UPDATE. The healthiest county in each Midwestern state: Hamilton County, Indiana

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

'Midwest' as defined by this map.

Part of the Indianapolis metro area, Hamilton County is Indiana's fastest-growing county.  Its population has increased 672% since 1960, compared to a 64% increase during the same period in Scott County, the state's unhealthiest county. Hamilton residents who are 25 years of age and older are more than 4 times as likely to have a bachelors degree than Scott County residents.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Hamilton County | 4.7%
• Scott County | 15.6%
• Indiana | 13.5%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Hamilton County | 55.9%
• Scott County | 12.2%
• Indiana | 24.1%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Hamilton County | $86,222
• Scott County | $44,442
• Indiana | $48.255
• U.S. | $53,889

Source:  Wikipedia

Other posts in this series:

Monroe County, Illinois.  (5/21/2017)

Original 4/11/2017 post starts here.

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

Scott County, Indiana

Source:  Wikipedia

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Other numbers

% of population living in poverty

• Scott County | 15.6%
• Indiana | 13.5%
• U.S.  13.5%

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree

• Scott County | 12.2%
• Indiana | 24.1%
• U.S. | 29.8%

Median household income:

• Scott County | $44,442
• Indiana | $48.255
• U.S. | $53,889

Source:  CNN

Scott County Public Library on Facebook.

Related article:
Opioid Epidemic Sparks HIV Outbreak In Tiny Indiana Town.  (NPR, 3/31/2016)

Austin (pop. 4,158 -- not that tiny) is located in northwestern Scott County.

In HIV-riddled town, addiction 'the lifestyle'.  (Louisville Courier-Journal, 4/27/2015)

Despite an influx of aid from the Centers for Disease Control, Indiana's Department of Health and groups such as the California-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation — which has brought new testing, treatment and outreach — officials know it won't be easy reversing underlying conditions of poverty, drug abuse and lack of resources that formed the tinder to HIV's match. 

Related post:
Pulaski County, Illinois.  (4/11/2017)

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The least healthy county in each Southern state.