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Douglas County Is Healthiest In Colorado

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DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The second annual county health ranking report was released Wednesday, and Douglas County took top honors in Colorado.

The report ranks each county in every state by overall health.

In Colorado, Douglas County is followed by Eagle, Pitkin, Boulder and Summit Counties to make up the top five healthiest counties.

Denver County was ranked 45 out of 57 Colorado counties.

The least healthy county in Colorado is Huerfano, near Pueblo.

Check out where your county falls in the ranking at countyhealthrankings.org

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  • Mik

    Yeah right… its in the water ( NOT ) did you also include the average age in the County? Younger people tend to keep the numbers scewed, How was this studies info collected…

  • AV

    Douglas County isn’t that young. Only 33% of it’s population have school-age children. That’s why they never get school bonds passed.

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