UPDATE. The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Delaware County, Ohio

'Midwest' as defined by this map.

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

Part of the Columbus metro area, Delaware County is Ohio's fastest-growing county. Its population has increased 265% since 1970, compared to a 47% increase during the same period in Pike County, the state's unhealthiest county. Delaware County residents who are 25 years of age and older are nearly 5 times as likely to have a bachelors degree than Pike County residents.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Delaware County | 4.4%
• Pike County | 21.4.%
• Ohio | 14.8%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Delaware County | 51.8%
• Pike County | 11.8%
• Ohio | 26.1%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Delaware County | $91,955
• Pike County | $40,283
• Ohio | $49,429
• 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)

Original 4/15/2017 post starts here.

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

Pike County, Ohio

Source:  Wikipedia

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Pike County | 21.4.%
• Ohio | 14.8%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Pike County | 11.8%
• Ohio | 26.1%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Pike County | $40,283
• Ohio | $49,429
• U.S. | $53,899

Garnet A. Wilson Public Library of Pike County

Related reading:
Family massacre rattles rural Ohio community, where 'everybody's hurting'.  (CNN, 5/2/2016)
Pike County's murders underscores Ohio region's marijuana industry.  (Cleveland Plain Dealer, 4/29/2016)
Ohio's opioid epidemic.  (Ohio Department of Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services, 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)

Related series:
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.