The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute in Madison have published "2016 County Health Rankings," an annual list that compares U.S. counties on a number of different health measures.
U.S. News & World Report highlighted the following eight counties whose poor performance in different health measures stood out from the rest.
Obesity
Holmes County, Miss. — 47 percent are obese, compared to 27 percent nationally
Smoking
Shannon County, S.D. — 41.2 percent smoke, compared to 17 percent nationally
Uninsured adults
Hidalgo County, Texas — 51.3 percent are uninsured, compared to 17 percent nationally
Excessive drinking
Mountrail County, N.D. — 27.3 percent binge drink or drink heavily, compared to 18 percent nationally
Physical inactivity
Scott County, Tenn. — 41.7 percent report no leisure-time physical activity, compared to 23 percent nationally
Doctor-to-patient ratio
Dakota County, Neb. — One physician per 20,950 residents, compared to one per 1,329 people nationally
Teen births
Brooks County, Texas — 123.7 teen births per 1,000 girls ages 15 to 19, compared to 35 per 1,000 nationally
Sexually transmitted infections
Shannon County, S.D. — 2,653.1 new chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, compared to 446.6 per 100,000 nationally
To access the full county health rankings website, click here.