Retiring Guy's Digest: The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Platte County, Missouri

Saturday, May 27, 2017

The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Platte County, Missouri

'Midwest' as defined by this map.

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

Part of the Kansas City MO/KS metro area, Platte County is one of Missouri's fastest-growing counties. Its population has increased 542% since 1950, compared to a 63% decrease in Pemiscot County, Missouri's unhealthiest, since its 1940 peak. Platte County residents are nearly four times as likely as Pemiscot residents to have a bachelors degree.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

Platte County | 7.6%
Pemiscot County | 28.0%
Missouri | 14.0%
U.S. 13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

Platte County | 40.4%
Pemiscot County | 11.7%
Missouri | 27.1%
U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

Platte County | $68,254
Pemiscot County | $29,238
Missouri | $61,492
U.S. | $53,889

Source: Wikipedia

Other posts in this series:

Monroe County, Illinois. (5/21/2017)
Hamilton County, Indiana. (5/22/2017)
Sioux County, Iowa. (5/23/2017)
Johnson County, Kansas. (5/24/2017)
Ottawa County, Michigan. (5/25/2017)
Carver County, Minnesota. (5/26/2017)

Original 4/14/2017 post starts here.

The least healthy counties in every state. (24/7 Wall Street, 3/15/201\7)

Pemiscot County, Missouri. Since 1940, its population has declined 63%.