Leelanau Ranks As 73rd Healthiest County In The U.S.
July 5, 2021
The 2021 U.S. News Healthiest Communities rankings are out, and Leelanau is the only Michigan county to rank in the top 100. Leelanau came in at #73 out of some 2,000 counties ranked on 84 different indicators across 10 categories that drive overall community health. Population health and equity are the most heavily weighted categories, based on the assessments of more than a dozen leading experts on what matters most to a community’s health.
The county's highest ranking was in the food and nutrition category; its lowest was in education.
The next closest Michigan county was Livingston, ranked #119. Grand Traverse County came in next at #127.
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