Is St. Charles County healthier than St. Louis City?
New out from the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute says "yes."
The study all US counties, by state, based on different factors including tobacco use, diet and exercise, access to care, environmental quality and more.
At a glance, here's how St. Louis' area counties stacked up in the data's rankings. Counties were ranked against each other in each state (so, Illinois' healthiest county may or may not be healthier than Missouri's healthiest county).
Click on each county for more about its ranking:
Missouri (out of 115 counties):
- : #1 (for the second year in a row)
- : #20
- : #29
- : #30
- : #41
- : #44
- : #49
- : #60
- : #110 (down 4 spots from #106 in 2012)
Illinois (out of 102 counties):
- : #21
- (included for those of you here via ): #44
- : #83
- : #88
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