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.
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
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