UPDATE. The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Lincoln County, South Dakota

'Midwest' as defined by this map.

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

Part of the Sioux Falls metro area, Lincoln County is South Dakota's fastest-growing county.  Its population has increased 363% since 1970, compared to a 54% increase during the same period in Todd County, the state's unhealthiest county. Lincoln County's population is 6.6% nonwhite compared to 89.6% (86.1% Native American) in Todd County.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Lincoln County | 4.3%
• Todd County | 41.0.%
• South Dakota | 13.7%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Lincoln County | 40.4%
• Todd County | 14.4%
• South Dakota | 27.0%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Lincoln County | $76,094
• Todd County | $31.128
• South Dakota | $50,957
• U.S. | $53,899

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)
Platte County, Missouri.  (5/27/2017)
Polk County, Nebraska.  (5/28/2017)
Stark County, North Dakota.  (5/29/2017)
Delaware County, Ohio.  (5/30/2017)

Original 4/16/2017 post starts here.

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

Todd County, South Dakota

Source:  Wikipedia

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Todd County | 41.0.%
• South Dakota | 13.7%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Todd County | 14.4%
• South Dakota | 27.0%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Todd County | $31.128
• South Dakota | $50,957
• U.S. | $53,899

Sinte Gleska University Library

Related reading:
County profile:  Todd County, South Dakota.  (Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation)
Nation’s top three poorest counties in western South Dakota.  (Rapid City Journal, 1/22/2012)

Related post:
Pulaski County, Illinois.  (4/11/2017)
Scott County, Indiana.  (4/11/2017)
Wapello County, Iowa.  (4/12/2017)
Wyandotte County, Kansas.  (4/12/2017)
Wayne County, Michigan.  (4/13/2017)
Mahnomen County, Minnesota.  (4/13/2017)
Pemiscot County, Missouri.  (4/14/2017)
Thurston County, Nebraska.  (4/14/2017)
Sioux County, North Dakota.  (4/15/2017)
Pike County, Ohio.  (4/15/2017)

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The 10 most distressed cities in the U.S.
The 10 most prosperous cities in the U.S.

The least healthy county in each Southern state.