Leelanau County was named the healthiest county in the state according to a new study.
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LANSING -- Leelanau County is the healthiest county in Michigan, according to a new study from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
The rankings examine the health and well-being of people living in nearly every county in the United States.
Factors in the rankings include; rates of childhood poverty, rates of smoking, obesity levels, access to physicians and dentists, rates of high school graduation and college, access to healthy foods and levels of physical activity.
Leelanau County took the crown with other northern Michigan counties making strong statements on the list. Here are how the northern Michigan counties fared:
1. Leelanau County
7. Grand Traverse County
8. Charlevoix County
9. Benzie County
14. Isabella County
15. Emmet County
18. Cheboygan County
21. Mecosta County
25. Chippewa County
28. Otsego County
33. Missaukee County
34. Osceola County
40. Mackinac County
45. Antrim County
54. Newaygo County
55. Mason County
56. Wexford County
58. Manistee County
59. Lake County
62. Crawford County
66. Luce County
68. Montmorency County
70. Presque Isle County
71. Roscommon County
76. Kalkaska County
77. Alpena County
The overall least healthy county was Wayne County in southeast Michigan.
For a statewide, county-by-county breakdown of the rankings, click here.
