Special Report

The Healthiest County in Every State

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21. Massachusetts: Middlesex
> Smoking rate: 11.3% (state: 13.6%)
> Obesity rate: 22.5% (state: 24.4%)
> Adults who do not exercise regularly: 18.0% (state: 19.9%)
> Median household income: $92,878

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22. Michigan: Livingston
> Smoking rate: 15.3% (state: 20.4%)
> Obesity rate: 26.8% (state: 31.7%)
> Adults who do not exercise regularly: 18.3% (state: 22.3%)
> Median household income: $78,430

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23. Minnesota: Carver
> Smoking rate: 11.6% (state: 15.2%)
> Obesity rate: 23.5% (state: 27.6%)
> Adults who do not exercise regularly: 14.3% (state: 18.5%)
> Median household income: $93,095

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24. Mississippi: Madison
> Smoking rate: 15.1% (state: 22.7%)
> Obesity rate: 30.8% (state: 36.5%)
> Adults who do not exercise regularly: 23.6% (state: 31.3%)
> Median household income: $68,600

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25. Missouri: St. Charles
> Smoking rate: 16.8% (state: 22.1%)
> Obesity rate: 28.3% (state: 32.2%)
> Adults who do not exercise regularly: 23.7% (state: 25.0%)
> Median household income: $78,380

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