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How healthy is the county you live in?

Wisconsin study ranks counties state by state

Updated: Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 3:38 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 20 Mar 2013, 3:23 PM EDT

WISCONSIN - A national study conducted by the University of Wisconsin ranks the health of counties state by state putting Erie County at 56th in New York State.

The study by the university’s Popular Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation collects data from a variety of national and state data sources.

Read the report on the state of your county's health here.

Erie County’s ranking at 56 was up one spot from last year compared to all 62 counties.  Livingston County came in as the healthiest county in the state and Bronx County was dead last.

Here are the rankings for all WNY counties:

Allegany         20, up 28
Erie                 56, up one
Cattaraugus   51, down one
Chautauqua   43,  down six
Genesee        37
Niagara          59
Orleans         52
Wyoming       14

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