UPDATE. The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Sioux County, Iowa

Healthiest County in Every State.  (24/7 Wall Street, 5/9/2017)

Located in the northwestern corner of Iowa, Sioux County is an anomaly among the healthiest counties in the U.S.  It's not located within a thriving metro area, and its demographics don't present a stark difference from the state's unhealthiest county.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Sioux County | 7.6%
• Wapello County | 16.0%
• Iowa | 12.2%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Sioux County | 25.5%
• Wapello County | 16.8%
• Iowa | 26.7%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Sioux County | $61,627
• Wapello County | $42,096
• Iowa | $53,183
• U.S. | $53,889

Source:  Wikipedia

Other posts in this series:

Monroe County, Illinois.  (5/21/2017)
Hamilton County, Indiana.  (5/22/2017)


Original 4/12 post starts here.

'Midwest' as defined by this map.

The least healthy counties in every state.  (24/7 Wall Street, 3/15/2017)

Wapello County, Iowa

Source:  Wikipedia

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Wapello County | 16.0%
• Iowa | 12.2%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Wapello County | 16.8%
• Iowa | 26.7%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Wapello County | $42,096
• Iowa | $53,183
• U.S. | $53,889

Source:  CNN

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Pulaski County, Illinois.  (4/11/2017)
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