Hudson Valley County Ranks Tops NY’s Healthiest List

Where is the healthiest county in the state of New York?

According to the data released from Countyhealthrankings.org, Rockland County in the Hudson Valley ranked at the very top of New York's 62 counties. A number of factors taken into account in the study were education, housing, violent crime, employment, diet and exercise. Westchester came in at six. Other area counties such as Greene and Sullivan did not rank so well.

This is the sixth year the County Rankings have been released. Nationwide, this year’s data shows that the healthiest counties in each state have higher college attendance, fewer preventable hospital stays, and better access to parks and gyms. The least healthy counties in each state have more smokers, more teen births, and more alcohol related car crashes.

Check out the full synopsis at Countyhealthrankings.org

1) Rockland
2) Putnam
3) Saratoga
4) Tompkins
5) Nassau
6) Westchester

Dutchess County came in at nine, Orange County was 20, Ulster 21, Delaware 33, Columbia 35, Greene 60 and Sullivan 61. Bronx County ranked dead last at 62.