Sioux Is Healthiest County In Iowa, Lyon Is #3

medical health caduceus_sxcSioux County, Iowa — Sioux County has been ranked as the healthiest county in Iowa in which to live, and Lyon County is ranked third, according to a new report just released.  O’Brien is rated #17, with Osceola ranked at #24.

Andrea Ducas, a program officer with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, says the philantropic organization’s 8th annual County Health Rankings study looked at more than 30 factors.

Sioux County ranked number-one in the state for the health of its residents, while Monona County, just a few counties to the south, ranked 99th. Still, the last-place ranking doesn’t mean Monona County is a “bad” place to live, Ducas says it just helps to identify some areas where improvement is needed.

On the other side of the coin, Ducas says just because Sioux County ranked first on this year’s list doesn’t mean everything there is perfect, either.

The reports shows the five healthiest counties in Iowa are: Sioux, Winneshiek, Lyon, in 3rd place, Chickasaw and Cedar. The five counties in the poorest health are: Monona, Decatur, Wapello, Pocahontas and Lee. Sioux and Monona counties were also numbers-one and 99 on last year’s rankings. The study covers all 50 states and some 3,000 counties nationwide. Ducas says the rankings are designed to bring revealing data to communities across the country and the tools and resources to help them take action to improve health. See where your home county stacks up at: www.countyhealthrankings.org.

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