: 19%
Rate of poor or fair health: 13%
Adult obesity rate: 24%
Food environment index: 5.7 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 16%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 7,744 years
Rate of uninsured population: 25%
Rate of poor or fair health: 18%
Adult obesity rate: 35%
Food environment index: 5.0 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 25%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 7,893 years
Rate of uninsured population: 15%
Rate of poor or fair health: 18%
Adult obesity rate: 26%
Food environment index: 6.3 out of 10
Physical inactivity rate: 20%
Total years of death occurring before age 75: 7,737 years
Rate of uninsured population: 22%
Next week, we’ll be looking at the unhealthiest counties in the state using similar data. In the meantime, what do you think of these rankings? Did any of them surprise you? Tell us your reactions in the comments below!
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