The University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute released its 2023 report on the healthiest counties in the country.
The report ranks counties based on factors like physical health, mental health, smoking rates, drug use, number of health providers and poverty levels, among others.
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Based on those factors, Florida’s counties ranked as follows for health outcomes.
(Central Florida counties are highlighted in bold)
| Healthiest County Ranking | County | Avg. Life Expectancy | Quality of Life | Healthy Behaviors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collier | 86.1 years | Top Ten (No. 2) | Top Ten (No. 4) |
| 2 | St. Johns | 81.8 years | Top Ten (No. 3) | Top Ten (No. 1) |
| 3 | Seminole | 80.5 years | Top Ten (No. 4) | Top Ten (No. 5) |
| 4 | Monroe | 81.5 years | Top Ten (No. 1) | Above Average |
| 5 | Martin | 81.8 years | Top Ten (No. 5) | Top Ten (No. 9) |
| 6 | Miami-Dade | 81.6 years | Above Average | Top Ten (No. 2) |
| 7 | Orange | 80.2 years | Above Average | Top Ten (No. 8) |
| 8 | Osceola | 79.3 years | Above Average | Average |
| 9 | Palm Beach | 82.2 years | Above Average | Top Ten (No. 3) |
| 10 | Indian River | 80.7 years | Top Ten (No. 10) | Above Average |
| 11 | Lee | 82.4 years | Top Ten (No. 8) | Above Average |
| 12 | Sarasota | 81.5 years | Top Ten (No. 6) | Top Ten (No. 7) |
| 13 | Broward | 80.9 years | Above Average | Top Ten (No. 6) |
| 14 | Manatee | 81.3 years | Top Ten (No. 7) | Above Average |
| 15 | Hillsborough | 79.1 years | Above Average | Top Ten (No. 10) |
| 16 | Okaloosa | 77.4 years | Top Ten (No. 9) | Above Average |
| 17 | Pinellas | 78.8 years | Above Average | Above Average |
| 18 | Walton | 78.4 years | Above Average | Average |
| 19 | Santa Rosa | 77.3 years | Above Average | Above Average |
| 20 | Flagler | 79.1 years | Average | Above Average |
| 21 | Clay | 77.5 years | Average | Average |
| 22 | Lake | 78.6 years | Average | Average |
| 23 | St. Lucie | 80 years | Average | Average |
| 24 | Leon | 78.7 years | Average | Average |
| 25 | Charlotte | 80.8 years | Average | Above Average |
| 26 | Sumter | 80.2 years | Above Average | Above Average |
| 27 | Wakulla | 76.1 years | Average | Average |
| 28 | Brevard | 77.4 years | Above Average | Above Average |
| 29 | Polk | 78.1 years | Average | Average |
| 30 | Nassau | 77.6 years | Above Average | Above Average |
| 31 | Alachua | 78.6 years | Average | Above Average |
| 32 | Liberty | 75.7 years | Average | Below Average |
| 33 | Pasco | 77.4 years | Average | Average |
| 34 | Hardee | 79.1 years | Average | Below Average |
| 35 | Franklin | 76.7 years | Average | Below Average |
| 36 | DeSoto | 80 years | Average | Below Average |
| 37 | Hernando | 76.7 years | Average | Average |
| 38 | Gilchrist | 77.1 years | Average | Below Average |
| 39 | Calhoun | 75.4 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 40 | Volusia | 76.6 years | Average | Average |
| 41 | Lafayette | 76.5 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 42 | Gulf | 75 years | Above Average | Average |
| 43 | Hendry | 77.7 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 44 | Bay | 76.1 years | Average | Average |
| 45 | Baker | 75.5 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 46 | Duval | 75.5 years | Average | Average |
| 47 | Suwannee | 75.6 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 48 | Okeechobee | 75.9 years | Average | Below Average |
| 49 | Highlands | 77.8 years | Average | Average |
| 50 | Jefferson | 76.7 years | Below Average | Average |
| 51 | Escambia | 74.5 years | Average | Average |
| 52 | Glades | 84.1 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 53 | Marion | 75.6 years | Average | Average |
| 54 | Levy | 75.4 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 55 | Citrus | 74.5 years | Average | Average |
| 56 | Taylor | 74.3 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 57 | Columbia | 75 years | Below Average | Average |
| 58 | Bradford | 75.5 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 59 | Washington | 72.8 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 60 | Hamilton | 75.4 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 61 | Jackson | 73 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 62 | Holmes | 72.5 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 63 | Dixie | 75.2 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 64 | Gadsden | 75.5 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 65 | Madison | 74 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 66 | Putnam | 73.1 years | Below Average | Below Average |
| 67 | Union | 67.2 years | Below Average | Below Average |
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