The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors - ranging from health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment.

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If a county has a prison, are prison inmates included in that county's Rankings?

Prison inmates are included in county-level counts for the following ranked measures:

  • Premature death
  • Motor vehicle crash deaths
  • Homicide
  • Low birthweight births
  • Teen births