Sunday, May 28, 2017

UPDATE. The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Polk County, Nebraska

'Midwest' as defined by this map.



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

An anomaly in this series, Polk County is not part of a metro area.  It's located 85 miles west of Omaha and 70 miles northwest of Lincoln.  Its current population is less than half of its 1890 peak.


Other numbers
% of population living in poverty
  • Polk County | 7.9%
  • Thurston County | 25.6.%
  • Nebraska | 12.6%
  • U.S.  13.5%
    % of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree
    • Polk County  | 19.8%
    • Thurston County | 11.7%
    • Nebraska | 27.1%
    • U.S. | 29.8%
    Median household income:
    • Polk County | $57,312
    • Thurston County | $41,266
    • Nebraska | $52,997
    • U.S. | $53,899

    Source:   Polk County


    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)


    Original 4/14/2017 post starts here.

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

    Thurston County, Nebraska.  


    Source:  Wikipedia




    Other numbers
    % of population living in poverty
    • Thurston County | 25.6.%
    • Nebraska | 12.6%
    • U.S.  13.5%
      % of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree
      • Thurston County | 11.7%
      • Nebraska | 27.1%
      • U.S. | 29.8%
      Median household income:
      • Thurston County | $41,266
      • Nebraska | $52,997
      • U.S. | $53,899
      The least healthy county in each Southern state.

      No comments: