California has always been touted for its culture of progressively green and health-focused habits, a mentality that seems to bleed into the policies and initiatives that shape the Californian lifestyle. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the title of healthiest county in the country has been handed to Marin county in California, home to the cities of Marin, San Rafael, and Mill Valley.
According to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute's County Health Rankings and Roadmaps program, the county topped the list based on its robust birth weights, low rates of teen pregnancy, and low percent of children in poverty, among other factors.
Other California counties that made the list include San Francisco County (#6) and RealSmart's home turf, San Mateo County (#11).
Here is the full list of America's top 50 healthiest counties for kids:
- Marin County, CA
- Norfolk County, MA
- Hunterdon County, NJ
- Chittenden County, VT
- Nassau County, NY
- San Francisco County, CA
- Middlesex County, MA
- Somerset County, NJ
- Morris County, NJ
- Bergen County, NJ
- San Mateo County, CA
- Hampshire County, MA
- Howard County, MD
- Ozaukee County, WI
- Westchester County, NY
- Santa Clara County, CA
- Placer County, CA
- Johnson County, KS
- Olmsted County, MN
- Montgomery County, MD
- Waukesha County, WI
- Johnson County, IA
- Grafton County, NH
- Orange County, CA
- Monmouth County, NJ
- San Luis Obispo County, CA
- Montgomery County, PA
- Santa Cruz County, CA
- Loudoun County, VA
- Yolo County, CA
- Fairfield County, CT
- Middlesex County, CT
- Fairfax County, VA
- Washington County, MN
- Barnstable County, MA
- Sonoma County, CA
- Cumberland County, ME
- La Crosse County, WI
- DuPage County, IL
- Delaware County, OH
- Douglas County, CO
- Napa County, CA
- El Dorado County, CA
- Tolland County, CT
- Alameda County, CA
- Washington County, VT
- Contra Costa County, CA
- Rockingham County, NH
- Washington County, RI
- Hamilton County, IN
SOURCE: US NEWS, "America's 50 Healthiest Counties for Kids"
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