It seems that these 15 counties got the memo about eating an apple a day. County Health Rankings and Roadmaps did us a great service and compiled all the data one could possibly need to make a list such as this one. It provides the best to the worst and ranked South Carolina counties by overall healthiness. Here are the top 15 healthiest counties in South Carolina! Do you live in one of them? Here we go:
- Beaufort Co.
Graham Dean/Flickr Per data gathered, it seems that on average most people here are so healthy that they only take 2.7 days for poor health out of work versus the average of 3.6. There is also more physical activity going on here.
- York Co.
bretthpatrick/Flickr York County boasts a higher average of healthy babies on average.
- Charleston Co.
Anthony/Flickr Charleston’s high standing could be the fact that the residents have an 82% chance of finding physical activity near them.
- Greenville Co.
Michael Simmons/Flickr Premature death is 1200+ less a year here than in other counties.
- Dorchester Co.
Kyle Jackson/Flickr Their premature death rate is radically below the state’s average.
- Lexington Co.
Yeonsang/Flickr Lexington has healthier babies and adults who have fewer sick days during the year.
- Oconee Co.
Janet Tarbox/Flickr Only 17% of the population seems to be smokers here in Oconee County versus the state average of 20%. That may not seem like a lot but, 3% can mean quite a few people.
- Berkeley Co.
Bishop England High School/Flickr According to statistics, Berkeley has a lower premature death rate, more healthier babies than average, and a higher insured rate for medical care.
- Richland Co.
Bishop England High School/Fllickr They seem to have fewer premature deaths on average and a lower teen pregnancy rate on average as well.
- Aiken Co.
Frank DiBona/Flickr Violent crime is significantly lower here than state average.
- Kershaw Co.
Julie JP/Flickr There are fewer single parent households here and less violent crime than state average.
- Calhoun Co.
Hunter Desportes/Flickr Calhoun seems to have their health tightly packaged here. There are a lot fewer premature deaths, fewer people report poor to fair health, and there’s fewer people smoking here than state average.
- Spartanburg Co.
Janet Tarbox/Flickr On average here people have a shorter commute on a daily basis and there’s less than average violent crime.
- Pickens Co.
Chris/Flickr Violent crime here is drastically lower than the state’s average.
- Anderson Co.
Chris Meller/Flickr There are no drinking water violations and the employment rate is better here than the state average.
I bet it pays to eat your apples, go for a walk, and stop to smell the roses once in a while as evidenced by the above statistics. Do you live in one of these counties? What do you think of these results? Let us know in the comments below.
Graham Dean/Flickr
Per data gathered, it seems that on average most people here are so healthy that they only take 2.7 days for poor health out of work versus the average of 3.6. There is also more physical activity going on here.
bretthpatrick/Flickr
York County boasts a higher average of healthy babies on average.
Anthony/Flickr
Charleston’s high standing could be the fact that the residents have an 82% chance of finding physical activity near them.
Michael Simmons/Flickr
Premature death is 1200+ less a year here than in other counties.
Kyle Jackson/Flickr
Their premature death rate is radically below the state’s average.
Yeonsang/Flickr
Lexington has healthier babies and adults who have fewer sick days during the year.
Janet Tarbox/Flickr
Only 17% of the population seems to be smokers here in Oconee County versus the state average of 20%. That may not seem like a lot but, 3% can mean quite a few people.
Bishop England High School/Flickr
According to statistics, Berkeley has a lower premature death rate, more healthier babies than average, and a higher insured rate for medical care.
Bishop England High School/Fllickr
They seem to have fewer premature deaths on average and a lower teen pregnancy rate on average as well.
Frank DiBona/Flickr
Violent crime is significantly lower here than state average.
Julie JP/Flickr
There are fewer single parent households here and less violent crime than state average.
Hunter Desportes/Flickr
Calhoun seems to have their health tightly packaged here. There are a lot fewer premature deaths, fewer people report poor to fair health, and there’s fewer people smoking here than state average.
On average here people have a shorter commute on a daily basis and there’s less than average violent crime.
Chris/Flickr
Violent crime here is drastically lower than the state’s average.
Chris Meller/Flickr
There are no drinking water violations and the employment rate is better here than the state average.
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