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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Why do you report two sets of rankings? Wouldn’t one set of rankings be clearer?

We believe that there are two separate sets of messages to convey. One set addresses how healthy a county currently is and the other addresses how healthy a county might be in the future based on the many factors that influence health. However, if a single ranking of the “healthiest” counties is desired, we use the health outcomes rank.