Beaufort ranked Healthiest County in South Carolina for the 9th straight year!
We did it again! For the ninth straight year, Beaufort County ranks the healthiest of all 46 counties in South Carolina according to the County Health Rankings released this week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.
We all know that Beaufort is a very active community and the findings show many ways that Beaufort surpasses the other counties in the state. Beaufort County residents enjoy the longest life expectancy in the state as well as the best quality of life in SC. The study also finds that Beaufort is first in South Carolina when it comes to health behaviors including a low amount of smokers, a low rate of adult obesity and ease of access to exercise opportunities.
The study also showed that the county has lower rates of diabetes and child and infant mortality too.
According to the report, the Top 5 healthiest counties in SC are:
- Beaufort
- Charleston
- York
- Lexington
- Greenville
The counties in the poorest health are:
- Marlboro
- Allendale
- Marion
- Williamsburg
- Dillon
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| Beaufort County |
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Top U.S. Performers(Click for info) |
South Carolina | Rank (of 46)(Click for info) | ||
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| Health Outcomes | 1 | ||||||
| Length of Life | 1 | ||||||
| Premature death | (Click for info) |
5,700
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5,300-6,100 | 5,400 | 8,700 | |
| Quality of Life | 1 | ||||||
| Poor or fair health | (Click for info) |
13%
|
12-13% | 12% | 19% | ||
| Poor physical health days | (Click for info) |
3.3
|
3.2-3.4 | 3.0 | 4.2 | ||
| Poor mental health days | (Click for info) |
3.8
|
3.7-4.0 | 3.1 | 4.4 | ||
| Low birthweight |
8%
|
8-9% | 6% | 10% | |||
| Additional Health Outcomes (not included in overall ranking) + | |||||||
| Health Factors | 1 | ||||||
| Health Behaviors | 1 | ||||||
| Adult smoking | (Click for info) |
13%
|
12-13% | 14% | 20% | ||
| Adult obesity |
23%
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21-26% | 26% | 32% | ||
| Food environment index |
7.9
|
8.7 | 6.3 | ||||
| Physical inactivity |
16%
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15-18% | 19% | 25% | ||
| Access to exercise opportunities |
83%
|
91% | 69% | ||||
| Excessive drinking | (Click for info) |
21%
|
20-22% | 13% | 18% | ||
| Alcohol-impaired driving deaths |
35%
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30-40% | 13% | 35% | ||
| Sexually transmitted infections |
459.9
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152.8 | 575.5 | |||
| Teen births |
28
|
26-30 | 14 | 30 | |||
| Additional Health Behaviors (not included in overall ranking) + | |||||||
| Clinical Care | 8 | ||||||
| Uninsured |
14%
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13-16% | 6% | 12% | ||
| Primary care physicians |
1,370:1
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1,050:1 | 1,490:1 | |||
| Dentists |
960:1
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1,260:1 | 1,840:1 | |||
| Mental health providers |
710:1
|
310:1 | 610:1 | ||||
| Preventable hospital stays |
3,843
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2,765 | 4,520 | |||
| Mammography screening |
50%
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49% | 45% | |||
| Flu vaccinations |
48%
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52% | 45% | |||
| Additional Clinical Care (not included in overall ranking) + | |||||||
| Social & Economic Factors | 6 | ||||||
| High school graduation |
84%
|
96% | 84% | ||||
| Some college |
65%
|
61-68% | 73% | 62% | |||
| Unemployment |
4.0%
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2.9% | 4.3% | |||
| Children in poverty |
18%
|
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14-23% | 11% | 22% | ||
| Income inequality |
4.2
|
4.0-4.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 | |||
| Children in single-parent households |
34%
|
30-37% | 20% | 39% | |||
| Social associations |
9.8
|
21.9 | 11.7 | ||||
| Violent crime |
389
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63 | 500 | |||
| Injury deaths |
64
|
59-69 | 57 | 81 | |||
| Additional Social & Economic Factors (not included in overall ranking) + | |||||||
| Physical Environment | 5 | ||||||
| Air pollution – particulate matter | (Click for info) |
10.1
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6.1 | 10.2 | ||
| Drinking water violations |
No
|
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| Severe housing problems |
18%
|
16-19% | 9% | 15% | |||
| Driving alone to work |
76%
|
75-78% | 72% | 83% | |||
| Long commute – driving alone |
28%
|
26-31% | 15% | 34% | |||
| Additional Physical Environment (not included in overall ranking) + | |||||||
