US Counties With the Lowest Fair or Poor Self-rated Health

2,956 US counties ranked by fair or poor self-rated health, from lowest to highest. First are Falls Church city, VA (10.4%), Douglas County, CO (10.7%) and Los Alamos County, NM (11%). The middle one of the 2,956 has 19.9%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who rate their own health as fair or poor. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 lowest counties

Rank	County	%
1	Falls Church city, VA	10.4%
2	Douglas County, CO	10.7%
3	Los Alamos County, NM	11%
4	Chittenden County, VT	11.3%
5	Hinsdale County, CO	11.3%
6	Pitkin County, CO	11.3%
7	Delaware County, OH	11.4%
8	Broomfield County, CO	11.4%
9	Rockingham County, NH	11.7%
10	Summit County, UT	11.7%
11	Arlington County, VA	11.7%
12	Johnson County, KS	11.8%
13	Howard County, MD	11.8%
14	Morris County, NJ	11.8%
15	Teton County, WY	11.8%
16	Ouray County, CO	11.8%
17	Carver County, MN	11.9%
18	Lincoln County, SD	12%
19	Somerset County, NJ	12.1%
20	Washington County, RI	12.2%
21	Hamilton County, IN	12.3%
22	Nantucket County, MA	12.3%
23	Hunterdon County, NJ	12.3%
24	Oconee County, GA	12.4%
25	Morgan County, UT	12.4%
26	King County, WA	12.4%
27	Clear Creek County, CO	12.5%
28	Norfolk County, MA	12.6%
29	Saratoga County, NY	12.6%
30	Boulder County, CO	12.6%
31	Routt County, CO	12.6%
32	San Miguel County, CO	12.6%
33	Washington County, MN	12.7%
34	Bristol County, RI	12.7%
35	Grand Isle County, VT	12.7%
36	Washington County, VT	12.7%
37	Waukesha County, WI	12.7%
38	Gunnison County, CO	12.7%
39	Jefferson County, CO	12.7%
40	Addison County, VT	12.8%
41	Windsor County, VT	12.8%
42	Forsyth County, GA	12.9%
43	Dallas County, IA	12.9%
44	Carroll County, NH	12.9%
45	Wasatch County, UT	12.9%
46	Middlesex County, MA	13%
47	Washington County, NE	13%
48	Monmouth County, NJ	13%
49	Ozaukee County, WI	13%
50	Sarpy County, NE	13.1%
51	Saunders County, NE	13.1%
52	Newport County, RI	13.1%
53	Loudoun County, VA	13.1%
54	Grafton County, NH	13.2%
55	Putnam County, NY	13.2%
56	Elbert County, CO	13.2%
57	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT	13.2%
58	St. Johns County, FL	13.3%
59	Livingston County, MI	13.3%
60	Albemarle County, VA	13.3%
61	Fairfax County, VA	13.3%
62	San Juan County, WA	13.3%
63	Dane County, WI	13.3%
64	Park County, CO	13.3%
65	Monroe County, IL	13.4%
66	Carroll County, MD	13.4%
67	Barnstable County, MA	13.4%
68	Olmsted County, MN	13.4%
69	Cass County, NE	13.4%
70	Williamson County, TN	13.4%
71	Larimer County, CO	13.4%
72	Mineral County, CO	13.4%
73	Summit County, CO	13.4%
74	Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT	13.4%
75	District of Columbia, DC	13.5%
76	DuPage County, IL	13.5%
77	Dukes County, MA	13.5%
78	Leelanau County, MI	13.5%
79	Washtenaw County, MI	13.5%
80	Gallatin County, MT	13.5%
81	Kearney County, NE	13.5%
82	Logan County, NE	13.5%
83	Merrimack County, NH	13.5%
84	Wake County, NC	13.5%
85	Gilpin County, CO	13.5%
86	Teller County, CO	13.5%
87	Cumberland County, ME	13.6%
88	Hamilton County, NE	13.6%
89	Nassau County, NY	13.6%
90	Dakota County, MN	13.7%
91	Seward County, NE	13.7%
92	Bergen County, NJ	13.7%
93	Burleigh County, ND	13.7%
94	Union County, OH	13.7%
95	Beaufort County, SC	13.7%
96	Stanley County, SD	13.7%
97	Union County, SD	13.7%
98	Goochland County, VA	13.7%
99	Warren County, IA	13.8%
100	Oakland County, MI	13.8%

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