In 2012, a study indicated that county residents, overall, were the least healthy in the state. The rating was based on premature death, low birth weight, smoking, obesity, inactivity, excessive drinking, car crashes, sexually transmitted diseases, graduation rates, poverty, violent crime rates, air pollution, limited access to healthy food, unemployment, and the number of single parent households.
in 2012 a study indicated that county residents overall were the least healthy in the state the rating was based on premature death low birth weight smoking obesity inactivity excessive drinking car crashes sexually transmitted diseases graduation rates poverty violent crime rates air pollution limited access to healthy food unemployment and the number of single parent households