Healthiest Communities in the U.S.: Who Tops the List in 2024?

U.S. News and World Report has released its list of the top 500 healthiest counties in the United States for 2024 [1] 

Each county was scored on 10 different metrics of community health, which included [2]:

• Overall population health
  • Access to care 
  • Health behaviors 
  • Health conditions 
  • Health outcomes 
  • Mental health
• Equity
  • Educational equity 
  • Health equity 
  • Income equity 
  • Social equity
• Education
  • Educational achievement 
  • Education infrastructure 
  • Education participation
• Economy
  • Employment 
  • Income 
  • Opportunity
• Housing
  • Housing affordability 
  • Housing capacity 
  • Housing quality
• Food and nutrition
  • Food availability 
  • Nutrition
• Environment
  • Air and water 
  • Natural environment 
  • Natural hazards
• Public safety
  • Crime 
  • Injuries 
  • Public safety capacity
• Community vitality
  • Community stability 
  • Social capital
• Infrastructure
  • Community layout 
  • Transportation

How healthy do you think your community is?  

See your county’s score here: www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities 

Nikki Rataj Casady, DMSc, PA-C

email@appcolleague.org