We went through the healthiest counties, and now it’s time to see who needs a little push to get back on track! These counties, for a variety of reasons, are on the low end of Minnesota’s health spectrum. Based on data compiled from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, here are the 15 unhealthiest counties in Minnesota.
- Chippewa County
Flickr/ramendan With 17% of people in poor or fair health and excessive drinking to the tune of 30%, Chippewa is definitely on the lower end of the longevity spectrum for MN.
- St. Louis County
Flickr/Randen Pederson St. Louis County adults report feeling in poor physical health an average of 3.2 days per month and in poor mental health an average of 3.3 days.
- Murray County
Wikimedia/McGhiever Murray county sees nearly 20% less access to exercise opportunities than the rest of the state, keeping the inactivity rate above 23% and obesity above 33%.
- Polk County
Flickr/Andrew Filer Few exercise opportunities, high smoking rates, obesity rates, and a lot of excessive drinking likely make Polk County one of the poorest counties for longevity in the state.
- Morrison County
Flickr/Andrew Filer In Morrison County, 17% of adults report being in poor or fair health and that could be due to the low health rating of the food.
- Clearwater County
Flickr/wagon16 With 21% of adults reporting excessive drinking, over 75% of driving deaths in Clearwater County are alcohol related.
- Lake County
Flickr/m01229 Lake County residents report being in poor physical health 3.6 days per month.
- Pine County
Flickr/m01229 Pine County sees high rates of physical inactivity and obesity and its residents just aren’t living as long as they used to.
- Wadena County
Flickr/James Badger Wadena County adults report being in poor physical health 4 days per month and poor mental health 5.1 days per month.
- Mille Lacs County
Flickr/davef3138 The longevity in Mille Lacs County is very low likely due to excessive drinking, physical inactivity, and the resulting poor mental health.
- Beltrami County
Flickr/mwp_42 Air pollution, physical inactivity, and obesity rates in Beltrami County are high.
- Norman County
Flickr/qwekiop147 20% of children in Norman County live in poverty and 12% of adults report poor health.
- Renville County
Flickr/minnemom Unemployment, poverty, obesity, physical inactivity, and pollution rates are all rising in Renville County.
- Cass County
Flickr/Greg Gjerdingen Obesity is on the rise in Cass County and people aren’t living very long, with life length shortening each year.
- Mahnomen County
Flickr/Andrew Filer Mahnomen County residents live the shortest lives in MN on average, have some of the highest smoking, obesity and inactivity rates, and 38% of Mahnomen County children are living in poverty.
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Flickr/ramendan
With 17% of people in poor or fair health and excessive drinking to the tune of 30%, Chippewa is definitely on the lower end of the longevity spectrum for MN.
Flickr/Randen Pederson
St. Louis County adults report feeling in poor physical health an average of 3.2 days per month and in poor mental health an average of 3.3 days.
Wikimedia/McGhiever
Murray county sees nearly 20% less access to exercise opportunities than the rest of the state, keeping the inactivity rate above 23% and obesity above 33%.
Flickr/Andrew Filer
Few exercise opportunities, high smoking rates, obesity rates, and a lot of excessive drinking likely make Polk County one of the poorest counties for longevity in the state.
In Morrison County, 17% of adults report being in poor or fair health and that could be due to the low health rating of the food.
Flickr/wagon16
With 21% of adults reporting excessive drinking, over 75% of driving deaths in Clearwater County are alcohol related.
Flickr/m01229
Lake County residents report being in poor physical health 3.6 days per month.
Pine County sees high rates of physical inactivity and obesity and its residents just aren’t living as long as they used to.
Flickr/James Badger
Wadena County adults report being in poor physical health 4 days per month and poor mental health 5.1 days per month.
Flickr/davef3138
The longevity in Mille Lacs County is very low likely due to excessive drinking, physical inactivity, and the resulting poor mental health.
Flickr/mwp_42
Air pollution, physical inactivity, and obesity rates in Beltrami County are high.
Flickr/qwekiop147
20% of children in Norman County live in poverty and 12% of adults report poor health.
Flickr/minnemom
Unemployment, poverty, obesity, physical inactivity, and pollution rates are all rising in Renville County.
Flickr/Greg Gjerdingen
Obesity is on the rise in Cass County and people aren’t living very long, with life length shortening each year.
Mahnomen County residents live the shortest lives in MN on average, have some of the highest smoking, obesity and inactivity rates, and 38% of Mahnomen County children are living in poverty.
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