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Multiple Colorado Counties Make List of Healthiest Places in America
One Colorado county took home one of the top 5 spots when it came to the healthiest counties in America.
According to a new report from U.S. News and CVS Health, there are 22 counties in Colorado that are considered some of the healthiest in the United States.
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The Healthiest County In Colorado
Based on the report, Douglas County has been named the healthiest county in all of Colorado. Douglas County is part of the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metro and has been previously ranked No. 1 in a past edition of this same report. This year Douglas County was ranked as the 3rd healthiest county in America.
As of 2020, Douglas County had a population of 344,280. Douglas County received a population health score of 93. The county that took the number 1 spot is Los Alamos County, New Mexico, for the 3rd consecutive year.
Only 4.3% of the population is reported to have no health insurance, and remarkably the county only has a 9.8% smoking rate, while the national average is 20%. Those who live in Douglas County have a life expectancy rate of 84 years.
How Other Counties in Colorado Ranked
Broomfield County also appeared in the top 10 healthiest counties at number 9 with an overall population health score of 90.
Out of 500 counties in the U.S. ranked, 20 others were also listed:
- #30 - Pitkin County
- #51 - Boulder County
- #53 - Routt County
- #90 - San Miguel County
- #99 - Elbert County
- #109 - Jefferson County
- #110 - Larimer County
- #119 - Summit County
- #157 - Gunnison County
- #161 - Chaffee County
- #209 - Eagle County
- #238 - Phillips County
- #245 - Rio Blanco County
- #253 - Grand County
- #264 - La Plata County
- #265 - Arapahoe County
- #315 - Teller County
- #324 - Clear Creek County
- #417 - Garfield County
- #445 - Yuma County
Did your county make the list?